Jan Kuehnemund

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jan Kuehnemund
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Nov 18, 1961(1961-11-18)
Age	63
Date Of Death	2013-10-10
Birthplace	Saint Paul
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jan Kuehnemund Biography

Jan Kuehnemund is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on November 18, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Guitarist who founded the American glam rock group Vixen. The group is known for songs such as “Edge of a Broken Heart” or “Cryin’.”

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Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kuehnemund formed an all-female band known as Genesis in St. Paul in 1971, initially as a quintet under the name Lemon Pepper. Her father Carl served as a roadie during her band’s earliest days. Genesis was later renamed Vixen to prevent confusion with the same-named English band before breaking up in 1974. A bandmate of hers during that year was Nancy Shanks. After a six-year hiatus she reformed Vixen and shortly moved her band to Los Angeles in 1981, and, in 1983, singer Janet Gardner joined her. The band gained notice by appearing in the 1984 teen film Hardbodies under the on-screen name Diaper Rash. They were also a quintet at the time. She eventually added Roxy Petrucci on drums and fellow Minnesotan Share Ross, then known as Share Pedersen, on bass, the lineup that signed to EMI Records. They released their self-titled debut, Vixen, in 1988. It was released by Manhattan Records in the U.S. and Canada. The band toured with the Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bon Jovi, and appeared in Penelope Spheeris’ 1988 film, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, although only Gardner, Pedersen, and Petrucci appeared in the film.

The album Rev It Up followed in 1990, along with tours with Kiss and Deep Purple. The band’s album sales declined and they were dropped from their record label. Vixen disbanded in 1991, but formed again in 1997 without Kuehnemund, while she was working on side project Drawing Down the Moon. Kuehnemund sued and won the rights to the band’s name, after she realized that the rest of Vixen left her out and usurped her right to represent them. She then continued the band in 2001 with new members, and toured and released Live & Learn in 2006. Gardner, Petrucci, and Ross (née Pedersen) formed their own band JanetShareRoxyGina (aka JSRG) with 1997 Vixen guitarist Gina Stile. The group’s most well-known lineup did briefly reunite in 2004 to perform for VH1’s Bands Reunited.

She was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Jan Kuehnemund Net Worth

Jan Kuehnemund is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jan Kuehnemund 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She met her future singer while on tour with an earlier Vixen incarnation.

Vixen is sometimes referred to by Bon Jovi’s female counterpart, Vixen.

Janice Lynn “Jan” Kuehnemund (/ˈ k uː n ə m ə n d , ˈ k juː -, ˈ k iː -/ ; November 18, 1953 – October 10, 2013) was an American lead guitarist who founded the all-female hard rock/glam metal band Vixen.

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Facts & Trivia

Jan Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jan Kuehnemund celebrates birthday on November 18 of every year.

What happened to Jan from Vixen?

Jan Kuehnemund, the founding member and lead guitarist for the all-female glam metal band Vixen, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10 after a long battle with cancer. She was 51.

How many original members are left in Vixen?

The plan for a full-fledged reunion became impossible on October 10, 2013 when, after nine months battling her cancer, Jan Kuehnemund died at the age of 59. In December 2013 the three surviving classic lineup members decided to carry on under the name of Vixen in honor of Jan Kuehnemund.

What ever happened to the band Vixen?

Vixen disbanded for several years but reformed with various new members until Kuehnemund returned in 2001. The band had a brief reunion of the classic lineup for VH1’s Bands Reunited in 2004, but soon went their separate ways.

Who are the original members of Vixen?

VIXEN’s original members Gardner, Kuehnemund, Pedersen and Petrucci appeared together on VH1’s “Bands Reunited” in October 2004 to reminisce about their start on L.A.’s Sunset Strip and their rise to fame in the late 1980s, before the onset of grunge in the early 1990s displaced metal at the top of the charts.

Why did Janet Gardner leave Vixen?

JANET GARDNER Says ‘ Differing Opinions’ And ‘Creative Differences ‘ Contributed To Her Decision To Leave VIXEN. Janet Gardner spoke to “Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon” about her departure from VIXEN. The singer, who released her debut self-titled solo album in 2017, broke the news of her exit in a social post in January.