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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Dave Clark Five, Tommy James & The Shondells, Hot Action Cop, Utopia and Desmond Child. Those roots explain a lot about how Joan Jett and the Blackhearts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joan Jett, The Runaways, Lita Ford, Pat Benatar and Blondie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Police, Queen, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys and The Sugarhill Gang, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, reaching back through The Dave Clark Five and forward to The Police. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 as a conjunction of lead musician, singer and songwriter Joan Jett and the backup band. It has undergone many lineup changes since its inception, with founders Jett and producer Kenny Laguna being its only consistent members.

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Joan Jett and the BlackheartsThe Dave Clark FiveTommy James & The Sh…Hot Action CopUtopiaDesmond ChildThe Bouncing SoulsNew York DollsMurphy's LawThe PoliceQueenAerosmithThe Beach BoysThe Sugarhill GangDarlene LovePaul WesterbergEagles of Death MetalJoan JettThe RunawaysLita FordPat BenatarBlondieBilly SquierDef LeppardPoison

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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts connections

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts grew out of The Dave Clark Five, Tommy James & The Shondells, Hot Action Cop and Utopia, shares an orbit with Joan Jett, The Runaways, Lita Ford and Pat Benatar, went on to shape The Police, Queen, Aerosmith and The Beach Boys. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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