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JOAN JETT - a rocker with good image for 'Bad Reputation'
from: NewHampshire.com
She's a leather-clad, hard-driving guitarist and vocalist who helped prove that girls could rock, too.
JOAN JETT, who with The BLACKHEARTS will take the stage in a double-bill show with Lynyrd Skynyrd Friday night, Aug. 21, at Gilford's Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, is a familiar figure from 1980s pop-punk culture.
With her defiant sneer, short-cropped black locks and heavy eyeliner, she belted out in-your-face anthems like "I Hate Myself for Loving You," "I Love Rock N' Roll" and "Bad Reputation."
But before hitting the top of the charts with The BLACKHEARTS, Jett was breaking musical ground with what is credited with being the first all-female rock band, The RUNAWAYS. The story of that group is being chronicled in a film set to star Kristen Stewart (of the "Twilight" vampire series) as Jett and Dakota Fanning ("War of the Worlds," "Hide and Seek") as fellow band member Cherie Currie. Jett and longtime writing partner KENNY LAGUNA, who run BLACKHEART RECORDS, will executive produce the coming-of-age picture, slated to hit theaters next year.
Meanwhile, Jett's signature style has had an impact on the fashion world, inspiring both fans and designers, including Cynthia Steffe who created a collection inspired by the rocker and then invited Jett to make an appearance on the runway.
Jett, the first woman for whom Gibson made a signature guitar, also has found her way to the big and small screens, having starred in the 1987 film "Light of Day" along side Michael J. Fox, and made numerous appearances on television, including a 2008 episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
But she'll always be associated most for numerous platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including "Crimson and Clover." In addition to continued touring, she plans to release a greatest hits compilation featuring two new tracks.
Jett is scheduled to take the stage from 7:40 to 8:55 p.m. as part of Friday's Lake Region lineup.
Opening her set will be The Rock On! Tribute band, which will pay homage to Meadowbrook's founder, the late Bob Harding, from 7 to 7:20 p.m. The band features Harding's sons, Luke and RJ Harding and Nick Merriam, as well as Doug Gray of Belmont, Beau Skonieczny of Meredith, Chris Bonoli of Barnstead and Greg Miner of Weirs Beach.
The group will reprise a song Miner penned and performed at Harding's funeral last year. Titled "Say Hi to Johnny," the tune was a "farewell to Bob as he went to reunite with Johnny Cash in heaven," said Meadowbrook's director of marketing, Chris Lockwood.
Also scheduled to perform is Smokehouse Lightning from 5 to 7 p.m. Headliner Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform its set from 9:30 to 11 p.m.
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