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Joan Jett
photo credit: Roger Erickson

Active

1970s - 2010s

Born

September 22, 1958 in Philadelphia, PA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Album Rock Hard Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Rock & Roll Arena Rock

Also Known As

Joan Larkin

Member Of

The Runaways Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
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Joan Jett

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Back-to-basics hard rocker who earned both critical respect and chart success for her masterful three-chord songwriting and choice of classic covers.
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Album Highlights

  • Album
    Joan Jett & the Bla … / Joan Jett
    Album
  • Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth
    Joan Jett & the Bla … / Joan Jett
    Glorious Results of a M …
  • I Love Rock 'N' Roll
    Joan Jett & the Bla … / Joan Jett
    I Love Rock 'N' Roll
  • Unvarnished
    Joan Jett & the Bla … / Joan Jett
    Unvarnished
  • Bad Reputation
    Joan Jett
    Bad Reputation
  • Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
    Joan Jett / Joan Jett & …
    Jett Rock: Greatest Hit …
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