Due to the breadth of her songwriting accomplishments, which date back to her days as a teenage phenomenon with The Runaways, Lita Ford’s guitar exploits are sometimes overlooked. But a quick scan ...

Lita Ford recently went with Metal Injection to Matt Umanov Guitars in New York City to look at guitars. During the visit, the singer-guitarist talked about her teenage years, what she looks for in a ...

After lying about her age to get a job at a medical facility in Long Beach to save up some money, Lita Ford cemented her future when she bought her first serious electric guitar at the age of 14 – a ...

Lita Ford is sounding a bit mellow from her “rat race of a life” on a recent morning after having spent many hours in the air, traveling to and from tour dates and evading an earthquake near home in ...

CLEVELAND — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video in the player above is from a previous story. Legendary rocker Lita Ford has lent one of her most famous guitars to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for display.

So here’s the weirdest thing today. “Queen of Metal” Lita Ford has been shredding loud guitar for four decades, but she still has good hearing, because she has unusually shaped ear holes. Yes, I said ...

LONGMONT — Lita Ford showed up at Guitars Etc. this afternoon in three-inch leopard print heels, torn jeans and a huge sparkly belt. Then she played three songs in the basement. The last-minute ...

Lita Ford first came to prominence in 1975, as the guitarist for the Runaways. Ford was born in England but grew up in Long Beach, California, where she was exposed to late-’60s and early-’70s rock ...

Lita Ford was 16 years old when she first emerged into the public spotlight as lead guitarist for the punk-rock band the Runaways. That was in the mid-1970s, and the rock goddess — whom Guitar Player ...

From her early days as the guitarist of punk-inflected hard rockers The Runaways, to a successful solo career, Lita Ford has been breaking down barriers in a male-dominated scene for years. Plus, her ...

It's hard to overstate Lita Ford's impact on rock 'n' roll. From her mid-'70s breakthrough as a teen shredder in groundbreaking group The Runaways to her commercial dominance heavy metal queen of the ...