Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan … See more

Joan Marie Larkin was born on September 22, 1958, at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, to James and Dorothy Larkin. She is the oldest of three children. Her … See more

The Runaways
At age 16, Jett became a founding member of the Runaways with drummer Sandy West. After the brief tenure of Micki Steele, who sang and played bass, Jackie Fox, Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie soon joined to complete … See more

Jett's signature guitar is a white Gibson Melody Maker, which she has played on all her hits since 1977. Jett bought her first Melody Maker from Eric Carmen, following the breakup of the Raspberries. In regard to her white Melody Maker, the singer once stated: See more

In July 2015, attorney Jackie Fuchs (formerly Jackie Fox of the Runaways) alleged that Kim Fowley raped her on New Year's Eve 1975, at a party following a Runaways performance at an Orange County club. Sixteen years old at the time, Fuchs was … See more

• Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006).
• Rolling Stone 100 greatest guitarists of all time (No. 87).
• Gibson manufactured a signature model of her Melody Maker, a white double cutaway with a zebra humbucker and "kill" toggle switch. See more

Solo
• Joan Jett (1980); re-released as Bad Reputation (1981)
• The Hit List (1990)
with the Blackhearts See more