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The Runaways is tagged as: hard rock, punk, female vocalists, rock, glam rock

The Runaways were a seminal all-women band who performed proto-punk hard rock music in the 1970s.
Widely believed at the time to have been a novelty act formed by producer Kim Fowley, who thought the notion of five teenage girls dressed in leather and lingerie performing heavy metal music was highly marketable, the band released its eponymous first album in 1976. The band’s lineup was:
* Cherie Currie, lead vocals and keyboards| * Joan Jett, rhythm guitar and vocals| * Lita Ford, lead guitar| * Jackie Fox, bass guitar and vocals| * Sandy West, drums and vocals
Despite the apparent “jailbait on the run” gimmick, the girls in the band were proficient at playing their instruments and wrote or co-wrote most of the band’s material and, as later became obvious, were serious about their music. Their best known song is 1976’s “Cherry Bomb” — Hello daddy, hello mom, I’m your ch-ch-cherry bomb! — which has been covered by many other bands, including the riot grrrl band Bratmobile.
The Runaways made five albums and went through several personnel changes. Michael Steele was briefly part of the band before their first album, and later joined The Bangles. In 1977 Vicki Blue replaced Jackie Fox on bass guitar and Jo...
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Cherry Bomb
You Drive Me Wild
Blackmail
Is It Day Or Night?
Lovers
Thunder
Queens Of Noise
American Nights
Secrets
Dead End Justice
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Live In Japan
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