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Cherie Currie

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Jackie Fox

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Bass guitar

Joan Jett

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Lita Ford

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Sandy West

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Vicki Blue

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Story of The Runaways

The Runaways, a groundbreaking all-female rock band, blazed a trail from 1975 to 1979. Born in the crucible of Los Angeles, they unleashed four studio albums and a fiery live record onto the world. Their iconic anthems, including "Cherry Bomb," "Hollywood," and "Queens of Noise," along with their blistering cover of the Velvet Undergrounds "Rock & Roll," resonated with a generation. While they didnt achieve massive US success, their electrifying performances, particularly "Cherry Bomb," ignited a sensation overseas, especially in Japan.

History:

Early Years: In early 1975, rock producer Kim Fowley conceived a radical idea: an all-female rock band. Guitarist Joan Jett recalls a landscape devoid of young women playing instruments. Fowley, encountering lyricist Kari Krome at an Alice Cooper party, hired her to scout talent. Krome discovered Jett, who impressed Fowley with a ukulele audition to a Sweet album, swiftly transitioning to guitar. In the Rainbow Bar & Grill parking lot, Fowley met Sandy West, who signed on as drummer. After Fowley had Jett and West rehearse at West`s Huntington Beach home, a phone audition with music journalist Ritchie Yorke secured their core. Further auditions, advertised through radio stations, landed them lead vocalist/bassist Micki Steele (later of The Bangles).

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