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For other uses, see Blondie.Its first two albums contained strong elements of these genres, and although successful in the United Kingdom and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the United States until the release of Parallel Lines in 1978.Over the next three years, the band achieved several hit singles and was noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles incorporating elements of disco, pop and reggae, while retaining a basic style as a New Wave band.Lead singer Deborah Harry achieved a level of celebrity that eclipsed other band members, leading to tension within the group.As members pursued other projects, Blondie's reputation grew over the following decade and the group reformed in 1997, achieving renewed success and a number one single in the United Kingdom with "Maria" in 1999.Wind in the Willows, in the late 1960s.Stein and Harry formed a new band with drummer Clem Burke, keyboard player Jimmy Destri and bass player Gary Valentine.The name was taken from comments from truck drivers who called "Hey, Blondie" to Harry as they drove by.The two left the band, and now they are famous for starting the company Manic Panic.Blondie achieved their first hit single with the ballad "In the Flesh", after it was played by mistake on an Australian television program.Blondie's first European hit added a danceable pop music beat to their established new wave sound.Blondie became regulars at New York's Club 51, Max's Kansas City and CBGB.It also noted that Harry was the "possessor of a bombshell zombie's voice that can sound dreamily seductive and woodenly Mansonite within the same song".Jimmy Destri later credited the show's Molly Meldrum for their initial success, commenting that "we still thank him to this day" for playing the wrong song.In a 1998 interview, bandmember Clem Burke recalled seeing the episode in which the wrong song was played, but he and Chris Stein suggested that it may have been a deliberate subterfuge on the part of Meldrum.Gary Valentine, Clem Burke, Deborah Harry, Chris Stein and Jimmy Destri.Australian tour followed in December, though it was marred by an incident in Brisbane when disappointed fans almost rioted after Harry canceled a performance due to illness.Plastic Letters was promoted extensively throughout Europe and Asia by Chrysalis Records.It reached number two on the British singles charts, while both the album and its second single, "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear", reached the British top ten.That chart success, along with a successful 1978 UK tour including a gig at the Roundhouse (The Boomtown Rats opened), made Blondie one of the first American new wave bands to achieve mainstream success in the United Kingdom.All Music Guide later described Plastic Letters as inferior to its predecessor, saying that with the exception of the two singles, it appeared to have been constructed from "leftovers" from the Blondie album.It noted that Gottehrer's production could not compensate for the "pedestrian musical tracks" or save the album from "general mediocrity".Although Blondie received some criticism for adopting a disco sound, "Heart of Glass" became their first U.More typical of their new wave sound, this song was one of several Blondie songs dealing with the theme of obsessive love, and was a hit in the U.The biggest hit of Blondie's career, "Call Me" was an early example of Europop featuring a strong use of synthesisers.Parallel Lines, Blondie's third album, was produced by Mike Chapman.Its first two singles were "Picture This" and "Hanging on the Telephone".Although some members of the British music press condemned Blondie for "selling out", the song became a popular worldwide success.Selling more than one million copies and garnering major airplay, the single reached number one in many countries including the U.Blondie had previously been considered an "underground" band.Blondie's next single in the U.Parallel Lines, but in the U.In the UK, the single "Atomic" reached number one, "Dreaming" number two, and "Union City Blue" was another top 20 hit, while in the U.Deborah Harry worked with the Italian songwriter and producer Giorgio Moroder, who had been responsible for Donna Summer's biggest hits, and they composed the song "Call Me" for the soundtrack of the film American Gigolo.Blondie took a brief break in 1981.Also in 1981, Blondie was offered the chance to perform the theme to the new James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.Blondie's composition for the film was, however, included on their next album.After Stein recovered from his illness, Harry resumed her solo career in 1985, with active participation from Stein in all her recordings.Eurythmics), and Destri also maintained an active career as a producer and session musician.Speaking in 1998, Clem Burke said he had recognized elements of Blondie in the band No Doubt, and Harry commented that she began to realize "our reputation had grown since we stopped".In 1996, Stein began the process of reuniting Blondie and contacted Burke and Destri.In 1997, the band reformed, performing live three times without Harrison and Infante, who had unsuccessfully sued to prevent the reunion under the name "Blondie".No Exit, was released in February 1999; it was described by Jimmy Destri as "15 songs about nothing"."Heart of Glass", giving the band the distinction of being the only American act to reach number one in the UK singles charts in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.The band released the album The Curse of Blondie in October 2003.Curse was Blondie's least successful album since their debut, though the single "Good Boys" managed to reach number 12 on the UK charts.In 2004 Jimmy Destri retired from touring, leaving only Harry, Stein and Burke from the original lineup appearing at live shows.Legacy
By 1982, the year the band broke up, Blondie had released six studio albums, each exhibiting a stylistic progression from the last.The band is known not only for the striking stage persona and vocal performances of Harry but also for incorporating elements in their work from numerous subgenres of popular music, reaching from their punk roots to embrace New Wave, disco, and hip hop.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Nigel Harrison and Frank Infante, who asked during the live broadcast of the ceremony to be allowed to perform with the group, a request refused by Harry.On May 22, 2006, Blondie was inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame at Guitar Center on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard.New inductees are voted on by previous Rock Walk inductees."Does Blondie Really Have More Fun?"URL last accessed September 7, 2006.Metallica Thud, Blondie Feud At Rock Hall Of Fame Ceremony.Blondie inducted in Hollywood's Rock Walk.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Look up Blondie in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.The Official Blondie Web Site Staff is Louis A Bustamante and Barry L.Web hosting provided by Taco.All other material used by permission of Blondie Music.You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on
the next lines.Paul Madonna's All Over Coffee archives.George Russell's Editorial Cartoon archive.Please enter your zip code.You are currently registered for a different area.If you have a My Ticketmaster account, this artist will be added to My Alerts in My Ticketmaster.Your info may also be shared with the artist.Remixed Remade Remodeled: The Blon ...By clicking any links above, the iTunes application will launch or you will be prompted to download iTunes if you don't have it.Bassist Gary Valentine joined in August.April 13, 1954) joined, to complete the initial permanent lineup.They released their first album, Blondie, on Private Stock Records in December 1976.In August, Chrysalis Records bought their contract from Private Stock and in October reissued Blondie and released the second album, Plastic Letters.Blondie expanded to a sextet in November with the addition of bassist Nigel Harrison (born in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England), as Infante switched to guitar.Blondie broke commercially in the U.March 1978, when their cover of Randy and the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise," renamed "Denis," became a Top Ten hit, as did Plastic Letters, followed by a second U.Mike Chapman for their third album, Parallel Lines, which was released in September 1978 and eventually broke them worldwide."Heart of Glass," that took Blondie to number one in both the U."Sunday Girl" hit number one in the U.May, and "One Way or Another" hit the U.Blondie followed with their fourth album, Eat to the Beat, in October.Eat to the Beat, "Atomic," became the group's third British number one.Meanwhile, Harry was collaborating with German disco producer Giorgio Moroder on "Call Me," the theme from the movie American Gigolo."Rapture," which topped the U.The Best of Blondie was released in the fall of the year.The Hunter, Blondie's sixth album, was released in May 1982, preceded by the single "Island of Lost Souls," a Top 40 hit in the U."War Child" also became a Top 40 hit in the U.The Hunter was a commercial disappointment.At the same time, Stein became seriously ill with the genetic disease pemphigus.In 1998, the original lineup of Harry, Stein, Destri, and Burke reunited to tour Europe, their first series of dates in 16 years; a new LP, No Exit, followed early the next year.Some of the information on this page is provided by All Music Guide and does not necessarily reflect the views of Ticketmaster.Use of this site is subject to express terms of use, which prohibit commercial use of this site.By continuing past this page, you agree to abide by these terms.All Music Guide is a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.URL for paid search terms.Redistribution in whole or part prohibited.Click here for your favorite comics, puzzles and editorial cartoons from DailyINK.The son of "Blondie" creator Murat B.After Chic's death ten years later, Dean began working with artists Jim Raymond and Stan Drake to carry on the comic strip.Subscribe to the FREE Blondie newsletter and get this great comic sent to your inbox!All registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.When cartoonist Murat "Chic" Young (whose older brother, Lyman, did Tim Tyler's Luck) created Blondie, it was not his intention to do a strip about a suburban housewife.Tho the strip started September 8, 1930, it wasn't until Feb.Blondie finally married the steadiest of her boyfriends, the wealthy Dagwood Bumstead.Now, living next door to Herb and Tootsie Woodley and clashing daily with Mr.In 1934, Blondie's son Alexander (originally known as "Baby Dumpling") was born, boosting the King Features strip's popularity to extraordinary heights.She became the subject of a weekly radio series.Most memorably, Columbia Pictures inaugurated a series of feature films with Blondie (1939), with Penny Singleton in the title role and Dagwood played by Arthur Lake (whose first starring role was another comic strip character, Harold Teen).Arthur Lake reprised his role in a series that started January 4, 1957, on CBS, with Pamela Britton as Blondie.Colonel) produced a second series, which debuted in syndication on September 26, 1968, but it only lasted three months.This one featured Patricia Harty as Blondie and Will Hutchins as Dagwood.In 1948, Chic Young won the National Cartoonists' Society's prestigious Reuben Award for his work on Blondie.Another notable honor came in 1995, when Blondie became one of 20 strips, including Alley Oop, Nancy and Little Nemo in Slumberland to be part of the "Comic Strip Classics" series of U.Blondie never made it big in animation, but she did appear in a TV special aired May 15, 1987.Loni Anderson (well known for face acting but with few voice credits) did the voice of Blondie, with Frank Welker (Dynomutt) as Dagwood.Starting in 1947, Blondie Comics was published on a regular basis.Today, Blondie stars in the quintessential family comic strip under the direction of Young's son, Dean, who has done it with a succession of artistic collaborators.Whoever draws it, the look of the strip is carefully maintained.It appears immune to the ravages of time in other ways, as well.Blondie is no longer just a housewife, but also runs a catering service; and Dagwood is the Dithers Corporation's Webmaster.Whatever the reason, after three quarters of a century, Blondie is still popular enough to have had the biggest 75th anniversary celebration ever seen in comics.In the weeks leading up to the big day (Sept.Mutts to The Family Circus, celebrated with her either by making reference to her, or doing an actual guest appearance in her strip.Blondie may not be in movies or on TV anymore, but the eagerness with which other cartoonists' creations joined in proves she's still one of the biggest names in comics.
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