ArtistInfo

Vixen

Band,
Rock

Hair / Glam Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Los Angeles, California (USA). Vixen was formed in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1973 by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund while still at Como Park High School. They were the first all female rock band from the Twin Cities. (Têtes Noires was the first all female rock band from Minneapolis a year or two later). Alex Henderson, writing for Allmusic, says they started in 1981 in Los Angeles.[2] In 1984, an early version of the band with Kuehnemund, singer Janet Gardner and bassist Pia Maiocco (who later married guitarist Steve Vai) appeared in the movie Hardbodies, as the on-screen band Diaper Rash. In 1985, the band moved to Los Angeles, California to be part of the L.A. rock scene. Lineup changes happened during the following years until the "classic lineup" of Janet Gardner (b. Janet Patricia Gardner on March 17, 1962 in Juneau, Alaska, USA) - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, Jan Kuehnemund (b. Janice Lynn "Jan" Kuehnemund, November 18, 1953 – October 10, 2013) - lead guitar, background vocals, Share Pedersen (b. Sharon June Howe on March 21, 1963 in Glencoe, Minnesota) - bass, background vocals, and Roxy Petrucci (b. Roxy Dora Petrucci on March 17, 1960 in Rochester, Michigan) - drums, background vocals, was formed. This lineup of Vixen was interviewed in 1987 along with many other rock artists of the day by Penelope Spheeris for her film The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years. In 1988 the band was signed to EMI, and they began recording their debut album Vixen, which was released in September 1988. Singer-songwriter Richard Marx co-wrote with Fee Waybill and arranged their signature hit, "Edge of a Broken Heart" and produced the song. Rumor was he was asked to assist the all-female band by EMI to produce their first major hit. Richard Marx had nothing to do with their follow-up CD, since he was becoming more of a mainline singer than songwriter. Vixen spent the next year touring the world, supporting acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, and Bon Jovi, as well as headlining their own shows. The band returned to the studio in late 1989/early 1990 to record their follow-up album, Rev It Up, which was released in July 1990. A year of touring followed, including headlining their own shows and supporting acts such as KISS and Deep Purple. In mid-1991, the group disbanded due to musical differences. Line-up (since 2017): Janet Gardner: Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar Share Ross (Sharon): Bass Roxy Petrucci: Drums Britt Lightning: Guitar Ex-members: Gina Stile: Guitar Jan Kuehnemund: Lead & Rhythm Guitars (Deceased) Jenna Sanz-Agero: Vocals Lynn Louise Lowrey: Bass Pia Vai: Bass Liza Carbe: Bass Rana Ross: Bass Maxine Petrucci: Bass Pat Holloway: Bass Gayle Erickson-DeMatoff: Bass Tamara Ivanov: Guitar Kathrin Kraft "Kat": Drums Laurie Hedlund: Drums Noelle Bucci: Vocals Cindy Boettcher: Keyboards

Members

	Pia Vai b *1962 US
	Liza Carbe b, acg US
	Gina Stile g, bvoc US
	Jan Kuehnemund g, bvoc 1961-2013 US
	Janet Gardner voc, bvoc *1962 US
	Roxy Petrucci dr, bvoc *1962 US
	Lynn Louise Lowrey b, voc, bvoc US
	Kathrin Kraft dr US
	Jenna Sanz-Agero voc, bvoc
	Share Ross b, voc, key *1963
	Britt Lightning g, bvoc US