Joan Jett
Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress, best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, preceded by success with The Runaways, including their hit song "Cherry Bomb". The Blackhearts' record "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982. Their other popular recordings include "Crimson and Clover", "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "Light of Day", "Love Is All Around" and "Bad Reputation".
Jett has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She has three albums that have been certified Platinum or Gold, and has been a feminist icon throughout her career. She is considered by the Toronto Sun as the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll. She is also known as the Godmother of Punk. In 2015, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Biography
Early life
Joan Marie Larkin was born September 22, 1958 at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She is the oldest of three children. Her father sold insurance; her mother was a secretary. Her family were Protestant and attended church, but were not particularly religious. Her family moved to Rockville, Maryland, in 1967 where she attended Randolph Junior High and Wheaton High School. Jett got her first guitar at the age of 14. She took some guitar lessons, but quit soon after when the instructor kept trying to teach her folk songs. Her family then moved to West Covina, California, in Los Angeles County, providing Jett the opportunity to pursue her musical endeavors.
Bad Reputation (Joan Jett album)
Bad Reputation is the debut solo album by Joan Jett, originally self-released in 1980 as Joan Jett after her previous band The Runaways disbanded, then re-issued on Boardwalk Records in 1981 as Bad Reputation.
Background
Producer Kenny Laguna financed the album's recording using borrowed studio credits. Recorded before Joan Jett formed The Blackhearts, the majority of the album features Jett backed by members of the Roll-Ups, with Lea Hart on guitar, Jeff Peters on bass and Paul Simmons on drums. Other tracks include well known musicians, such as the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Blondie's Clem Burke and Frank Infante.
After independently recording the album with Laguna, Jett took the record to a number of major record labels, none of which were interested in releasing the project. Rather than continue to hunt for a willing label, Laguna and Jett decided to fund the pressing of the album themselves. The original, self-released, version of the album was simply titled Joan Jett and was sold directly to concert-goers and record stores out of Laguna's trunk.
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
ALBUMS
- Unvarnished released: 2013
- Greatest Hits released: 2011
- Fit to Be Tied: Great Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released: 2009
- Sinner released: 2006
- Naked released: 2004
- Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released: 2003
- Fetish released: 1999
- Flashback released: 1998
- Great Hits released: 1996
- The Original Hit Collection released: 1994
- Flashback released: 1993
- Notorious released: 1991
- Up Your Alley released: 1988
- Good Music released: 1987
- Album released: 1983
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll released: 1981
- Live In Chicago 2000 released:
- Live In Wallingford 2004 released:
- 2004-05-28: Charlotte, NC, USA released:
- Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth released:
- Pure and Simple released:
Greatest Hits
Released 2011- Cherry Bomb
- You Drive Me Wild
- School Days
- Love Is Pain
- Bad Reputation
- You Don't Know What You've Got
- I Want You
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll
- (I'm Gonna) Run Away
- Crimson and Clover
- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
- The French Song
- Everyday People
- Fake Friends
- Light of Day
- I Hate Myself for Loving You
- Backlash
- Activity Grrrl
- Love Is All Around
- Androgynous
- A.C.D.C.
- I Love Playin' With Fire [bonus Track for Japan]
- Don't Abuse Me [bonus Track for Japan]
- I Wanna Be Your Dog [bonus Track for Japan]
Fit to Be Tied: Great Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released 2009- Bad Reputation
- Light of Day
- Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)
- Roadrunner [Prev. Unreleased demo version]
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll
- Victim of Circumstance
- Everyday People
- I Hate Myself for Loving You [Prev. Unreleased alternate version]
- Crimson and Clover
- Fake Friends
- Make Believe
- Cherry Bomb
- Little Liar [Previously Unreleased live version]
- World of Denial
- Love Is All Around
- A.C.D.C. [bonus Track for Japan]
- Change the World [bonus Track for Japan]
Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released 2003- Cherry Bomb
- Backlash
- I Hate Myself for Loving You
- Love Is All Around
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll
- You Can't Get Me (acoustic version)
- Bad Reputation
- Everyday People
- I Want You
- Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)
- Let's Do It
- Light of Day
- Watersign
- Talkin' 'bout My Baby
- Good Music
- I Need Someone
- Fetish
- Spinster
- Crimson and Clover
- This Means War
- Science Fiction, Double Feature (Punk version)
Flashback
Released 1998- Real Wild Child
- Hide and Seek
- Indian Giver
- I Hate Long Good-Byes
- Cherry Bomb (live)
- Fantasy
- Light of Day
- Gotcha
- She Lost You
- MCA
- Rebel, Rebel
- Be My Lover
- Bring It on Home
- Play with Me
- Activity Grrrl
- Heartbeat
- Bad Reputation (Live 2/4/81)
- Black Leather
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Early version)
- Right 'til the End
Great Hits
Released 1996- Bad Reputation
- Crimson and Clover
- Light of Day
- Everyday People
- I Hate Myself for Loving You
- Backlash
- Cherry Bomb
- Love Is Pain
- Fake Friends
- Roadrunner USA
- Victim of Circumstance
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
- Shout
- The French Song
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll
- Make Believe
- Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)
- I Need Someone
- Don't Surrender
- You Don't Know What You've Got
- Time Has Come Today
- Little Liar
- Love Is All Around
Flashback
Released 1993- Hide and Seek
- Summertime Blues
- Indian Giver
- I Hate Long Good-Byes
- Cherry Bomb (live)
- Fantasy
- Light of Day
- Gotcha
- She Lost You
- MCA [EMI]
- Louie, Louie
- Star, Star
- Rebel, Rebel
- Be My Lover
- Bring It on Home
- Play With Me
- Activity Grrrl
- Heartbeat
- Stand Up for Yourself
- Black Leather
- Call Me Lightning
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Early version)
Live In Wallingford 2004
- Victim of Circumstance
- Cherry Bomb
- Light of Day
- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah!)
- Bad Reputation
- Androgynous
- Right in the Middle
- Love Is Pain
- Naked
- Love Is All Around
- A Hundred Feet Away
- Roadrunner
- Fetish
- I Love Rock & Roll
- Crimson and Clover
- I Hate Myself for Lovin' You
- Science Fiction Double Feature
- Band Intros
- Everyday People
Joan Jett
ALBUMS
- Bad Reputation released: 1992
- The Hit List released:
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What Can I Do For You
by: joan jettTell me what
Would you like me to do
Tell me, dear
What can I do for you
Tell me what
Now don't be shy
You're my guy
What can I do for you
I would be so ashamed
If you hesitate
To call my name
Yeah, yeah
Tell me what
Would you like me to do
Tell me, dear
What can I do for you
I would be so ashamed
If you hesitate
To call my name
Yeah, yeah
Tell me what
Would you like me to do
Tell me, dear
What can I do for you
Tell me
What can I do for you
Tell me
What can I do for you
Tell me
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