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The Original Runaway - Cherie Currie

Cherie Currie, former lead singer for The Runaways, chooses her Rock God, and Johnnie celebrates Def Leppard's Joe Elliott's 65th birthday!

In the summer of 1975, a teenage band from Los Angeles forever changed the landscape for girls who wanted to rock.
Lead singer Cherie Currie was then just fifteen years old, but along with guitarist Joan Jett, the all-female band showed the industry that it wasn't just boys who could make some serious noise.
Fast forward to now, and Cherie is still performing. She's recently announced a UK tour, beginning in Huddersfield in November. She's choosing the Rock God this week, her hero being the person who she idolised as a fan and who then came to see her band perform back in the 70's, much to her own disbelief.
Elsewhere on the show, Johnnie honours Def Leppard for several reasons in 'This Week In Rock' - one being a big birthday for frontman Joe Elliott.

57 minutes

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Fri 2 Aug 2024 23:00
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Music Played

  • My Chemical Romance

    I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

    • I'm Not OK (I Promise).
    • Reprise.

  • Little Angels

    Too Much Too Young

    • Jam.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 2.

  • Jerry Cantrell

    Vilified

    • Double J Music (Jerry Cantrell).

  • Def Leppard

    Rock Brigade

    • On Through The Night (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

  • Clutch

    Electric Worry

    • Weathermaker Music.

  • Skid Row

    Monkey Business

    • Slave to the Grind.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • The Linda Lindas

    All In My Head

    • Epitaph.

  • Joe Bonamassa & John Mayall

    Delta Hurricane

    • Forty Below Records.

  • Whitesnake

    Fool for Your Loving (Live)

    • Live in the Heart of the City (2013 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 6.

  • The Runaways

    Cherry Bomb

    • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever!.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 14.

  • David Bowie

    Hang On To Yourself

    • THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD.
    • RCA Victor.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Love Is Strong

    • Voodoo Lounge (Remastered 2009).
    • Polydor Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Aug 2024 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2