Jan kuehnemund biography

American rock band

For other uses, see Vixen (disambiguation).

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Vixen is cease American rock band formed remove Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Next to its most commercially successful duration from to , the ribbon consisted of Jan Kuehnemund (lead guitar), Janet Gardner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Share Ross (bass guitar), and Roxy Petrucci (drums).^[1]

The band's eponymous first album was released in , and reached No.

41 on the Billboard Their second studio album Rev It Up was released expose , and reached No. 52 on the Billboard Their base studio album Tangerine was on the loose in Their fourth studio scrap book Live & Learn was unattached in

Part of the Los Angeles, California, glam metal spot, the band has been stated doubtful as "the female Bon Jovi."^[2] Several singles released by dignity band from to reached excellence Billboard Hot , including ethics Top 40 singles "Edge atlas a Broken Heart" at Inept.

26, and "Cryin'" at Clumsy.

While the band originally disbanded in , it reformed evade to by Gardner and Petrucci but a lawsuit filed near Kuehnemund over ownership of high-mindedness name ruled in her support ending that version of integrity band.

Kuehnemund reunited the fillet with the classic lineup birth but disagreements caused Kuehnemund take a look at quickly recruit a new symbols of the band with several new members; this lineup lasted until Kuehnemund died in Spread then on Gardner, Ross, at an earlier time Petrucci reformed the band go-slow Gina Stile on guitar.

As of June 21, , picture band currently consists of Petrucci, Britt Lightning, Julia Lage, sit newly announced lead singer Rosa Laricchiuta.

History

Early years

Vixen was au fait in St. Paul, Minnesota awarding by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund pinpoint playing in the band Unusable Pepper in high school subsequent changing the name to Dawn, which broke up in Homophile Shanks was her bandmate lasting that time and two drummers were featured, Marlene Peterson good turn Laurie Hedlund.

Six years after she formed a new all-female rock band named Vixen exact a new lineup.^{[citation needed]}

Alex Henderson, writing for AllMusic, said they started in in Los Angeles,^[3] California, but Kuehnemund herself denied this. In , an originally version of the band add-on Kuehnemund, singer Janet Gardner, bassist Pia Maiocco, drummer Laurie Hedlund, and rhythm guitarist/singer-songwriter Tamara "Tammy" Ivanov appeared in the fog Hardbodies, as the on-screen company Diaper Rash.

They were put in order quintet at that time, conduct in a pop rock layout. In , the band hollow to the inner areas see Los Angeles to join grandeur city's rock scene.^[4]

Commercial success

Lineup waverings happened during the following days until the "classic lineup" invoke Kuehnemund, Gardner, Roxy Petrucci, stall Share Pedersen was formed.

That lineup of Vixen was interviewed in along with many else rock artists of the dowry by Penelope Spheeris for connect film The Decline of Prevarication Civilization II: The Metal Years. All members except Kuehnemund emerged in the film.^[5]

In , decency band was signed to EMI Manhattan, and they began make a copy of their self-titled debut album Vixen, which was released on Revered ^[6] Singer-songwriter Richard Marx co-wrote with Fee Waybill and solid their signature hit, "Edge center a Broken Heart" and not fail the song.^[1] Marx had delay to do with their bolstering CD, since he was demonstrative more of a mainline chanteuse than songwriter.

Vixen spent probity next year touring the nature, supporting acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, and Bon Jovi, as well as headlining their own shows. The band shared to the studio in derisory /early to record their sequel album, Rev It Up, which was released in July ^[1] A year of touring followed, including headlining their own shows and supporting acts such style KISS and Deep Purple.

Subsequently the tour concluded in inexpert, the group disbanded in payable to musical differences.^{[citation needed]}

First reunion

In , drummer Roxy Petrucci rehabilitated Vixen, with Janet Gardner enjoin recruited Gina Stile on instruction guitar and Rana Ross, once from Phantom Blue, on sonorous guitar.

This lineup toured authority United States later that vintage, and in Gardner, Stile, increase in intensity Petrucci recorded the album Tangerine, which eventually became Stile's single album and Gardner's last meanwhile their respective tenures in ethics band. After the release faultless the new album, Roxy's pamper Maxine Petrucci was brought gratify to play bass on unornamented US tour during , on the other hand they were sued successfully pray trademark infringement by Kuehnemund.^[7] According to her, she realized roam the rest of Vixen heraldry sinister her out and usurped dead heat right to represent them.^[8]

In , Share Ross joined her husband's band, The Dogs D'Amour, who reformed after a long reprieve.

She appeared on their albums Happy Ever After and Seconds, playing bass, keyboards, and approval vocals, later leaving that call for. Share and her husband, Bam, also had their own band together, Bubble, which was very general in L.A.^{[citation needed]}

Second reunion

In , Vixen was reformed by Kuehnemund with a lineup consisting replicate herself, Janet Gardner, Roxy Petrucci, and new bassist Pat Holloway.

This lineup toured the Sporty as part of the Voices of Metal tour. Halfway defeat the tour, disagreements with state caused the band to divorce, with only Kuehnemund remaining.^[9][10] Kuehnemund quickly recruited Jenna Sanz-Agero (Jenna Piccolo), Lynn Louise Lowrey, person in charge Kathrin "Kat" Kraft to plentiful the tour.

They released three new albums in , adroit live album, recorded at shipshape and bristol fashion live show in Sweden, commanded Extended Versions, and a factory album, Live & Learn.^{[citation needed]}

Later events

In , VH1 approached blue blood the gentry four members of the "classic lineup" to appear on their show Bands Reunited.

The extravaganza was recorded in August standing broadcast in the U.S. seep out November Following the broadcast EMI's American label Capitol re-released justness first two Vixen albums, Vixen and Rev It Up.^{[citation needed]}

Vixen also won the sixth period Independent Music Awards Vox Bulge vote for Best Hard Rock/Metal Song for "I Try".^{[citation needed]}

Sanz-Agero confirmed in a interview guarantee a second album featuring position lineup was in the entireness and that a track named "I Understand" existed along accommodate other new recordings and outtakes from the Live & Learn sessions.^[11] There has yet correspond with be a proper release mean these recordings because every shareholder from that lineup has either retired from music or assay pursuing non-musical careers.^{[citation needed]}

At nobility end of Jan Kuehnemund was planning to reunite the leading Vixen lineup with Janet Collector, Share Ross, and Roxy Petrucci, who had since reunited summon JSRG with guitarist Gina Specific.

However, in January , cycle before they were about march make the official announcement allround their reunion, Kuehnemund was diagnosed with cancer. This forced them to delay the announcement continually, until possibly when Kuehnemund was fully recovered and cancer-free. Righteousness plan for a full-fledged rapprochement became impossible on October 10, , when, after nine months battling her cancer, Jan Kuehnemund died at the age innumerable ^[12]

In December the three living classic lineup members with Gina Stile on guitar, decided strengthen carry on under the honour of Vixen in honor invoke Jan Kuehnemund.^[13]

They played several gigs in in the U.S., Espana, and Canada.

In October tradeswoman Roxy Petrucci said in mar interview that Vixen was mine on a new album, featuring one song dedicated to Jan Kuehnemund.^[14]

In March , Vixen unsettled ways with lead guitarist Gina Stile and chose Britt Impetuous to succeed her. Lightning difficult to understand previously played in Jaded, selection all-female band that is defunct.^[15] Initially, in a June ask, Petrucci said that the band's new album was to come into sight out in ^[16] During , Gardner's last contribution as draw singer was when Vixen went to a studio for magnanimity first time in more amaze 10 years and recorded flash tracks for the Live Fire album, "You Ought to Know again by Now" and an cure version of "Edge of spiffy tidy up Broken Heart".

The former enquiry their own cover of Get worse Kennedy's "You Oughta Know coarse Now", originally on his self-titled album.^[17]

On January 16, , Author confirmed in a Facebook pole that she had definitely passed over Vixen,^[18] to devote more at this point to family and prioritize assemblage solo career.

The band next released a statement on their official Facebook page stating they plan to continue without Writer and that a new mill album has been in influence works for what would hold been a release.^[19] On Jan 22, they announced that Lothringen Lewis of Femme Fatale, Vixen's contemporaries during the glam alloy heyday and also an all-female band from its refoundation draw out until its dissolution later expect , became their new cantor, starting with a performance in reverse February 9 in Clearwater, Florida.^[20] Lewis met Petrucci and Doctor during her past collaborations leave your job them in Rocktopuss and L.A.

Nookie, a local cover necessitate, respectively. She later explained exertion May that the band's impending album would have had a-okay tentative release year.^[21] However, that album's release stalled, with fraudulence recording and writing sessions exploit continual and infrequent throughout with ^{[citation needed]}

On February 8, , bassist Share Ross announced she was taking a hiatus carry too far the band and announced Julia Lage as her replacement, who is the wife of player Richie Kotzen.

Lage, a Brazilian, is Vixen's first member classify from the United States.^[22]

On Oct 2, , the band loose a new single "Red", co-written by Fred Coury, Carly Robyn Green and Peter Amato.^[23] That was their first release calculate feature Lewis on vocals delighted Lage on bass.^[24]

On May 26, , Lewis announced on go backward social media channels that she was no longer with Termagant as "The band has free a different direction."^[25] The incoming day, May 27, the stripe announced it had already support a replacement lead singer.

Notwithstanding, Lewis' replacement was not declared until June 21 at position Honda Center in Anaheim, Manner of speaking when new lead singer Rosa Laricchiuta first took the blow things out of all proportion with Vixen. They co-headlined honesty show with Great White, Butchery, and Quiet Riot. ^[26]

Band members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

• The Best of Vixen: Unabridged Throttle ()
• Vixen & Helix - Back 2 Back Hits ()
• Rare Vintage ()^[27]

Live albums

• Extended Versions - Live in Sweden ()
• Live Fire ()

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Video albums

Films

References

External links