Dokken have issued a new digital single and video for the previously unheard track “Hard Rock Woman”. Until now, this song was only available on a limited-edition 7″ vinyl that came out in 2020 to coincide with the release of The Lost Songs: 1978-1981.
Vocalist Don Dokken explains: “In 1978 I was living in Manhattan Beach, California. A few blocks from my house there was a vintage music store called Drake’s Music. It was owned by Drake Levin who was the original guitar player in Paul Revere & the Raiders. We got to be good friends and after a while he asked me if I’ve ever recorded in a professional studio. When I told him no, he offered to put me into a professional recording studio and do some songs on down time, very late at night when the studio was empty. Drake hired Bill Lordon on drums and Rusty Allen on bass who were both playing with Robin Trower at the time. We recorded two songs: “Hard Rock Woman” and “Broken Heart”.”
