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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Origin
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre
Rock
Formed
1979
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Joan Jett is an American rock singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer, and actress. Jett is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and for earlier founding and performing with the Runaways, which recorded and released the hit song "Cherry Bomb". With The Blackhearts, Jett is known for her rendition of the song "I Love Rock 'n Roll" which was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1982. Jett's other notable songs include "Bad Reputation", "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "Light of Day", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Dirty Deeds". Jett has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She has three albums that have been certified platinum or gold. She has been described as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. In 2015, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jett lives in Long Beach, New York, and has been a New York resident since the late 1970s.

Birth name Joan Marie Larkin
Born September 22, 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Rock, hard rock, punk rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, composer, musician, record producer, actress
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1975–present
Labels Blackheart, Epic, Boardwalk, MCA, CBS, Warner Bros, Polydor, Chrysalis, Bellaphon, Mercury
Associated acts The Runaways, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Evil Stig

Over Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Punk and hard rock outfit that broke through in 1981 after a "career-defining performance" by Joan Jett at the Palladium in New York City. The group's first single was a cover of the title track "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" which was originally recorded by Arrows.

Prestaties van Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

They had a song called "Long Live the Night" written for the soundtrack of Days of Thunder. The single "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" spent seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016.

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