Dokken release a music video for their digital single “Hard Rock Woman,” bringing renewed attention to an early recording from the band’s formative years. The track was originally recorded during Don Dokken’s earliest professional studio sessions and remained largely unavailable outside of a limited vinyl release tied to the archival collection ‘The Lost Songs: 1978-1981’.
“In a few blocks from my house there was a vintage music store called Drake’s Music,” Don Dokken recalls, explaining how the recording came together after befriending its owner, Drake Levin. Levin arranged late-night studio time and brought in drummer Bill Lordan and bassist Rusty Allen, both of whom were playing with Robin Trower at the time. Together, they recorded “Hard Rock Woman” and “Broken Heart,” capturing an early snapshot of the sound and ambition that would later define Dokken’s legacy.