Joan Marie Larkin was born September 22, 1958 at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She is the oldest of three children. Her father sold insurance; her mother was a secretary. Her family were Protestant and attended church, but were not particularly religious. Her family moved to Rockville, Maryland, in 1967 where she attended Randolph Junior High and Wheaton High School. Jett got her first guitar at the age of 14. She took some guitar lessons, but quit soon after when the instructor kept trying to teach her folk songs. Her family then moved to West Covina, California, in Los Angeles County, providing Jett the opportunity to pursue her musical endeavors.
Bad Reputation is the debut solo album by Joan Jett, originally self-released in 1980 as Joan Jett after her previous band The Runaways disbanded, then re-issued on Boardwalk Records in 1981 as Bad Reputation.
Background
Producer Kenny Laguna financed the album's recording using borrowed studio credits. Recorded before Joan Jett formed The Blackhearts, the majority of the album features Jett backed by members of the Roll-Ups, with Lea Hart on guitar, Jeff Peters on bass and Paul Simmons on drums. Other tracks include well known musicians, such as the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Blondie's Clem Burke and Frank Infante.
After independently recording the album with Laguna, Jett took the record to a number of major record labels, none of which were interested in releasing the project. Rather than continue to hunt for a willing label, Laguna and Jett decided to fund the pressing of the album themselves. The original, self-released, version of the album was simply titled Joan Jett and was sold directly to concert-goers and record stores out of Laguna's trunk.
"Everyday People" is a 1968 song by Sly and the Family Stone. It was the first single by the band to go to number one on the Soul singles chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It held that position, on the Hot 100, for four weeks from February 15, 1969, until March 14, 1969, and is remembered as a popular song of the 1960s. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song of 1969. As with most of Sly & the Family Stone's songs, Sly Stone was credited as the sole songwriter.
Overview
The song is one of Sly Stone's pleas for peace and equality between differing races and social groups, a major theme and focus for the band. The Family Stone featured CaucasiansGreg Errico and Jerry Martini in its lineup, as well as females Rose Stone and Cynthia Robinson; making it the first major integrated band in rock history. Sly & the Family Stone's message was about peace and equality through music, and this song reflects the same.
Unlike the band's more typically funky and psychedelic records, "Everyday People" is a mid-tempo number with a more mainstream pop feel. Sly, singing the main verses for the song, explains that he is "no better / and neither are you / we are the same / whatever we do."
Everyday People is a cartoon written and drawn by Cathy Thorne. The cartoon generally uses a single captioned panel featuring a female protagonist. The series debuted in 1999, and has been in continuous production ever since, publishing a new cartoon on a weekly schedule. There are currently over 600 different cartoons on the website covering topics such as motherhood, relationships, health, beauty and well-being.
Books
Cartoons About Women (and the people who love and annoy them), 2009 ISBN 978-0-9812661-0-7
Cookie In The Moment, 2012 ISBN 978-0-9812661-1-4
Other media
Newspaper
Individual cartoons have been syndicated in various international papers, including:
Toronto Star (Ontario, Canada)
Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia, USA)
The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Ventura County Star (California, USA)
Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, Australia)
Kansas City Star (Kansas, USA)
Magazines
Individual cartoons have appeared in various magazines, including:
Everyday People was a soul, R&B and jazz-influenced pop group formed in England who recorded one album and had success with a few singles across Europe.
History
Following the commercial failure of Floy Joy's 1986 album Weak in the Presence of Beauty, both vocalist Desi Campbell and Shaun Ward went separate ways. However by 1990, Campbell and Ward worked under the name Everyday People as a trio. Campbell had moved to Los Angeles and Ward moved to New York's club land. When both returned to Yorkshire, filled with enthusiasm, a reunification, this time alongside local guitarist, Lloyd Richards seemed the right option. The newly established record label SBK Records were sharpest to react and signed the band. The band soon won the Radio One UK battle of the bands competition, and also went to Japan to play in the international finals at the famous Budokan.
The band decided to work with producer Stewart Levine, as they opted for an organic sound for their debut album. In a 1990 interview with the group, Campbell noted "We'd had enough experience with producers and would really have preferred to do it ourselves. But Stewart didn't want to change a thing. He told us at the beginning that all he wanted to do was enhance what we already had, and that's exactly how it turned out." The band flew out to Bearsville, New York and recorded an entire album without sample or sequence. The band's only album You Wash... I'll Dry was released in 1990 via SBK Records. The album peaked at #26 in Germany. The band's first single was "Headline News" which gained some minor interest where it peaked at #99 in the UK, #83 in the Netherlands and #53 in Germany.
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Everyday People (Dance Mix) · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2006 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
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published: 25 Aug 2018
Joan Jett - Everyday People (Dance Mix)
From Album 1983
published: 11 Feb 2011
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Everyday People (Dance Mix)
℗ 1983. Produced by Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna, R. Cordell.
Remix by John Luongo.
published: 09 Jul 2020
Everyday People
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Everyday People · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 1968 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
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published: 25 Aug 2018
Joan Jett - ACDC / Everyday People ( Live )
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - ACDC / Everyday People. Joan Jett , Kenny Laguna , Dougie Needles , Thommy Price , Enzo. Sinner , Nissan Live Sets 2008
published: 14 Jul 2011
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Everyday People 45rpm
Original MCA/Blackheart 45rpm recording.
Song debuted 9/10/1983 and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nice rockin' remake of the classic Sly Stone song.
published: 17 Feb 2010
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Everyday People - Live - 1998 Rockin´ the Rockies
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Everyday People - Live - 1998 Rockin´ the Rockies
published: 16 May 2010
''Everyday People'' - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Camden, New Jersey - July 31st, 2016
From the 2016 'Rock Hall Three for All' Tour stop at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, here is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing the Sly & the Family Stone classic ''Everyday People''. The tour features Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Heart and is a show that should not be missed. The tour runs through September in cities all across America. Check them out if you can!
published: 01 Aug 2016
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Everyday People live 6/6/23 Baltimore,MD
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Everyday People (Dance Mix) · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2006 Blackheart Records Group
...
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Everyday People (Dance Mix) · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2006 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
Everyday People (Dance Mix) · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2006 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
Everyday People · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 1968 Blackheart Records Group
Released on:...
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
Everyday People · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 1968 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
Everyday People · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 1968 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Original MCA/Blackheart 45rpm recording.
Song debuted 9/10/1983 and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nice rockin' remake of the classic Sly S...
Original MCA/Blackheart 45rpm recording.
Song debuted 9/10/1983 and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nice rockin' remake of the classic Sly Stone song.
Original MCA/Blackheart 45rpm recording.
Song debuted 9/10/1983 and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nice rockin' remake of the classic Sly Stone song.
From the 2016 'Rock Hall Three for All' Tour stop at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, here is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing the Sly & the Fam...
From the 2016 'Rock Hall Three for All' Tour stop at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, here is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing the Sly & the Family Stone classic ''Everyday People''. The tour features Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Heart and is a show that should not be missed. The tour runs through September in cities all across America. Check them out if you can!
From the 2016 'Rock Hall Three for All' Tour stop at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, here is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing the Sly & the Family Stone classic ''Everyday People''. The tour features Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Heart and is a show that should not be missed. The tour runs through September in cities all across America. Check them out if you can!
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
Everyday People (Dance Mix) · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2006 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
Everyday People · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album (Expanded Edition)
℗ 1968 Blackheart Records Group
Released on: 1983-07-01
Composer, Lyricist: Sylvester Stewart
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Original MCA/Blackheart 45rpm recording.
Song debuted 9/10/1983 and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nice rockin' remake of the classic Sly Stone song.
From the 2016 'Rock Hall Three for All' Tour stop at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, here is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing the Sly & the Family Stone classic ''Everyday People''. The tour features Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Heart and is a show that should not be missed. The tour runs through September in cities all across America. Check them out if you can!
Joan Marie Larkin was born September 22, 1958 at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She is the oldest of three children. Her father sold insurance; her mother was a secretary. Her family were Protestant and attended church, but were not particularly religious. Her family moved to Rockville, Maryland, in 1967 where she attended Randolph Junior High and Wheaton High School. Jett got her first guitar at the age of 14. She took some guitar lessons, but quit soon after when the instructor kept trying to teach her folk songs. Her family then moved to West Covina, California, in Los Angeles County, providing Jett the opportunity to pursue her musical endeavors.
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