This is footage of Lita Ford playing guitar at a music store in Dublin, California after an autograph session in the early 90's. The guitar was given away as a raffle prize.
Gotta hand it to Eddie Van Halen for encouraging her not to squander her talent back in the early 80's upon the demise of The Runaways when she was working in all sorts of jobs. Eddie then noticed that being aware of her talent and talked her into picking up the guitar again.
@@MrJohnnyDistortion I read it off some liner notes from a reissue of one of her earlier albums. She had been working as a fitness instructor when Eddie Van Halen noticed her. He was like “What is she doing here? She’s a talented guitarist.” So he went up to her and told her not to waste her talent and get back to playing. When someone exceptional like Eddie Van Halen tells you that you’ve got talent and that you should use it, you’d better do as he says.
One more task lies ahead of her . . . And NO RUNAWAY will touch it (Sandy West died over it) . . . acknowledging the contributions of Michael Steele during the first months of the band.
Anyone that makes it back then anyway had some kind of talent what what exactly puts her in a class of her own I mean she’s good but I’ve been playing for 35 years and I don’t see what puts her in a class of her own like class of there own is randy Rhoads SRV jimmy page Eddie Van Halen prince they were all in a class of there own
@@donsturgis6578 really? I met her once in 1988. Yes, i still have the autographed cassette. Say hey for me is you really work for her. (Parental Alienation should be a crime)
I heard Lita during a Runaway sound check back in the day. Been a fan ever since. During that same tour, the bass player got sick during a show. Lita put her guitar down and picked up the bass. The show went on!
I met Lita at the NAMM show in 2019 and she might be the coolest human I ever met. We bullshited like old friends during an autograph signing. It was bizarre, it was like we knew each other, she was just the best. ❤️
Kieth Richards is the coolest human being I ever met, and Mick introduced me to the band in 1978 when me and my buddy were only 12. Keith invited us to stay and eat lunch at the table next to them at the Hyatt Regency in Memphis. The restaurant was empty except for us. Sorry to trump your story my man!
@@crusheverything4449 Haha. I failed to mention the very day before that I not only met the Wilson sisters there but went swimming with Nancy who was wearing a very taunt white 2 piece bikini. Her boyfriend, the lead guitarist, eventually tried to run me off and (not because I was being a dick) and she jumped his ass for being rude. I mentioned this to the Stones and Wyman had no idea who I was talking about so I mentioned Barracuda and Charlie explained it to him then Wyman grinned. I'm leaving a lot out but not trying to write a book in one comment.
Ahead a hell of alot better than Joan jett and jett was named top 100 influential guitar player. What a joke. It's all political and if she wasn't gay and liberal she wouldn't have got it. So many better players than jett out there.
I have listened to Lita from The runaways all the way up to the '80s highway up to the 90s and still got my cassettes you rock your ass off and I like that
She and Joan shoe-horned their way into a sort of all boys club and gave the boys with all the fuzz and distortion a run for their money. These ladies didn't even break a sweat doing it either. They kept up, beat the misogyny bulldozer and now Joan is an Icon above most! And hell, Lita had that duet with Ozzy! Don't forget that! God, find me a girlfriend like her!
don't miss your chance, she's playing this year, in fact, in March. starting at the Whiskey in L.A. on March 5th, 2023. then she'll be playing with warrant on 03/25/23 at Treasure Island Casino in Minnehopeless, i mean Minnesota. then May 6 at M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD. and the next day, Warrendale, PA. those are the only dates that i know of so be there or be square. you have no excuse this time around. don't make me come kidnap you for a Lita Ford show, don't worry, i'll return you back to your family after the show, safe, unharm and the time of your life. just like dirty dancing, and now, you will have the time of your life and you'll never felt like this before, yes you swear, it's true and you owe it all to this dude.
@@traviskissacdc32 Hell yeah dude! Have a awesome time at the show, Drink a beer for me cause when i see her at the Whiskey, i'll drink one for you. nice to know, there are still cool people out there, considering the crappy mess we're all in. we'll come back here and share stories after we both been to the show.
She was around her early thirties, by the early 90s, when this was shot. But yeah, with the Runaways, in the mid to late 70s, she was definitely ahead of her time.
She did the same thing in a music store in Texas around the same time. I just happened to be there when she came in. I had no idea she was scheduled to be there. I got a signed photograph of her. She was promoting Alvarez guitars at the time.
I love this video, this is what these people in the 1980’s Los Angeles hard rock scene looked like in real life without makeup and lighting. What they looked like outside of MTV. Tom Sisson
She looks and sounds incredible!!!! Not a wrinkle! You can she feels the music and it is just there. Whole body and soul connection! God got her right!!!
Backyard party at the rainbow last sept.2022.during that heat wave we had.. . rockin show .lita killed it..cant wait for the next one coming up in April..see u there
I got 2 meet her @ a ListenUp sound store around the same time In a blizzard in Denver CO. She was the coolest. I still have the pic of her, My homeboy & Myself. She had a new line of axes & they had a raffle for a guitar then too.
That’s funny but absolutely true. I wonder if anyone bought it afterwards and if they did did they try to get her to autograph it? Lucky it was the 90s or it’d be on eBay for a cool million.
Not to be confused by the album by The Police; is it synchronicity or coincidence? My late older brother co-wrote a song that ended up on Joan Jett's 'Bad Reputation' album. I was there at the time, along with Herbie Worthington, who did Lita's 'Out For Blood' album cover; and Larry Alexander, who recorded Lita's 'Dancing On The Edge' album. The 'demo' for this song was recorded at Studio 914, where Bruce Springsteen recorded the song-'Born To Run'; and the song is-'Too Bad On Your Birthday'. I was born on September 19th., same as Lita. About a dozen or so years after co-writing 'Too Bad On Your Birthday', my brother found himself on an island in The Caribbean, playing his guitar, when who walked up behind and introduced himself was Keith Richards. True story!
For sure,I spent years running from that type of sound,give me brown sound or pretty much anything different,but she's not a bad player , she's no zakk Wilde or Marty Friedman but we all can't be that,lol
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In case anyone is wondering, she's playing her song, "Larger Than Life".
I love the duet she did with Ozzy. If I close my eyes forever. That song is timeless. It still sounds fresh today. Rock on Lita...
I love Lita! She is a pioneer for women in rock and doesn’t receive the recognition she deserves!
Gotta hand it to Eddie Van Halen for encouraging her not to squander her talent back in the early 80's upon the demise of The Runaways when she was working in all sorts of jobs. Eddie then noticed that being aware of her talent and talked her into picking up the guitar again.
I never knew of that story.
@@MrJohnnyDistortion I read it off some liner notes from a reissue of one of her earlier albums. She had been working as a fitness instructor when Eddie Van Halen noticed her. He was like “What is she doing here? She’s a talented guitarist.”
So he went up to her and told her not to waste her talent and get back to playing.
When someone exceptional like Eddie Van Halen tells you that you’ve got talent and that you should use it, you’d better do as he says.
@@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw Yeah…I know you’re talking it.
@@vinaymulukutla358
Pretty cool story. I wonder if Eddie & Lit R&R a bit?🤭
@@MrJohnnyDistortion Check out her book-it’s all in there
If I walked into a guitar shop and saw Lita Ford playing a new guitar like this I'd freak out!
Oh, man. This is so sweet. Lita Ford is in a class all her own. She is a great musician and a great entertainer.
And a great looking!
One more task lies ahead of her . . .
And NO RUNAWAY will touch it (Sandy West died over it)
. . . acknowledging the contributions of Michael Steele during the first months of the band.
I never heard of her until I saw the movie the runaways
Anyone that makes it back then anyway had some kind of talent what what exactly puts her in a class of her own I mean she’s good but I’ve been playing for 35 years and I don’t see what puts her in a class of her own like class of there own is randy Rhoads SRV jimmy page Eddie Van Halen prince they were all in a class of there own
And believe it or not, a great cook!
Miss Lita Ford is AWESOME !!!
Her picture hug in my tool box for years. A fantastic talent and a hell of a rocker.
Lita is so unique. Love her music. She can really crack up the metal when it suits her. Thank you for that.
Glad Eddie Van Halen gave her that pep talk. Lita shreds. She's been rockin' a long time. Salute Bosslady!
Eddie gave her the high hard one too!
The whole package...!!! Beauty, Brains and a legend...!!!
@RealClear Scripture
No I’m not, I work for her. I know her. Like I said, she is the whole package..!!
@RealClear Scripture can anyone say that about you..?
Not to mention her musical skills
A legend????? Really??? Pretty low bar, dude. Nothing against Lita.
@@donsturgis6578 really?
I met her once in 1988. Yes, i still have the autographed cassette.
Say hey for me is you really work for her.
(Parental Alienation should be a crime)
Lita is an absolutely amazing guitarist….and still as beautiful as ever!
A seasoned life long professional doing the sorts of things one would expect. Oozes warmth & self confidence.
She was killing it! Those people were very lucky to be watching that. That was a very nice Shred session
You can tell she loves what she does it's very refreshing to see that
Rock godess! Killer licks with a killer smile!
I heard Lita during a Runaway sound check back in the day. Been a fan ever since. During that same tour, the bass player got sick during a show. Lita put her guitar down and picked up the bass. The show went on!
Hi! What year was that? (I wanna find what bass player it was haha)
@@mika_9 1977
@@mika_9Victory Blue.
Not only a great guitarist, but damn good looking!
This woman is pure authenticity and talent. I love her!
Yeahh not like todays female guirarists who only wants attention but did not any credits to music 😅
And not one harmonic dive bomb off the G string, thank you Lita.
Still one of the most beautiful women in rock.
This was decades ago...
Her stage presence with the Runaways was unbridled rock and roll
One of my favorite female artists. Love Lita Ford
Talented and beautiful as well! Go Lita!
She is so awesome to watch ,and listen to ! Thank you for the video!
I met Lita at the NAMM show in 2019 and she might be the coolest human I ever met. We bullshited like old friends during an autograph signing. It was bizarre, it was like we knew each other, she was just the best. ❤️
Kieth Richards is the coolest human being I ever met, and Mick introduced me to the band in 1978 when me and my buddy were only 12. Keith invited us to stay and eat lunch at the table next to them at the Hyatt Regency in Memphis. The restaurant was empty except for us. Sorry to trump your story my man!
@@RockNRoller66 - Dick move on your part.
@@crusheverything4449 Haha. I failed to mention the very day before that I not only met the Wilson sisters there but went swimming with Nancy who was wearing a very taunt white 2 piece bikini. Her boyfriend, the lead guitarist, eventually tried to run me off and (not because I was being a dick) and she jumped his ass for being rude. I mentioned this to the Stones and Wyman had no idea who I was talking about so I mentioned Barracuda and Charlie explained it to him then Wyman grinned. I'm leaving a lot out but not trying to write a book in one comment.
Met Her too back in 89'; She was not very nice to put it lightly. Sounds like She is playing Priest.
There was a time when it was just Lita and Nancy Wilson. Now there’s so many talented female guitarists.
you mean the ones the record industry promoted at least. There have always been loads of amazing female guitarists.
Joan Jett - Rolling Sones
50 Greatest of All Time?????????? Lita's Legit for SURE.
Bonnie Raitt would STILL cut all their heads at any jam, and she’s 73.
Peace
Lol what talent?????the only did terrible covers with many CPU sound and suxx so bad on stage
This is why Lita is way more than a pretty face. She shreds!!!
lager than life riff 😎
@@mumu5013 zlx
She is a great guitar 🎸 player. I just didn't realize how great.
Ahead a hell of alot better than Joan jett and jett was named top 100 influential guitar player. What a joke. It's all political and if she wasn't gay and liberal she wouldn't have got it. So many better players than jett out there.
Imagine how badass that would be .. walking into a guitar shop and Lita Ford is jamming . Lucky bastards there that day
Can not belive that this video was lost! Glad its back up on youtube!
Amazing guitarist..I dare you to grab "her" groin. LITA is a man.
@@walterbishop1697 you've obviously never met HER. I did in '88. ALL woman. 😁
@@walterbishop1697 You need to keep editing that bad boy.
Lovely Lita! Brings back so many memories! 😍🤘
That guitar is worth more now than it was before she picked it up: Lita Ford! 😇
Excellent Lita 🤟🎸🇺🇸🤟❣️
STILL WICKEDLY COOL BADASS ROCKER!! ❤😎
I saw Lita in concert back in the Day, Ft. Benning, 4th of July, 1988.
Love the opening sequence, kind of minor chord eerie shit, pretty cool.
Always on her toes with this stuff way to go lita
I have listened to Lita from The runaways all the way up to the '80s highway up to the 90s and still got my cassettes you rock your ass off and I like that
She and Joan shoe-horned their way into a sort of all boys club and gave the boys with all the fuzz and distortion a run for their money. These ladies didn't even break a sweat doing it either. They kept up, beat the misogyny bulldozer and now Joan is an Icon above most! And hell, Lita had that duet with Ozzy! Don't forget that! God, find me a girlfriend like her!
In Illinois we cannot get enough Lita Ford. We love her.
This is the song "Larger than Life" from the Dangerous Curves CD, GREAT song!!! I"m going to see Lita tomorrow!!! :D
And little black spider
What an amazing Woman. The Queen of Hard Rock.
Damn she is phenomenal. Sorry I never saw her live in concert.
She's not dead, so...
don't miss your chance, she's playing this year, in fact, in March. starting at the Whiskey in L.A. on March 5th, 2023. then she'll be playing with warrant on 03/25/23 at Treasure Island Casino in Minnehopeless, i mean Minnesota. then May 6 at M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD. and the next day, Warrendale, PA. those are the only dates that i know of so be there or be square. you have no excuse this time around. don't make me come kidnap you for a Lita Ford show, don't worry, i'll return you back to your family after the show, safe, unharm and the time of your life. just like dirty dancing, and now, you will have the time of your life and you'll never felt like this before, yes you swear, it's true and you owe it all to this dude.
@Skaarxiong1 he first concert in 2023 is tonight in Ashland ky can't wait
@@traviskissacdc32 Hell yeah dude! Have a awesome time at the show, Drink a beer for me cause when i see her at the Whiskey, i'll drink one for you. nice to know, there are still cool people out there, considering the crappy mess we're all in. we'll come back here and share stories after we both been to the show.
I was lucky enough to see her open for Motley Crue on the feelgood tour in Biloxi Mississippi- she was awesome
Lita was probably one of the best 17 year old rock guitarists playing at that time. Her tone is amazing!
She was around her early thirties, by the early 90s, when this was shot. But yeah, with the Runaways, in the mid to late 70s, she was definitely ahead of her time.
Wait 4 it, wait 4 it and there it is. Great share, God bless all n keep a rockin n roolin.
She did the same thing in a music store in Texas around the same time. I just happened to be there when she came in. I had no idea she was scheduled to be there. I got a signed photograph of her. She was promoting Alvarez guitars at the time.
Do you remember when that was ?
@@donovanweber6059 '94 or '95 maybe. Somewhere around that time.
She is awesome!
I love this video, this is what these people in the 1980’s Los Angeles hard rock scene looked like in real life without makeup and lighting. What they looked like outside of MTV.
Tom Sisson
Love that RIFF 👍🎸👍
"Larger Than Life"
Wow, Lita still looks Amazing! Love her complexion, smile, hair and eyes! Dont know what she's doing but she should keep it up!😜🥰😍👍
this was like 25 years ago
She looks and sounds incredible!!!! Not a wrinkle! You can she feels the music and it is just there. Whole body and soul connection! God got her right!!!
I agree but she has wrinkles now as this was nearly 30 years ago
Litas a legend.. big props to her..I love watching her jam
Every guitar player on RUclips is either a "legend" or "underrated". You didn't know that?😀
She rocks listen to her music almost daily on my Spotify with ozzy too
I saw her in fall of '22 at popcorn festival. She's still got it! She was beautiful too! It's Lita fucking Ford!
A true rock goddess ❤
She got the energy cornered sndworksit rock it forever baby!!!!!
One of the most talented musicians of her era!
Very underrated.
@@boyertb definitely I agree.
Yeah more talented than Eddie, Randy Rhoades, Gary Moore, SRV, Glen Tipton, Dime… 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you joke.
HUH??? Umm… wow, you don’t listen to too much music, do ya?
Backyard party at the rainbow last sept.2022.during that heat wave we had.. . rockin show .lita killed it..cant wait for the next one coming up in April..see u there
I got 2 meet her @ a ListenUp sound store around the same time In a blizzard in Denver CO. She was the coolest. I still have the pic of her, My homeboy & Myself. She had a new line of axes & they had a raffle for a guitar then too.
Her and the starchild had lots of fun back in the day. Lita is a triple threat hot,can sing,play killer guitar
SOOO FREAKING AWESOME & GORGEOUS ‼️🤟🤟🤟❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️ LOVE LITA…!!!
She is playing 'Larger than life' from the recent album at that time. Really good song. ;)
right 🤘🎸😁
Wow just born to play! Love you Lita x
Got to meet her and the band at the Hilton in the late 80's in Augusta Georgia and went to the concert, she's all about her fans.
I watched the whole thing. I feel I've been given a gift. Thank you.
She's still got it!
This was 30 years ago..
1:56 when you realize you have a crowd and start to perform like you are on stage 🤘
And the value of that guitar just went way up. Amazing guitarist
That’s funny but absolutely true. I wonder if anyone bought it afterwards and if they did did they try to get her to autograph it? Lucky it was the 90s or it’d be on eBay for a cool million.
@@nomadronin7361 The guitar was given away as a raffle prize. some luck person walked out of there with that Autographed Guitar For FREE!!
Lita , Joan and the Wilson sisters broke down the boys club in rock..much respect
That is footage of Lita Ford being kick ass!
Still jammin and still rockin that 80's hair. My baby right there :)
She did this in Coldwater, MI at a local music store also about the same time. She must have been on tour doing it.
I remember she said she was heavily influenced by Michael Schenker
Not to be confused by the album by The Police; is it synchronicity or coincidence? My late older brother co-wrote a song that ended up on Joan Jett's 'Bad Reputation' album. I was there at the time, along with Herbie Worthington, who did Lita's 'Out For Blood' album cover; and Larry Alexander, who recorded Lita's 'Dancing On The Edge' album. The 'demo' for this song was recorded at Studio 914, where Bruce Springsteen recorded the song-'Born To Run'; and the song is-'Too Bad On Your Birthday'. I was born on September 19th., same as Lita. About a dozen or so years after co-writing 'Too Bad On Your Birthday', my brother found himself on an island in The Caribbean, playing his guitar, when who walked up behind and introduced himself was Keith Richards. True story!
She was always & still is my fave female guitarist so it seems fitting that my a-t fave guitarist Eddie VH encouraged her to keep doing her thing.
Glad to see her back nowadays she an album with shredder garey hoey producing kind of brought her back they are from the same 80s era
Unbelievably badass!!
YUM, love me some Lita Ford !!!
That solid state bedroom tone is nostalgia.
For sure,I spent years running from that type of sound,give me brown sound or pretty much anything different,but she's not a bad player , she's no zakk Wilde or Marty Friedman but we all can't be that,lol
@@tomhathaway4941 I bought a Peavey rage two weeks after my comment. Apparently I'm reembracing it ;)
close my eyes forever
Saw lita in the 80s with warrent then a few years ago with hale storm love that girl
so beautiful
Close
My
Eyes
Forever
🎼Lita could really kick it! I worked with Joan (studio) she also had it down, a real Pro! 🎸 🎶
Lita a beast !
Looks like a Alvarez Electric / Villan / Modulus guitar with Graphite Neck 1990 in Black. Way Cool!!
Hey! She was in my 80's list. Kiss Me Deadly Lita!!
She really rocks
Lita and Ozzy. Back come the memories.
Surprised they never did another duo all these years later
Hate to admit it but......
She rocks.
Enough said.
I bow down. 🙇♂️
Stet Howland, Lita Ford & Dee Snyder what a line-up!
So happy that she persevered and made it as a female hard rock and metal artist. 🤘🏼
that dood with the glasses reminded me of a dog when it turns his head sideways lol
OUR QUEEN FOREVER AND EVER.
""""""""""""""LITA FORD ARMY REYNOSA DIVISION , REALLY.
love me some Lita!
I've met her and I've known her for 17 years
Fora Sério Toca Muuuito a Lita Ford Sensacional 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Larger than Life
Lita Ford still shredding some mean licks 🤘😎👍
30 years ago...
Sweet. I remember this vid from about 10 years ago, what a hottie she was, and still is.
Everyone commenting how great and gorgeous she still is. The footage was like 30 years ago....