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Janet Gardner Biography
Janet Gardner is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on March 17, 1962 in Juneau, Alaska, United States. American singer and guitarist who is also the frontwoman of hard rock band Vixen, an all-female rock band.
Vixen were also made up of She and Jan Kuehnemund were both members of Vixen. and her.
Janet Patricia Gardner (born March 17, 1962) is an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983. She was the band’s longest serving vocalist having performed on three of the band’s four studio albums. When Vixen broke up in 1992 she took a hiatus from singing to pursue personal endeavors. She briefly unofficially reformed Vixen in 1997 with drummer Roxy Petrucci. She returned to Vixen in 2001, later studying to become a dental hygienist. In 2004 she took part in a Vixen reunion for a one-night-only gig as part of VH1’s Bands Reunited TV show. She returned to Vixen full-time in 2012.
Gardner became the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the all-woman hard rock band Vixen. She joined the band’s early lineup in 1983, when it was a quintet. In 1984, the band appeared in the movie Hardbodies as Diaper Rash before moving to Los Angeles to further their career, playing in the pop rock genre. Gardner at the time was on lead vocals only. After some initial changes, the primary lineup of Vixen consisted of Gardner, doubling as the second guitarist, Jan Kuehnemund, Roxy Petrucci, and Share Ross, then known as Share Pedersen. Vixen signed with EMI’s Manhattan Records and recorded their self-titled debut album which was released in September 1988. Gardner described the pressure of recording as “We were just girls from Minnesota and Montana who loved playing live, so it was a bit of a rude awakening.”
She was born Juneau, Alaska.
Name | Janet Gardner |
First Name | Janet |
Last Name | Gardner |
Occupation | Rock Singer |
Birthday | March 17 |
Birth Year | 1962 |
Place of Birth | Juneau |
Home Town | Alaska |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Justin James |
Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 1997, Gardner and Petrucci reformed Vixen with Rana Ross and Gina Stile for a US tour. In 1998, they recorded a third Vixen album titled Tangerine without Ross. The album would be a shift in styles going to a more late-90s post-grunge sound rather than the 80s hair metal sound of the previous two albums. Tangerine eventually became the last studio album for Gardner during her tenure with Vixen. Roxy Petrucci’s sister Maxine joined the group as bassist for a tour until they were sued by original member Jan Kuehnemund over trademark infringement involving the use of the Vixen name.
Janet Gardner Net Worth
Janet Gardner is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Janet Gardner's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She has always been musically inclined and began playing the guitar at twelve years of age.
VH1 approached Vixen to get them back together after they had been disbanded. They were then invited to appear on Bands Reunited.
Gardner was born in Juneau, Alaska, and her birthday is listed as March 17, 1962. Her father, Rulon B. Gardner was a civil engineer who worked for the United States Forest Service in Utah, Alaska, and Michigan before taking a job in Bozeman, Montana, at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory at Montana State University in 1964, where Gardner grew up. Her mother Margaret was a piano player and church organist. Her parents were of the Latter-day Saint faith. Janet was the only girl in a family with four brothers. She sang in school choirs and learned to play piano and guitar.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Rock Singer |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
In 2001, Kuehnemund decided to reform the band this time with Gardner and Petrucci, adding Pat Holloway on bass. The newly reformed Vixen toured the United States as part of the Voices of Metal tour until disagreements with management once again caused the band to split in the middle of the tour although it was alleged an incident resulting in Gardner being punched sparked this. Kuehnemund quickly replaced the band with three new members to finish the tour and they continued under the Vixen name.
VH1 contacted the original Vixen lineup in 2004 and got them to appear on the show Bands Reunited. The show featured a one-time reunion of the original group that aired in November 2004 coinciding with the re-release of the first two Vixen albums.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
Eye Color | Not Available |
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Their lead single “Edge of a Broken Heart” became their signature hit song. It was co-written, arranged, and produced by Richard Marx. Vixen would go on worldwide tours in support of Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, and Bon Jovi along with their own headline shows. Vixen recorded and released their second album Rev It Up in July 1990. They toured for another year alongside KISS and Deep Purple before the band split up in 1992 citing musical differences.
JSRG began playing shows at the end of 2012, followed by touring on the Monsters of Rock cruise in March 2013. After a long battle with cancer, Kuehnemund died on October 10, 2013. Consequently, in December, JSRG decided to carry on as Vixen to honor Kuehnemund’s legacy.
Who is Janet Gardner Dating?
According to our records, Janet Gardner married to Justin James . As of December 1, 2023, Janet Gardner’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Janet Gardner. You may help us to build the dating records for Janet Gardner!Gardner mostly stayed out of the spotlight until making a few special appearances singing with the band Scrap Metal in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, Share Ross and Roxy Petrucci, along with Gardner, contacted Jan Kuehnemund about reuniting the original Vixen, however Kuehnemund declined stating that she was happy with her new band. Soon after, it was announced that Gardner, Ross, and Petrucci would form their own band along with Gina Stile. They originally named the band “VXN” but decided to change it to avoid any possible lawsuits, thus they became known as simply JanetShareRoxyGina (or JSRG for short).
Facts & Trivia
Janet Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Janet Gardner celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.
Gardner has been married to guitarist Justin James since 2016. She has a son from her previous marriage to Andy Katz, an engineer whom she met during the recording of Tangerine. She shares the same birthdate with her best friend and former Vixen bandmate Roxy Petrucci.
Why did Janet Gardner leave VIXEN?
“I was very stressed, and there was some conflicts between, you know, if I was playing a [solo] gig somewhere, then VIXEN couldn’t play there within a certain amount of time,” she explained. “Booking, all kinds of things like that, it all got very stressful, and it got to the point where I couldn’t even see straight.
Who's the lead singer of VIXEN?
Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar tambourine |
Years active | 1983–92 1997–98 2001 2004–present |
How old is Janet Gardner?
60 years (March 21, 1962)
Who was the guitar player for VIXEN?
Guitarists
Why did share Ross leave VIXEN?
After playing the first few songs of the set with her bandmates, Ross told the crowd that “life got a little complicated” and that “something has to give,” resulting to her decision to “step away from VIXEN for a while.” She then introduced her “amazing” replacement and urged the VIXEN fans to “graciously” open their …
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