Black Flag. Van Halen. Germs. Of all the bands that came to define SoCal rock n' roll throughout the 1970s, none were quite like The Runaways. Spearheaded by a teenage Joan Jett, the legendary ...

During the summer of 1977 The Runaways took the unsuspecting nation of Japan by storm becoming the fourth most popular imported musical act behind Led Zeppelin and The Beatles. Unfortunately most ...

and released a live album that went gold. Both Cherie Currie and Jackie Fox left the group in 1977; Jett replaced Currie on lead vocals and bassist Vicki Blue filled in for Fox. The Runaways released ...