Joan Jett was one of the most successful U.S. female singers to emerge from the rock scene of the '70s. She started her career at the tender age of 15 when she began infiltrating the Los Angeles rock scene and formed her first band. Producer Kim Fowley took the band under his wing and named it The Runaways. They recorded three punk-tinged hard rock albums that were unsuccessful in the USA but hits in Japan, where they recorded a live album.
After the dissolution of the Runaways, Jett moved to New York and teamed up with producer Kenny Laguna, who became her manager. He produced Jett's first solo album, which was released on the European Ariola label. This led to a contract with Neil Bogart's Boardwalk Records, who reissued it as Bad Reputation (a title inspired by the less than enthusiastic industry response to Jett after the Runaways), and saw it reach number 51 in the US charts.
With her band The Blackhearts, Joan Jett recorded "I Love Rock-N-Roll" in late 1981. The title track became a major hit and spent seven weeks at number 1 in the USA in early 1982. The follow-up single, a cover version of Tommy James And The Shondells' "Crimson And Clover," was itself a US Top 10 hit, reaching number 7 in 1982.
"Up Your Alley" brought another US Top 10 hit with "I Hate Myself For Loving You," before 1990's "The Hit List," an album of cover versions, which included a duet with Ray Davies on "Celluloid Heroes." "Notorious" saw her collaborate with Paul Westerberg of the Replacements on the co-written "Backlash," but by the advent of "Pure and Simple," Byrd was no longer a permanent member of the band. This set saw a guest appearance from L7 on a track entitled "Activity Grrrl," emphasizing Jett's influence on a new generation of female rockers (by this time, Jett had also produced Bikini Kill, in addition to late '70s L.A. punk band The Germs).
The following year, Joan Jett recorded a live album with the Seattle punk band The Gits. She revived the Blackhearts name for 1999's "Fetish," a collection of previously released material, new songs and live tracks.

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