Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Joan Jett formed the Blackhearts. She placed an ad in the L.A. Weekly "looking for three good men." John Doe of X sat in on bass for the auditions. He mentioned a local bass player, Gary Ryan. Ryan had been a huge fan of the Runaways and Jett for years.... Read More

Joan Jett formed the Blackhearts. She placed an ad in the L.A. Weekly "looking for three good men." John Doe of X sat in on bass for the auditions. He mentioned a local bass player, Gary Ryan. Ryan had been a huge fan of the Runaways and Jett for years. Jett recognized him at the audition and he was in. Gary recommended guitarist Eric Ambel. The final addition to the original Blackhearts was drummer Danny "Furious" O'Brien. O'Brien eventually left the band and Lee Crystal became the new drummer and Ambel was replaced by local guitarist Ricky Byrd. See Less