Joan Jett

Fact Sheet

Occupation	Guitarist, Singer
Musical genre:	Rock & Roll
Birthday	22 September 1958 (49)
Sign	Virgo
Birthplace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Joan Jett (born September 22, 1958) is a rock and roll guitarist and singer.

She was born in Philadelphia, but moved with her family to Hollywood, California at a young age.

She first gained attention as the guitarist, main songwriter and occasional singer in the pioneering all-women band The Runaways, known for pre-punk hard rock.

After the Runaways disbanded in 1980, she produced an album for Los Angeles punk band, The Germs, then embarked on a solo career, having hits with "I Love Rock and Roll" and covers of Tommy James' "Crimson and Clover" and Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch Me". She co-starred in the 1986 film Light of Day.

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