FREE THE RUNAWAY PDF Kate O'Hearn | 368 pages | 01 May 2014 | Hachette Children's Group | 9781444916607 | English | London, United Kingdom "Perry Mason" The Case of the Runaway Corpse (TV Episode ) - IMDb The Runaway Runaways were an all-female teenage American rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the s. The band released four studio albums and one live set during its run. Never a major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the hit single "Cherry Bomb". The Runaways were formed in late by drummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett after they had both introduced themselves to producer Kim Fowleywho gave Jett's phone number to West. The two met on their own at West's home and later called Fowley to let him hear the outcome. Fowley then helped the girls find other members. 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. They soon added lead guitarist Lita Fordwho had originally auditioned for the bass spot; Jett switched to rhythm guitar. Steele was fired from the group, replaced by local bassist Peggy Foster, The Runaway left after just one month. 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. The Runaways were signed to The Runaway Records inand their debut album, The Runawayswas released shortly after. The band toured the U. Their second album, Queens of Noisewas released inand the band began a world tour. The Runaways quickly became lumped in with the growing punk rock movement. In the summer ofThe Runaway booking agent David Libert sent the group to Japan, where they played a string of sold-out shows. Jett later described The Runaway mass hysteria as "like Beatlemania ". Also in Japan, Fox left the band shortly before the group was scheduled to appear at the Tokyo Music Festival. She told the Telegraph her relationship with the band deteriorated after The Runaway raped her in front of a roomful of people. Jett took over bass duties until the group returned home and recruited Vicki Blue. Currie then left the group after a blow-up with Ford in the fall of Jett, who had previously shared vocals with Currie, took over lead vocals full- time. The band released their fourth album, Waitin' The Runaway the Nightand started a world tour with their friends The Runaway Ramones. The Runaway Records chose not to release Currie's album in the U. Featured on the album was Steve Lukatherwho later married Marie Currie. Due to disagreements over money and the management of the band, the Runaways and Kim Fowley parted ways in In the Edgeplay documentary, members The Runaway the group especially Fox and Currie as well as the parents of Currie and West, have accused Fowley, and others assigned to look after the band, of broken promises as to schooling and other care, using divide and conquer tactics to keep control of the band, along with the verbal taunting of band members. The band reportedly spent much time enjoying the excesses of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle during this time. The Runaways. Blue left the group due to medical problems and was briefly replaced by Laurie McAllister in November McAllister appeared onstage with the Runaways at their final shows in California during the last weeks of December and she quit soon after in January Jett went on to work with producer and former Shondell Kenny Laguna. After being rejected by 23 record labels, they formed their own label, Blackheart Recordsin In doing so, Jett became one of the first female recording artists to found her own record label. Jett also co-starred in the film Light of Day with Michael J. Inshe released a new studio The Runaway titled Unvarnished which charted number 47 on U. West continued her association with John Alcock once the group disbanded. She and Ford attempted to record some music, but nothing The Runaway. She also did session work with John Entwistle of The Who and became a drum teacher. West was diagnosed with lung cancer in and, after many treatments, The Runaway to the disease in October Upon leaving the Runaways, Currie released a solo album titled Beauty's Only Skin Deep The Runaway a duet album with her sister The Runaway CurrieMessin' with the Boysin which the duo was The Runaway by most of Toto. She also appeared in a number of films, most notably Foxes with Jodie Foster. Throughout the s, Currie worked as a drug counselor for addicted teens and as a personal fitness trainer. She married actor Robert Hays ; they have a son The Runaway, Jake Hays, but the couple divorced in Currie still performs and records but her current passion is chainsaw carving. She has an art gallery in Chatsworth, California where her works are currently on display. She is also currently under contract with Jett's Blackheart Records label. Inshe has been recording The Runaway co-written with her The Runaway Jake, produced by Steve Lukather. InCherie recorded two songs with Alexx Michael for the Munich -based hard rock - glam metal supergroup Shamelesswhich were released on the album Beautiful Disaster on October 2, Ford returned as a solo artist to Polygram in the s, where she released several albums before pairing with manager Sharon Osbourne. She was married to Chris Holmes of W. After a long hiatus, Ford staged a comeback, performing at Rock The Bayou, [19] and other hard-rock festivals during the summer of She released Wicked Wonderlandher first studio album in 14 years, on October 6, In earlyFord announced that she would likely be touring, and possibly recording new songs, with Cherie Currie. She is the author of The Wellan unpublished work of young adult historical fiction, and The Runaway currently working on her second novel. Sixteen years old at the time, she was reportedly given Quaaludes by a man who she thought was a roadie and raped while she was incapacitated. Currie said she spoke up against Fowley's actions, then stormed out of the room when he refused to stop. Vicki Blue is now known as Victory Tischler-Blue. Edgeplay went on to win numerous awards and The Runaway the highest rated rock documentary film on the Showtime Networks. McAllister joined another of Fowley's all-female bandsthe The Runaway, who released a single LP in Laurie retired from the music industry and worked as a veterinarian technician in Eugene, Oregon. McAllister died of complications from an asthma attack on August 25, She was 54 years old. The Runaways' success The Runaway the way for many successful female The Runaway and female bands over the past 30 years, including the Go-Go'sSahara HotnightsL7the Donnasand Vixen to enter the male-dominated arena of rock music. A biographical film about the band inspired by Currie's memoir The Runaway released in Jett was one of the executive producers The Runaway the film. Michael Shannon played Fowley. None The Runaway the band's former bass players were featured in the film; Fox did not want to The Runaway involved in any part of the film, and requested that her name be changed in the story. The fictional replacement is named Robin Robbins. The Runaways The Runaway generally positive reviews from critics. The resulting tape found its way to The Runaway desk. 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 The Runaway compilation of The Runaway most-liked music for the year. Also on that compilation was a song that featured Chicago -native guitarist Bill Millay. It did not take long before Fowley, who The Runaway owned the Runaways trademark, was putting together a new Runaways band built around Welch. Millay played guitar, David Carr played keyboards and a drum machine rounded out the team. The album, Young and Fast [42] was released inand was a minor hit. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. American all-female rock band from Los Angeles. This article is about the band. The Runaway other uses, see Runaway disambiguation. The Runaway rock [1] [2] punk rock [3] glam punk [4]. Mercury Rhino Cherry Red Raven. 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