The Runaways Music Thread #1





The Runaways:
Cherie Currie - Lead vocals
Lita Ford and Joan Jett - Guitars
Jackie Fox - Bass
Sandy West - Drums





CHERIE gained her 'experience' in high school performing for her classmates. She began singing at age two.
"I've always wanted to be on stage. Being in front of an audience is exciting and fulfilling."

For LITA the group was only her second, although she's been playing guitar for seven years.
She was born in London, but moved to America with her parents in 1962.

JOAN began playing guitar at age 13 but The Runaways marks her professional debut.
"I started out playing guitar to all my rock records because nobody thought girls could play rock," Joan says.
"I've loved loud music since the first time I heard it."

JACKIE, whose initial interest was acting, eventually gained a reputation as one of the best female surfers on the West Coast.
She went on to pick up the guitar, switching to bass when she joined The Runaways.

SANDY began playing drums seven years ago at age nine. She learned music theory in grade school.
"My family was classically oriented, my music teacher was jazz crazy, but I always retained my rock and roll vision," Sandy says.

The first noteworthy public appearance for The Runaways was opening for The Tubes at The Golden West Ballroom in Southern California.
At a subsequent performance at the Starwood in L.A. such lumimaries as Led Zeppelin, ELO, The Ohio Players and many others saw the group for the first time.





The Runaways' music is not for weak bodies and hearts,
just for young bodies and the young at heart.

AS Joan Jett said from the stage of The Starwood,
"We understand that there are some famous rock and rollers in the audience.
Well, we just wanna let you know we're hot on your heels."