Lita Ford
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Lita Ford Biography
EARLY LIFE
Ford was born Lita Rossana Ford to a British father, and an Italian mother in London, England. She moved with her family to the United States at age 4. She began playing the guitar at age 11. Her vocal range is that of a mezzo-soprano.
In 1975 at the age of 17 she joined the all-female rock band The Runaways, for whom she played lead guitar.
SOLO CAREER
After the group folded in 1979, she began a solo career. Her first two albums, Out for Blood and Dancin' on the Edge were moderately successful. Out For Blood featured the single Out For Blood . Her next album Dancin' on the Edge was even more successful. It featured the single Fire in my Heart which reached the top 10 in several countries. The next single Gotta Let Go was one of Ford's biggest hits. It reached number one on the Mainstream Rock charts.
Ford toured extensively and made several guest appearances on TV shows for the next four years, but had no releases. By the time Ford returned again, the lighter pop-metal she had long favored had broken through to mainstream audiences, which set the stage for her most commercially successful album, 1988's Lita. With Sharon Osbourne as her manager, the album featured four commercial hits, including the #1 Kiss Me Deadly , #9 Back to the Cave , #2 Close My Eyes Forever , and #3 Falling In and Out of Love (co-written with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe). The ballad Close My Eyes Forever, was a duet with Ozzy Osbourne. It was a Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit, reaching #8.
Her next release was called Stilleto. It featured the singles Hungry and Lisa ; which was dedicated to her mother.
Ford's next release was Dangerous Curves. Ford's last release would be with ZYX Records and would be titled Black. It was only readily available in Europe.
Ford was asked by VH-1 to be in the cast of The Surreal Life for its 7th season, in 2007. She declined.
Ford appears in the 1992 film Highway to Hell as 'The Hitchhiker'.
During her solo years, she was an endorsee of B.C. Rich guitars and used Warlock, Eagle, Mockingbird and Bich single and double-neck models.
In mid June 2008, Ford and her new solo band played several warm up gigs prior to Rocklahoma under the name Kiss Me Deadly in the New York City area.
RETURN TO STAGE 2008, NEW ALBUM AND TOUR 2009
For the first time in 15 years, Lita Ford took stage in her only North American appearance at Rocklahoma, in Pryor, Oklahoma, July 12th. Her new band consists of Stet Howland (W.A.S.P.) on drums, JC on bass and Michael T. Ross (Angel/XYZ) on keyboards.
Come 2009 Lita will release her new album and tour the world.
PERSONAL LIFE
Lita Ford is married to Jim Gillette, of the band Nitro. With him she has two sons, their first son having been born on Jim and Lita's third wedding anniversary. They’ve been married for 15 years and live on a deserted Caribbean island.
TRIBUTES
An achievement in the Xbox 360 version of the game Guitar Hero II, is titled the Joan & Lita Award in tribute to Lita and Joan Jett. It is awarded to two players who can get a 100 note streak in cooperative mode.
The song Kiss Me Deadly was covered in a Compilation album called Metalliska. The song was covered by Reel Big Fish.