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
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
Lita Ford
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Lita Rossana Ford is a British-born musician. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career that hit
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…Hollywood Stars (then billed as "The Stars"). On October 30, Steele left due to creative differences. In November, bassist Peggy Foster joined, as well as Lita Ford as lead guitarist, allowing Jett to focus on rhythm guitar. Fowley and Jett discovered Cherie Currie at the teen nightclub The Sugar Shack and brought…
Ford in 2008
Ford performing with The Runaways in 1976
Ford performing on December 19, 1988, in the 'Olympiahalle' venue of Munich, West Germany
Ford performing on June 27, 2009