- Blondie -
"Rapture"
- Blondie Notes -
Founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein
Genres considered - New Wave, Pop Rock, Punk Rock
Genre elements considered - Disco, Pop, Reggae, Rap
Hit singles include "Heart of Glass," "Call Me," "Rapture," "The Tide Is High"
40 million records sold worldwide
- Blondie Personnel -
Debbie Harry - Lead Vocals
Chris Stein - Guitar, Bass
Clem Burke - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Matt Katz-Bohen - Keyboards (2008 - Present)
Tommy Kessler - Guitar (2010 - Present)
- Discography -
Blondie (1976)
Plastic Letters (1977)
Parallel Lines (1978)
Eat to the Beat (1979)
Autoamerican (1980)
The Hunter (1982)
No Exit (1999)
The Curse of Blondie (2003)
Panic of Girls (2011)
Ghosts of Download (2014)
Pollinator (2017)
- Blondie Honors, Awards, Nominations-
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2006)
Juno Award for Best Selling Single ("Heart of Glass," 1980)
Grammy Award Nomination - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Call Me," 1981)
Juno Award Nomination - International Single of the Year ("The Tide Is High," 1980)
Grammy Award Nomination - Video of the Year ("Eat to the Beat," 1982)
Q Music Award for Q Inspiration Award (1998)
NME Award for NME Godlike Genius Award (2014)
Q Music Award for Q Inspiration Award (2016)
Grammy Hall of Fame for "Heart of Glass" (2016)
Impressive indeed, but let's go back to Parallel Lines...
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