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Blondie Biography
Blondie was the most commercially successful band to emerge
from the much-vaunted punk/new wave movement of the late '70s. The
group was formed in New York City in August 1974 by singer Deborah
Harry (b. July 1, 1945, Miami), formerly of Wind in the Willows, and
guitarist Chris Stein (b. January 5, 1950, Brooklyn) out of the
remnants of Harry's previous group, the Stilettos. The lineup
fluctuated over the next year. Drummer Clement Burke (b. November 24,
1955, New York) joined in May 1975. Bassist Gary Valentine joined in
August. In October, keyboard player James Destri (b. April 13, 1954)
joined, to complete the initial permanent lineup. They released their
first album, Blondie, on Private Stock Records in December 1976. In
July 1977, Valentine was replaced by Frank Infante.
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.K. in 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.K. Top Ten, (I'm Always
Touched By Your) Presence, Dear. Blondie turned to U.K.
producer/songwriter Mike Chapman for their third album, Parallel Lines,
which was released in September 1978 and eventually broke them
worldwide. Picture This became a U.K. Top 40 hit, and Hanging on the
Telephone made the U.K. Top Ten, but it was the album's third single,
the disco-influenced Heart of Glass, that took Blondie to number one
in both the U.K. and the U.S. Sunday Girl hit number one in the U.K.
in May, and One Way or Another hit the U.S. Top 40 in August. Blondie
followed with their fourth album, Eat to the Beat, in October. Its
first single, Dreaming, went Top Ten in the U.K., Top 40 in the U.S.
The second U.K. single, Union City Blue, went Top 40. In March 1980,
the third U.K. single from Eat to the Beat, Atomic, became the
group's third British number one. (It later made the U.S. Top 40.)
Meanwhile, Harry was collaborating with German disco producer Giorgio
Moroder on Call Me, the theme from the movie American Gigolo. It
became Blondie's second transatlantic chart-topper. Blondie's fifth
album, Autoamerican, was released in November 1980, and its first
single was the reggae-ish tune The Tide Is High, which went to number
one in the U.S. and U.K. The second single was the rap-oriented
Rapture, which topped the U.S. pop charts and went Top Ten in the
U.K. But the band's eclectic style reflected a diminished participation
by its members -- Infante sued, charging that he wasn't being used on
the records, though he settled and stayed in the lineup. But in 1981,
the members of Blondie worked on individual projects, notably Harry's
gold-selling solo album, KooKoo. 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.S. and U.K. War Child also became a Top 40 hit in the
U.K., but The Hunter was a commercial disappointment.
At the same time, Stein became seriously ill with the genetic disease
pemphigus. As a result, Blondie broke up in October 1982, with Deborah
Harry launching a part-time solo career while caring for Stein, who
eventually recovered. 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. After
more touring, this was followed by another studio set, The Curse of
Blondie, in 2003, and a DVD of the Live by Request program from A&E
was released in 2004. In 2006, Blondie celebrated their 30th
anniversary with induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and
the release of Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision, a best-of collection
that contained all their classic videos as well. ~ William Ruhlmann,
All Music Guide
Written by William Ruhlmann