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Portrait of American Rock musician Lita Ford as she poses with guitar and a Corvette sports car at a gas station, Chicago, Illinois, September 30, 1984

Lita Ford reflects on anger, ambition — and how Eddie Van Halen convinced her to start again after the Runaways collapsed

By Phil Weller last updated

The band’s breakup saw her abandon playing for a year, until Van Halen helped revive her career

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Lita Ford guitarist in "The Runaways" posing with her dad Len at her family home, Los Angeles, California United States, circa 1970s.

Lita Ford on the Runaways, rock and roll — and what happens to hecklers who get in her face

By Richard Bienstock published

Ford says as she talks us through her guitar history, from her first acoustic to her custom B.C. Richs

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Musician Joan Jett performs at the Holiday Star Theater, Chicago, Illinois, March 27, 1985.

Joan Jett on battling the boys club to become a rock and roll guitar icon

By Phil Weller last updated

The trailblazing guitarist talks about breaking into the male-dominated rock scene

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Alan Merrill of Anglo-American pop group Arrows, 1975. The band had their own TV series on Granada ITV from 1976 to 1977.

“I Wanted to Say It Loud and Clear”: Alan Merrill on Writing “I Love Rock ’N’ Roll”

By Mark McStea published

The amazing story of Joan Jett’s runaway hit.

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