Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are an American
rock band led by artist
Joan Jett. After
The Runaways split in 1979, Jett pursued a solo career to explore the same aggressive
punk style and met Kenny Laguna. Jett soon released her self-titled debut. Shortly after that, with Kenny's assistance, Joan formed the backing group "The Blackhearts" with three obscure New York area musicians: Gary Ryan on bass, Eric Ambel (replaced shortly thereafter by Rick Byrd) on guitar and Lee Crystal on drums. After almost a year of touring, Joan's first album with The Blackhearts, en…
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