Vixen

About Vixen

Vixen is an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1980. During its most commercially successful period from 1987-1992, the band consisted of Jan Kuehnemund (lead guitar), Janet Gardner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Share Ross (bass guitar), and Roxy Petrucci (drums). The band's first album Vixen was released in 1988, and reached #41 on the Billboard 200. Their second album Rev It Up was released in 1990, and reached #52 on the Billboard 200. Their third album Tangerine was released in 1998. Their fourth album Live & Learn was released in 2006. Part of the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene, the band has been described as "the female Bon Jovi." Several singles released by the band from 1988-1990 reached the Billboard Hot 100, including the Top 40 singles "Edge of a Broken Heart" at #26, and "Cryin'" at #22. While the band originally disbanded in 1992, it reformed from 1997-1998, and again from 2001 to the present. Founding member Jan Kuehnemund died of cancer in 2013 more »