Lita Ford

Lita Ford

Lita Ford (born Carmelita Rossanna Ford on September 19, 1958 in London, U.K.) is a hard rock singer and guitarist who achieved popularity during the 1980s. Ford was born in London but is of Italian heritage. She moved with her family to the United States while still very young. She began playing the guitar at age 11. In 1976 at the age of 17 she became one of the founding members of the legendary teenage all-female proto-punk-metal band The Runaways. There she played lead guitar.

Vintage Magazines with Lita Ford

Screamer Magazine March 1994

Screamer Magazine March 1994
Issue: March 1994. Featuring: Rob Zombie of White Zombie. Also Included Scorpions, Damn the Machine, Mr. Big, My Sister's Machine, Shotgun Messiah, Eleven, Mutha's Day Out, Type O Negative, Crowbar, Life of Agony and Much More.

Screamer Magazine July 1993

Screamer Magazine July 1993
Issue: July 1993. Featuring: Alice In Chains and Anthrax. Also Included Infectious Grooves, In Living Colour, Enuff Znuff, Pigface, Kreator, Nuclear Assault, Dismember, T-Ride, Arcade and Much More.

Screamer Magazine December 1991

Screamer Magazine December 1991
Issue: December 1991. Featuring: Queensryche. Also Included Bonham, Coroner, Death, Europe, Haunted Garage, Lita Ford, Lucy Brown, Shadow King, Shotgun Messiah, Sweet F.A. and Much More

Screamer Magazine November 1991

Screamer Magazine November 1991
Issue: November 1991. Featuring: Motley Crue. Also Included Warrant, Sound Garden, Danger Danger, Fates Warning, Fudge Tunnel, Infectious Grooves, Voivod and Much More.

Screamer Magazine July 1990

Screamer Magazine July 1990
Issue: July 1990. Featuring: Poison. Also Included Bruce Dickinson, Soundgarden, D'Molls, Atrophy, Electric Boys, Forced Entry, Little Caesar, Lost Boys, Riverdogs, Shark Island, Y&T and Much More.

Screamer Magazine June 1990

Screamer Magazine June 1990
Issue: June 1990. Featuring: Damn Yankees. Also Included Kiss, Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Ratt, Whitesnake, Britny Fox, Trixter, Faith No More, Atrophy, Badlands, Bonham, Child's Play, Hurricane, Sleeze Beez, The Big F, Vicious Rumors, XYZ and Much More.

Screamer Magazine August 1989

Screamer Magazine August 1989
Issue: August 1989. Featuring: Motley Crue. Also Included Gene Simmons, LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Great White, Tesla, Kix, Junkyard, Accept, Kreator, Princess Pang and Much More.

Screamer Magazine April 1989


Screamer Magazine December 1988

Screamer Magazine December 1988
Issue: December 1988. Featuring: Quiet Riot. Also Included Pretty Boy Floyd, Animal, The Word, Precious Metal, Nuclear Assault and Much More.

Screamer Magazine August 1988

Screamer Magazine August 1988
Issue: August 1988. Featuring: Guns N' Roses. Also Included Killer Dwarfs, Flotsam and Jetsam, Shock and Much More.

Articles with Lita Ford

Ronnie James Dio’s Cancer Charity Bowls to Save Lives

  In 2010, the world lost a musical icon. Ronnie James Dio succumbed, finally, to his long struggle with stomach cancer.  Yet, it is difficult to consider any aspect of Dio’s life as a tragedy.  This is a man who, in many ways, created heavy metal music.  From the uplifted two-pronged fist salute to fronting… Read more »


Sammy Hagar’s Sold-Out Vegas Residency Brings Gavin DeGraw, Lita Ford and Trombone Shorty to the Stage

The party continues to go strong for Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar, whose Sammy Hagar & Friend’s hit residency at The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Skypod rolled through Las Vegas over the weekend for three more sold-out shows. Joined by his rock supergroup, Sammy Hagar & The Circle – featuring drummer Jason Bonham,… Read more »


Hangin’ & Bangin’ Live Stream Weekly Talk Show Marks One Year Anniversary

On June 3, 2021, Hangin’ & Bangin’, “the most rockin’ live-stream weekly talk show” celebrated its one-year anniversary with special guests and a look back to past shows. The Artists on Lockdown webcast is hosted by legendary drummers and brothers, Carmine (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Cactus) and Vinny (Dio, Black Sabbath) Appice, and Ron Onesti… Read more »


(video) Go “Round and Round” with Stephen Pearcy and his “RATT Bastards” for a One Night Only Live Stream Concert – Friday, April 2nd!

You mat not be able to get out of the house, but you can definitely get “Out of the Cellar“!! Join the founder and lead singer of RATT, Stephen Pearcy and his “Ratt Bastards” for an exclusive one night only live stream concert on Friday April 2nd at 7pm pacific / 8pm mountain / 9pm central / 10pm eastern from the… Read more »


MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE 2018 Final Public Sale Begins Today (10/19) Updated Lineup Announced

As music fans begin to plan their 2018 vacations, Monsters Of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock/heavy metal experience at sea, has announced that its final public sale begins today (10/19). Limited cabins are available at MonstersOfRockCruise.com, with prices beginning at $1,299 per person, double occupancy. Government fees, taxes, and gratuities are additional and… Read more »


LITA FORD Debuts New Song

LITA FORD is set to release her latest album Time Capsule on SPV/Steamhammer on April 15, 2016. Thevery special and unusual recording turns back the clock to a time when honest, down-to-earth rock music was still handmade and recorded without digital tricks and contraptions. Time Capsule is a “throwback” record that boasts identifiable voices and… Read more »


LITA FORD To Release New Album “Time Capsule” April 15, 2016

American vocalist/guitarist LITA FORD is set to release her latest album Time Capsule on SPV/Steamhammer on April 15, 2016. Thevery special and unusual recording turns back the clock to a time when honest, down-to-earth rock music was still handmade and recorded without digital tricks and contraptions. Time Capsule is a “throwback” record that boasts identifiable… Read more »


Stacey Blades Of Let It Rawk, On RadioScreamer 5-7-14 at 4:00PM PT, Premiere New Single, American Rebels

LET IT RAWK, is an All Star 80’s Metal Revue based in Las Vegas, featuring Jamie St. James from Black N’ Blue on vocals, Stacey Blades of L.A. Guns and Roxx Gang on guitar, Oz Fox of Stryper on guitar, Eric Brittingham of Cinderella on bass and Scot Coogan of Ace Frehley, Lita Ford and… Read more »


Lita Ford Appearing at Dean Markley NAMM Booth #5766

Dean Markley announces a meet and greet opportunity with Lita Ford at 3:00PM on January 24th, at booth # 5766 along with Orianthi and Alice In Chain’s Mike Inez during this year’s National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Anaheim, California. After spending all of last year on tour supporting her latest release, she… Read more »


Lita Ford – LIVE Corona, CA 1-11-14