Record producer and songwriter Kim Fowley, best known for his work with female rock group the Runaways, died Thursday after a long battle with bladder cancer, said Peer Music Chairman and CEO Ralph Peer II. He was 75. The eccentric Fowley is best remembered as the architect behind the all-teen female group the Runaways during the 1970s, managing the band and producing their 1976 self-titled debut album as well as co-writing their single, “Cherry Bomb,” with Joan Jett. The rock impresario was a revered figure on the L.A. music scene and went on to work with KISS, Alice Cooper, and Kris Kristofferson among others.
Kim Fowley, Runaways Producer and L.A. Rock Icon, Dead at 75
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Rock music mainstay who worked with everyone from The Runaways, Kiss and Alice Cooper to Hanson, Doris Day and Frank Zappa.