Forty years ago on this date, March 20th, 1982, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts had their first and only number one hit record with the song, “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.”
In honor of this, we’ve got six links to Joan Jett online articles and a video from an appearance on Late Night With David Letterman.
And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog this week!
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Sunday Links
Joan Jett: Biography - This is a nice, concise biography of Joan Jett and I learned that The Who helped her make her first album, which I didn’t know.
Joan Jett Reflects on The Runaways, Breakup Was 'Devastating' - I love how she’s still really angry about being treated like a second-class person in the world of rock ‘n roll just because she’s a woman. I wouldn’t want to piss her off!
Album Histories Monthly: Joan Jett – ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’ - A feature article on Joan Jett’s career-making hit, “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” and there’s also links at the end of the article to other features on Joan Jett.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Smash Genre (And Gender) Boundaries - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts got inducted into The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. This is their biography from the website and a video of them performing “Bad Reputation” at the ceremony.
Joan Jett’s Life in Photos - My favorite is the one with Debbie Harry, Joey Ramone and David Johansen, posing with Joan.
Joan Jett: ‘My Lot in Life Is to Battle’ - There’s a great quote from Iggy Pop in this NY Times 2018 article: “Joan Jett was nobody’s sidecar.”
Joan Jett on Letterman in 1987 - I like this video because in addition to the great song, there’s a fun interview at the end of it.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Last night I had dinner with my friends Amber and Joe at The Rhythm Kitchen Music Cafe and it was a spectacular evening. You can see photos and read about it tomorrow!
Tuesday: We’re going to continue to eat all the pizza in Peoria with another edition of Slices Of Peoria, tune in to see where we get this week’s slice of pie!
Wednesday: Newman makes a guest appearance on our YouTube series, the Midwest Slice Of Life and you don’t want to miss this special episode!
Thursday: We’re having lunch with Bob Gordon from Acme Comics at Donnelley’s Irish Pub for this week’s Lunch At First Bite series.
Friday: We’re going to sample two more chicken sandwiches from Wendy’s as we continue our Fast Food Finger-Lickin’ Chicken Sandwich tour!
Saturday: We’ll be looking back into Peoria’s past once again!
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Velvet Underground & Nico, John Lennon’s Jesus Anniversary and Johnny Cash.