American all-female hard rock band (1975-1979)
The group, assisted by producer Kim Fowley, consisted initially of singer/guitarist Joan Jett, bassist Micki Steele and drummer Sandy West. Steel left the band after a few months (and later joined the Bangles) and was replaced by a succession of bass players over the run of the group, including Peggy Foster, Jackie Fox, Vicki Blue, and Laurie McAllister. Lita Ford signed on within the first year as lead guitarist, as did Cherie Currie as lead vocalist. Currie left the group in it's second year and Joan Jett took over as lead singer. The band officially broke up in 1979.
In 1987, Kim Fowley still owned the rights to the Runaways name and brought an entirely new group of girls together to record an album. This incarnation consisted of Gayle Welch, Missy Bonilla, Denise Pryor and Kathrine Dombrowski. They only released one album together, Young And Fast, and disbanded soon after its release.
The group, assisted by producer Kim Fowley, consisted initially of singer/guitarist Joan Jett, bassist Micki Steele and drummer Sandy West. Steel left the band after a few months (and later joined the Bangles) and was replaced by a succession of bass players over the run of the group, including Peggy Foster, Jackie Fox, Vicki Blue, and Laurie McAllister. Lita Ford signed on within the first year as lead guitarist, as did Cherie Currie as lead vocalist. Currie left the group in it's second year and Joan Jett took over as lead singer. The band officially broke up in 1979.
In 1987, Kim Fowley still owned the rights to the Runaways name and brought an entirely new group of girls together to record an album. This incarnation consisted of Gayle Welch, Missy Bonilla, Denise Pryor and Kathrine Dombrowski. They only released one album together, Young And Fast, and disbanded soon after its release.
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