Kenny Laguna
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Kenneth Benjamin Laguna is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, best known for his work with rock singer Joan Jett.
Laguna performing with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at the Manchester Academy, 2026
The Runaways
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The Runaways were an American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979. Formed in 1975 in Los Angeles, the band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their
Kenny Laguna
…destroyed. It was reissued in 2000 on the compilation CD Laguna Tunes. Laguna met, and began working with, Joan Jett, shortly after the break-up of The Runaways in 1979. Working with Cordell and others, he won her a solo record deal and co-produced her solo albums including Bad Reputation (1980), and I Love…
The Runaways in 1976 (clockwise from top left): Lita Ford, Sandy West, Jackie Fox, Joan Jett, Cherie Currie
The Runaways performing at Brumrock '76, Bingley Hall, Birmingham, UK, on September 26, 1976. Left to right: Joan Jett, Jackie Fox and Lita Ford.
Joan Jett in the 1980s
Micki Steele in 2003