Ford recalls how, back then, she was working hard to carve her own playing style and path, without “trying to copy any other ...

Dolly Parton would have loved to sing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" with Joan Jett — but the latter just wasn't up for it. "When I wrote 'Rockstar,' the title song, I was picturing her as a little girl ...

When Jett founded The Runaways, an all-girl rock band, Jett struck back with all the rebelliousness of a subculture that had yet to be created. Though the riot grrrl subculture didn’t fully get its ...

Joan Jett performs onstage during the 6th Jam For Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles. For her Vegas christening, Jett and her band ...

The legendary Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will perform in Wilkes-Barre on April 19. A presale for members of the FM. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts begins Wednesday at 10 a.m., with sales ...

After forming her band the Blackhearts in 1979, with whom Jett has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the ...

Nicole Tammaro didn’t exactly intend to launch an event series when she booked her first Joan Jett Night in 2011, but 13 years later she’s still organizing those tribute shows, including ...

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will join Billy Idol on ... Idol emerged as the frontman for the British punk band Generation X and then launched a solo career that included hits "Rebel Yell ...

ZZ Top, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts A storied band that retains its original members and a singer and actress best known as the leader of The Blackhearts will headline Calvert Marine Museum’s ...

Joan Jett is also known for her work with the all-female punk band, The Runaways, whose hits included “Cherry Bomb.” Wade is a rising country singer-songwriter who was nominated for best new ...

Jett and producer Kenny Laguna co-founded Blackheart Records, the band's independent label, "from the trunk of Kenny's Cadillac" after numerous rejections from other labels, according to organizers.