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JOAN JETT to drive Scottsdale wild
from: examiner.com
by Ted Hansen
Has it really been thirty years since JOAN JETT asked us to put another dime in the jukebox baby because she loved rock and roll? Thirty six years since she ran away and told the world she was a ch-ch-ch-ch-ch cherry bomb? On Friday, July 6, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Talking Stick Resort Ballroom in Scottsdale, fans can determine for themselves whether JOAN JETT still maintains her bad reputation. The "Godmother of Punk" will appear with her band the BLACKHEARTS that evening and perform songs from a career that has spawned eight platinum and gold albums and nine top 40 singles.
At age fifteen, Jett, along with drummer Sandy West and later joined by main stays Lita Ford and Cherie Currie, formed the all-girl punk band The RUNAWAYS. While achieving some success in the United States, it was in Japan where The RUNAWAYS hit it big, at one time trailing only ABBA, Kiss and Led Zeppelin in terms of album sales and popularity.
With their success, The RUNAWAYS helped kick down the door for female artists in the hard rock genre. Recently the Runaway's signature song, "Cherry Bomb," was performed in the season five premiere of the HBO series "True Blood" in a scene featuring party goers playing that song on "Guitar Hero."
After The RUNAWAYS broke up in 1979, Jett met up with record producer KENNY LAGUNA and after shopping around Jett's initial solo album with no success, decided to form their own record label, BLACKHEART RECORDS. Jett's initial release, which originally was a self-titled album and then was released as "Bad Reputation," made it as high as number 51 on Billboard's top selling albums "chart and contained two hits, "Bad Reputation" and "Do You Want To Touch Me (Oh Yeah)."
However, it was Jett's second studio album and the first with her band the BLACKHEARTS, that catapulted her to fame. Although Jett had some success with her cover of Tommy James and the Shondells' song "Crimson and Clover," it was the title track, "I Love Rock and Roll," that became a number one song for seven consecutive weeks on the Billboard charts.
Jett's success continued throughout the 1980's with singles such as "Fake Friends" and "I Hate Myself For Loving You." The latter song is currently heard being sung by Faith Hill as the theme to "NBC's Sunday Night Football."
As a performer, song writer, record producer, and even actress, Jett has paved the way for female hard rock artists. Fortunately, fans in Scottsdale will get a chance to see some of that talent live when Jett brings her energetic act to The Talking Stick Resort.
Tickets for JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS July 6, 2012 show are available through the Talking Stick Resort box office at (480) 850-7734, Danny Zelisko Presents and Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range from $45.00 to $90.00 with additional fees. You must be 21 or older to attend the show. The Talking Stick Resort is located in Scottsdale just east of the Loop 101 freeway on Indian Bend Road. |
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