The dark history of The Runaways

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In the 70s, The Runaways helped break open the door for women in rock and roll but the effort cost them a lot.
This is the story of the all-girl rock group and all of the darkness that surrounded them.
#runaways #joanjett #musichistory

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@soundofhistory_ Ай бұрын

I tried editing and uploading this video five different ways but UMG kept blocking it. So I got annoyed and let KZbin mute the song. That's why it's all weird around 7:30. Also, I admit I did a bad job in the end and kind of combined the Waitin for the Night and And Now The Runaways albums into one section. I should've detailed that a bit more. I blame being sick.

@mrnosaj71 Ай бұрын

The Runaways are profoundly underappreciated, they were and will always be teen angst personified.

@jchow5966 25 күн бұрын

They were a tremendous band for sure.

@zfunk56 Ай бұрын

I can't listen to the Runaways, but enjoy Joan Jett and Lita Ford's solo music to a degree. Yeah the backstory is very sad.

@erikheddergott5514 3 күн бұрын

You can’t listen to the Runaways? What’s wrong with you?

@kathylandis3395 Ай бұрын

The Runaways were the best female band ever. I'm a JETTHEAD through & through🖤

@louist.sanville4445 Ай бұрын

My introduction to The Runaways was the movie that came out in 2010 with Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart. It's been a (very) long time since I've seen it, but before that I knew next to nothing about the band. I consider them to be an important group, especially within the LA Punk scene. With that said, though, It's a really sad story. These girls were failed time and time again by the adults that were supposed to protect and care for them. And what makes it even worse is that they couldn't do that for themselves. This is a great video, as always. Keep up the good work. P.S. Get well soon!

@soundofhistory_ Ай бұрын

I've actually never seen that movie. Worth the watch? Thank you!

@louist.sanville4445 Ай бұрын

@@soundofhistory_ At least once, yes. The movie itself is ok. It kind of serves as a general overview of The Runaways story without getting into too much of the disturbing parts of it (at least from what I remember). It's based on Cherie's Memoir, "Neon Angel." So, much of it is from her perspective. In fact, she and Joan Jett have the most screentime in the movie. So, be prepared for that. Also, they had to write a character for Jackie Fox, since she didn't want to release the rights to her likeness, which I don't blame her given all she's been through in her time with the band. All that said, I think it's something worth checking out just to see. P.S. You're welcome!

@soundofhistory_ Ай бұрын

@@louist.sanville4445 Good to know - I'll have to give it a watch

@jonowens460 Ай бұрын

There is another documentary, by Vicki Blue, On the Edge of something to that effect; check it out,;

@soundofhistory_ Ай бұрын

@@jonowens460 It's called Edgeplay - I quote from it several times. It's definitely worth the watch.

@RaymondGinn1978 Ай бұрын

Fowley was closer to 40 when he ‘created’ the Runaways, and maybe even creepier than Malcomb McLaren with Bow Wow Wow.

@jchow5966 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for this episode!!! I am a new subscriber - really enjoy this channel. I remedmber seeing them live and being suoer impressed. The rock scene in the 7os was a very different time - crazy fun amazing and very scary. Glad I experienced it but would never go back. ☮️

@mlfrchl3801 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I was just a couple of years younger than them. I'm just now studying a lot of famous people. I missed out on the details bc I was out in the bar partying every night & didn't watch TV or read magazines then. This was extremely interesting to me.

@peterdaigle4772 Ай бұрын

Have done a Riot Grrrls video yet? The Suzi Quatro connection makes so much sense. Joan produced The Germs first album

@soundofhistory_ Ай бұрын

Not yet but definitely on the list

@jons.105 Ай бұрын

Jackie joined last---there were two other bass players between she and Micki Steele, the most well-known of whom was Peggy Foster. That's her with the other girls at 10:00.

@DukeHalliday-cv4fx Ай бұрын

The Other 2 After Jackie Fox Left They Had Were Vicki Blue n The Late Laurie McCallister

@jons.105 Ай бұрын

@@DukeHalliday-cv4fx Laurie later partnered with Kim Fowley, of all people. Her group The Orchids was really great, but nobody knows them.

@LaurieValdez-zk3dy Ай бұрын

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@markjamesmeli2520 27 күн бұрын

I first heard of Kim Fowley when he was co-writing songs with Skip Battin in the early 1970s while Battin was with the Byrds. I take it that the lyrics were Fowley's department, as Battin's singing was always mixed (usually) below the level of the guitars on those tracks. Battin was a very proficient player. I started learning how much of a creep he was in the mid-to-late 1990s.

@seanmckelvey6618 Ай бұрын

I can't really listen to The Runaways these days, knowing the background just taints it for me. That's sad really, because the music is really good.

@soundofhistory_ Ай бұрын

That’s totally fair. I didn’t know a lot of it before I started researching. I’m unsure how it’ll play out in the future with me listening to them

@bonejamz3026 Ай бұрын

Kim sucks! No RIP to that guy!

@MichaelDBauer 10 күн бұрын

Jackie wasn’t playing on their first because of Kim.The *ape occurred within a month of her joining the band. She had been drugged before the event took place. Kim knew he had stepped over the line with what he did to Jackie so he claimed she wasn’t ready to play on the album when he really didn’t want to have to face her. The others have their versions of what happened of course. It’s sad that they didn’t step in but they were young and probably didn’t know how to deal with it. And, of course, they were probably pretty out of it themselves. The version of Jackie not being allowed to play on the first album came from Jackie herself.

@margaretsteigerwald1124 Күн бұрын

There was a news article maybe a year ago that Kari Krome was suing the estate of Kim Fowley seeking reparations for work she did - lyrics to Cherry Bomb or portions of it - and she was not paid. How did this turn out?

@rgv2104 Ай бұрын

Cherie Currie just played all the Runaway’s songs with a band in Semi Valley at a park. At Family Jams a Charles Manson music festival. They have ever year in August.

@glennmccudden8574 Ай бұрын

CHERRY BOMB. A GREAT SONG.

@sebastiancrow7815 Ай бұрын

Bought that first album back in late '76 when I was 13. Didn't know much about them but I had read some good stuff in Rock Scene so thought I'd give them a try. Thought it was a great album, up there with my new favorite band at the time, The Ramones. And yes, we all hate Kim Fowley.

@kathrynumtuch6605 Ай бұрын

And the dead boys

@newforestpixie5297 Ай бұрын

Foley was a Bad Un but what about all the hundreds or thousands of sweaty blokes at least 5 years older gawping at them ? These were 1970s rock & metal fans after all & i bet half of them weren’t expecting Steve Hackett dexterity from the guitarist & didn’t care . As Frank Z would say “ nasty nasty nasty…”

@dvdly Ай бұрын

@19:02 you say, "It's worth noting that Joan and Cherie don't exactly agree with Jackie's version of those events," to which I would add it's worth noting they apparently don't agree with Kari Chrome's version either.