Jett went on to work with producer and former Shondell Kenny Laguna. Glenn Holland,[43] also from New Zealand, a friend of both Bingenheimer and Fowley, facilitated. Rhythm guitarist Joan Jett took over lead singer duties and Vicki Blue was hired as the new bass ⦠Directed by Floria Sigismondi. We welcome our next guest Cherie Currie to Ken Boxer Live. Hail! She is the author of The Well, an unpublished work of young adult historical fiction, and is currently working on her second novel. Recorded 08/24/2015. The Runaways didn't want to perform for stars backstage, they wanted to perform as stars on stage. [5], The Runaways were signed to Mercury Records in 1976, and their debut album, The Runaways, was released shortly after. In 1980, billed as Cherie and Marie Currie, the sisters released an album for Capitol, Messin' with the Boys, produced by Jai Winding. The Runaways quickly became lumped in with the growing punk rock movement. [citation needed] They were unprepared for the onslaught of fans that greeted them at the airport. The Runaways' success paved the way for many successful female artists and female bands over the past 30 years, including the Go-Go's, Sahara Hotnights, L7, the Donnas, and Vixen to enter the male-dominated arena of rock music. Cherie and Marie Currie's song "Since You Been Gone" charted number 95 on U.S. charts. She released Wicked Wonderland, her first studio album in 14 years, on October 6, 2009. The documentary film Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways states that the album's first track " Cherry Bomb " was written ad hoc during the audition of lead singer Cherie Currie and the title is a play on the pronunciation of Currie's first name. The two were joined by Cherie Currie, Lita Ford, and Jackie Fox and became the main core ⦠In 2005, Michael Steele left The Bangles. The Runaways. Even The Runaways' lead singer, Cherie Currie, admitted in an interview with Spin that their unsupervised rock-and-roll lifestyle and mostly absent and permissive parents would not have gone over well in today's world. Upon leaving the Runaways, Currie released a 1978 solo album titled Beauty's Only Skin Deep and a 1980 duet album with her sister Marie Currie, Messin' with the Boys, in which the duo was backed by most of Toto. Before joining the Runaways, McAllister played with Baby Roulette and the Rave Ons, who had one song released on a Kim Fowley compilation LP called Vampires From Outer Space. After being rejected by 23 record labels, they formed their own label, Blackheart Records, in 1980. The two met on their own at West's home and later called Fowley to let him hear the outcome. Also in Japan, Fox left the band shortly before the group was scheduled to appear at the 1977 Tokyo Music Festival. Among their best-known songs are "Cherry Bomb", "Hollywood", "Queens of Noise" and a cover version of the Velvet Undergroundâs "Rock & Roll". - IMDb Mini Biography By: It did not take long before Fowley, who still owned the Runaways trademark, was putting together a new Runaways band built around Welch. She also appeared in a number of films, most notably Foxes with Jodie Foster. As lead singer of The Runaways she is at the core of the LA party scene in the late 1970s, leading to a lifelong struggle with drug addiction. It doesn't get any better than that, being underage at the same time." The resulting tape found its way to Fowley's desk. My ⦠[39] Cherie Currie, Sandy West, Jackie Fox, Joan Jett and Lita Ford of the Runaways pose for a portrait in April 1976. | Jett went on to have massive success with a cover of the Arrows' song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", as well as other hits such as "Crimson and Clover", "Bad Reputation" and "I Hate Myself for Loving You". With Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve. She was the lead guitarist for the Runaways in the late 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1980s. Laurie retired from the music industry and worked as a veterinarian technician in Eugene, Oregon. The Runaways. Due to disagreements over money and the management of the band, the Runaways and Kim Fowley parted ways in 1977. Rock Icon Cherie Currie on New Album & Leaving The Runaways - LAMC Productions - Omny.fm We speak with Cherie Currie, former Lead Singer of iconic female rock band, 'The Runaways' about her new album 'Blvds of Splendor', her reasons for leaving 'The Runaways' & how she's been rockin' the art of chainsaw ⦠In 1999, she was the last member of The Bangles to rejoin the group. She also did session work with John Entwistle of The Who and became a drum teacher. Bomp! They soon added lead guitarist Lita Ford, who had originally auditioned for the bass spot; Jett switched to rhythm guitar. West continued her association with John Alcock once the group disbanded. magazine described her as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot". Jett later described the mass hysteria as "like Beatlemania". [36] They are named as influences by several male and female artists, including the Germs, Courtney Love, the Adolescents, Taylor Momsen, White Flag, and Rhino Bucket who acknowledged the Runaways' influence on their music during their performance at the December 2006 tribute concert honoring Sandy West. In the 2005 documentary Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways, Fowley and former Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie claimed that "Cherry Bomb" was quickly written just for Currie to audition for the band because the band members could not perform the song she originally chose to sing. [40], The Runaways received generally positive reviews from critics. Jett also co-starred in the 1987 film Light of Day with Michael J. Lead guitarist Lita Ford and lead singer Cherie Currie joined the band line-up in 1976. She was 54 years old.[29]. In a once painful and turbulent but still very vibrant life, Cherie Currie has been a regular on American Bandstand, acted on television (Murder She Wrote, Matlock, etc), co-starred in a movie with Jodie Foster, was portrayed by Dakota ⦠After being rejected by 23 record labels, they formed their own label, Blackheart Records, in 1980. Mercury Records chose not to release Currie's album in the U.S., although it was available as a pricey import via France. While Currie initially fronted the band, Jett shared some lead ⦠Featured on the album was Steve Lukather, who later married Marie Currie. [17], In 2013, Cherie recorded two songs with Alexx Michael for the Munich-based hard rock-glam metal supergroup Shameless, which were released on the album Beautiful Disaster on October 2, 2013. Michael Shannon played Fowley. The original Orchids members were Laurie Bell on drums, Jan King on vocals, McAllister on bass, Sunbie Sinn on rhythm guitar, and Sandy Fury on rhythm guitar and vocals (later replaced by Che Zuro on lead guitar). Steele was briefly in the 70's all-girl rock group, The Runaways, as both the lead singer and bass player, but got kicked out for being too old. Lead singer Cherie Currie was recruited in a local teen nightclub called the Sugar Shack, followed by Jackie Fox (who had originally auditioned for the lead guitar spot) on bass. ð For any business or promotional requests, please... more 4 interest-free payments of $19 with Affirm As lead singer of the first all-female group, The Runaways, Cherie Currie was the ultimate blond 1970s teenage rock ânâ roll fantasy: Raw.Beautiful. The Runaways were the number four imported music act in Japan at the time, behind ABBA, Kiss and Led Zeppelin in album sales and popularity. Runaways Lead Singer Cherie Currie Is Born 1959 Cherie Currie is born in Encino, California. [37] The film was written and directed by Floria Sigismondi,[38] and was released to limited theaters on March 19, 2010. | In 2013, she released a new studio album titled Unvarnished which charted number 47 on U.S. charts. McAllister appeared onstage with the Runaways at their final shows in California during the last weeks of December 1978 and she quit soon after in January 1979. In the summer of 1977, their booking agent David Libert sent the group to Japan, where they played a string of sold-out shows. She and Ford attempted to record some music, but nothing materialized. A year before the band took off, Joan Jett, the leader of the Runaways, was introduced to future manager Kim Fowley at an Alice Cooper afterparty, who took a chance on her unconventional idea of an all-female band. I was the lead singer for the all girl rock band The Runaways in the 70âs. 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Two decades later he said, "I didn't put the Runaways together, I had an idea, they had ideas, we all met, there was combustion and out of five different versions of that group came the five girls who were the ones that people liked. Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American heavy metal guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. God bless them for every little girl (and boy) they inspired to play drums or pick up a guitar. Cherie Curry from the RUNAWAYS shares her thoughts and feelings with Jeffery Ford about so many things! The Runaways started out in late 1975 as a trio which comprised of guitarist Joan Jett, drummer Sandy West, and bassist Michael "Micki" Steele. She subsequently performed on stage with the Continental Drifters at Acme Underground in New York City on November 23, 1998. Cherie Currie | Despite New Album, Famed Runaways Singer Is A Reluctant Rockstar. The Runaways in 1976 (clockwise from top left): "Lita Ford Plays Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? Edgeplay went on to win numerous awards and became the highest rated rock documentary film on the Showtime Networks. Joan and Kim Fowley wrote most of the Runaways' songs, including the famous "Cherry Bomb." Movies", "The Real Runaways: Still Rockin' 30 Years Later", "10 Thanksgiving Words With Bizarre Origins", "The Runaways' Jackie Fuchs is killing it on Jeopardy! He played the Welch tape for colleague and Los Angeles deejay legend Rodney Bingenheimer who played the song on his show on radio KROQ and included it on his annual compilation of his most-liked music for the year. [8] Neither would accept the other's point of view. In 2010, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie reunited to re-record the song "Cherry Bomb" for the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.[11]. Their early shows included sharing a bill with such groups as Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Talking Heads, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. [6] The documentary Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways, directed by former Runaway bassist Vicki Blue, revealed each girl patterned herself after an idol: Currie on David Bowie, Jett on Suzi Quatro, Ford a cross between Jeff Beck and Ritchie Blackmore, West on Roger Taylor, and Fox on Gene Simmons.[7]. Cherie and Marie's single "Since You Been Gone" peaked at number 95 on U.S. charts. Official Sites, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Chuck Berry Hail! Music video by The Runaways performing Cherry Bomb. In 2012, she has been recording songs co-written with her son Jake, produced by Steve Lukather. Jett went on to have massive success with a cove⦠In doing so, Jett became one of the first female recording artists to found her own record label. Jett took over bass duties until the group returned home and recruited Vicki Blue. Currie opened at the Foundry in Cleveland on August 7th and has played two Florida dates in Pensacola and West Palm Beach later that month. She has an art gallery in Chatsworth, California where her works are currently on display. Moreover, Michael did a guest stint in fellow The Bangles band member Victoria Peterson's group, the Continental Drifters, in which she filled in for primary bassist Mark Walton. Never a major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the hit single "Cherry Bomb". Rock ‘n’ Roll 1987 premiere, Celebrities I've met in real life or in my dreams. 1976, The Runaways -- Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Jackie Fox, Sandy West, Cherie Currie -- photo by Tom Gold The Runaways teenage, all-female rock band was co-founded in 1975 by guitarist Joan Jett and drummer Sandy West. She played in almost fourteen bands prior to joining The Bangles in 1983 (she replaced original bassist Annette Zilinskas). The band reportedly spent much time enjoying the excesses of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle during this time. Steele was fired from the group, replaced by local bassist Peggy Foster, who left after just one month. This changed when Currie quit the band in late 1977 to pursue a solo career and acting work. Currie then left the group after a blow-up with Ford in the fall of 1977. She rose to major rock stardom as the teenage lead vocalist for the now-legendary all female rock band, The Runaways, which also included Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Sandy West and Jackie Fuchs. Currie released a solo LP, Beauty's Only Skin Deep, produced by Fowley, and began a separate U.S. tour, which included her identical twin sister Marie. The Runaways are my favorite group and WFTN is their finest album. She formed the Sandy West Band and toured California throughout the 1980s and 1990s, sometimes with Cherie Currie. 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