Monday, June 1, 2009



Personal life

Lita Ford is married to Jim Gillette, of the band Nitro. With him she has two sons, with their first son having been born on Jim and Lita's third wedding anniversary. She was previously married to W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, and was engaged to Black Sabbath leader/guitarist Tony Iommi in the mid-1980s.

Tributes

An achievement in the Xbox 360 version of the video game Guitar Hero II, is titled the "Joan & Lita Award" in tribute to Lita and Joan Jett. It is awarded to two players who can get a 100 note streak in cooperative mode.
The song "Kiss Me Deadly" was covered in a compilation album called Viva La Internet/Blank CD by Reel Big Fish.

Tours

· 1981 - Queens of Rock Tour with Joan Jett and Sandy West
· 1982 - Rulers of Metal Tour with Black Sabbath
· 1983 - Out For Blood Tour with Scandal, Wes Luthor, and Tony Schladora
· 1984 - Dressed To Kill Tour with Anthrax, The Johnson Brothers Band, Skillet, Metal Mania
· 1985 - South and Central America Tour with Soundgarden
· 1986 - Wild Tour with several local bands opening at different venues
· 1986 - Metal Rulz Tour with Poison, Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne.

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