Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, producer and actress.
She is best known for her hit single "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 8, 1982, as well as for her other popular recordings including "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "Light of Day", "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "Little Liar", and "Love is All Around". Jett has a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
Joan Jett was born in Philadelphia at Lankenau Hospital and grew up there and in Rockville, Maryland, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 15.
At age 15 Jett ran away from home after receiving a call from her boyfriend, who was sleeping with her mother. She took only a picture of a jukebox with her boyfriend standing beside it. She then helped form The Runaways.
Kim Fowley and Sandy West called her hotel while on the road. Kari Krome (replaced by Micki Steele and later Jackie Fox), Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie...
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(LiveDaily.com) Veteran rocker Joan Jett [ tickets ] and her perennial backup band, The Blackhearts, will tackle a summer roadtrip that includes a June stretch with Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Cyndi Lauper [ tickets ] will lead another edition of the True Colors tour on the road this summer to support the gay-and-lesbian advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.... continued
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Track listing: RiddlesA.C.D.C.FiveNakedEveryone KnowsChange the WorldAndrogynousFetishWatersignTube Talkin'Turn It AroundBaby BlueA Hundred Feet AwayBad Time
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Track listing: NakedBad TimeFetishAndrogynousScience Fiction, Double Feature (Punk version)Right in the MiddleTurn It AroundEveryone KnowsBaby BlueKiss on the LipsWatersignTube Talkin'Season of the WitchBad Time (Monster mix)Can't Live Without YouFive
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Track listing: BacklashI Hate Myself for Loving YouLove Is All AroundHave You Ever Seen the Rain?I Love Rock 'n' RollYou Can't Get Me (acoustic version)Bad ReputationEveryday PeopleI Want YouDo You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)Let's Do ItLight of DayWatersignTalkin' About My BabyGood MusicI Need SomeoneFetishSpinsterCrimson and CloverThis Means WarScience Fiction, Double Feature
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Track listing: FetishHandymanStar, StarLove Is PainSecret LoveHanky PankyWooly BullyDo You Wanna Touch Me? (live)Black Leather (live)Fetish (XXX)Coney Island WhitefishBaby Blue
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Track listing: Bad ReputationLight of DayDo You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)RoadrunnerI Love Rock 'n' RollVictim of CircumstanceEveryday PeopleI Hate Myself for Loving YouCrimson and CloverFake FriendsMake BelieveWorld of DenialLove Is All AroundLittle Liar
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Track listing: Bad ReputationCrimson & CloverLight of DayEveryday PeopleI Hate Myself for Loving YouBacklashCherry BombLove Is PainFake FriendsRoadrunner USAVictim of CircumstanceHave You Ever Seen the Rain?ShoutThe French SongI Love Rock 'n' RollMake BelieveDo You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)I Need SomeoneDon't SurrenderYou Don't Know What You've GotTime Has Come TodayLittle LiarLove Is All Around
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Track listing: Cherry Bomb (dance mix)A Little Bit of HeavenWho Can You Trust?Let It BleedLong Live the NightRight 'Til the End
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Track listing: Bad ReputationMake BelieveYou Don't Know What You've GotYou Don't Own MeToo Bad on Your BirthdayDoing All Right With the BoysDo You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)Let Me GoShoutJezabelDon't Abuse MeWooly Bully
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Track listing: Go HomeEye to EyeSpinsterTortureRubber & GlueAs I AmActivity GrrrlInsecureWonderin'ConsumedYou Got a ProblemBrighter Day
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Track listing: Hide & SeekSummertime BluesIndian GiverI Hate Long Good-ByesCherry Bomb (live) (feat. L7)FantasyLight of DayMCA [EMI]Louie, LouieStar, StarRebel, RebelBe My LoverBring It on HomePlay With MeActivity GrrrlHeartbeatStand Up for YourselfBlack LeatherCall Me LightningI Love Rock N' Roll (feat. Sex Pistols)She Lost YouGotcha
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Track listing: Bad ReputationMake BelieveYou Don't Know What You've GotDo You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)ShoutDon't Abuse MeWooly BullyCall Me LightningHanky PankyWhat Can I Do for You?You Don't Own MeDoing Alright With the BoysLet Me GoToo Bad on Your BirthdayJezebelSummertime Blues
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Track listing: Treadin' WaterWait for MeMisunderstood
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Track listing: BacklashAshes in the WindThe Only Good Thing (You Ever Said Was Goodbye)Lie to MeDon't SurrenderGoodbyeMachismoTreadin' WaterI Want YouWait for Me
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Track listing: Dirty DeedsLove HurtsPretty VacantCelluloid HeroesTushTime Has Come TodayUp From the SkiesHave You Ever Seen the Rain?Love Me Two TimesRoadrunner USA (1990 version)
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Track listing: I Hate Myself for Loving YouRidin' With James DeanLittle LiarTulaneI Wanna Be Your DogI Still Dream About YouYou Want In, I Want OutJust Like in the MoviesDesireBack It UpPlay That Song Again
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Track listing: Good MusicThis Means WarRoadrunnerIf Ya Want My LuvFun, Fun, FunBlack LeatherOutlawJust LustYou Got Me Floatin'Contact
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Track listing: Fake FriendsHandymanEveryday PeopleSecret LoveStar, StarTossin' & Turnin'Why Can't We Be HappyI Love Playin' With FireConey Island WhitefishHad EnoughNitetimeEveryday People (dance mix)Wait for MeWho Can You Trust?Scratch My BackLocked GrooveA Hundred Feet Away
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Track listing: I Love Rock 'n' Roll(I'm Gonna) Run AwayLove Is PainNagCrimson and CloverVictim of CircumstanceBits and PiecesBe StraightYou're Too PossessiveLittle Drummer Boy
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Joan Jett was born
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