Born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,Joan Jett entered the music business at age 15 in the punk-pop band The Runaways.
She went on to become one of the most influential women in rock;recording hits like “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”;founding Black heart Records and producing Riot Grrrl acts Bikini Kill and L7.Her early career was portrayed in the biopic The Runaways.In 2013,Jett released the album Unvarnished.
It was her activism on behalf of animals that caused Jett some headaches in 2013.She was set to appear on the South Dakota tourism float at that year’s Thanksgiving Day parade.But some ranchers from this state complained about Jett so the singer was moved to a different float.
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