K E N N Y
L
A G U N A
LEGENDARY
SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER
BLACKHEART
RECORDS
LAGUNA
TUNES
LONGTIME
MUSICAL PARTNERSHIP
with
ROCK
& ROLL HALL OF FAMER
J O A
N J E T T
He is
Joan Jett’s longtime producer, songwriting partner and partner in their label,
Blackheart Records, along with his wife/high school sweetheart, Meryl Laguna,
and their daughter, Carianne Brinkman. He has produced many Blackheart artists
including Girl in a Coma, Cherie Currie and The Vacancies.
Starting
at the tender age of 12 years old, Kenny was playing keyboards for New York
radio high school hops, for twenty dollars a day, when he was recognized by an
industry bigwig. This led to other doors that Kenny kicked open, and eventually
he found himself producing and playing in Bubblegum bands like Tommy James and
the Shondells, The Archies, Shadows of Night, 1910 Fruitgum Co., and the Ohio
Express.
By 1972, Kenny had played and sung on over 50 Billboard Top 40 hits. After the demise of Bubblegum, he was given the opportunity to produce for The Who’s label in London, which would prime him for the next phase, Punk Rock.
Kenny
was asked to help write and produce six songs in 8 days with a young singer
named Joan Jett. Her former band, The Runaways, had broken up, but they were
still contracted to do a project that was yet unfinished. Kenny and Joan
immediately found they were kindred spirits and have collaborated on every Joan
Jett album and hit ever since.
In
2015, Kenny, alongside Jett, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He "felt honored to be standing next to his best friend,” accepting the
coveted award. After 35 years of creating music together, he and Jett are still
touring the world, writing and recording new music.
JOAN JETT
BAD
REPUTATION
The life and career of Joan Jett from her early years ripping
it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways, to
her solo career and the enduring presence as a rock 'n' roll pioneer and
mentor.
For more information
about
K e n n
y L a g u n a
and
J o a
n J e t t
Visit
www.lagunatunes.com
Laguna Tunes
www.kennylaguna.com/discography Kenny Laguna discography
www.blackheart.com
Blackheart Records
www.joanjett.com
Joan Jett official
Joan Jett (1980);
re-released as Bad Reputation (1981) [solo]
I Love Rock 'n Roll (1981)
Album (1983)
Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth (1984)
Good Music (1986)
Up Your Alley (1988)
The Hit List (1990)
[solo]
Notorious (1991)
Pure and Simple (1994)
Naked (2004)
Sinner (2006)
Unvarnished (2013)
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
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Featuring over 45
intimate conversations with some of
the greatest rock
legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR.
JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL
KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE
MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE...
BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN
LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD
RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN
ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX...
RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER
FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK...
SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its
subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden
letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking
order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock
music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high definition pictures
to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures
that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones.
Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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