(born September 19, 1958)
is an American
guitarist,
vocalist,
and songwriter.
She was the
lead guitarist
for the all-female
rock band
the Runaways
in the late 1970s,
and then embarked on
a successful glam metal
solo career
that hit its peak
in the late 1980s.
The 1989 single
"Close My Eyes Forever",
a duet with
Ozzy Osbourne,
remains Ford's
most successful song,
reaching No. 8
on the
US Billboard Hot 100.
