Blondie biography

It was revealed that "Batwoman" artist J.H Williams III, will be doing the album art for Blondie's 2012 album. No further details have been announced as of January 2012.

Legacy

By 1982, the year the band initially 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 rap. Each of the group's four No. 1 singles in the U.S. demonstrated a different style, or influence, of music including disco ("Heart of Glass"), Europop ("Call Me"), reggae ("The Tide Is High") and rap ("Rapture").

In March 2006, Blondie, following an introductory speech by Shirley Manson of Garbage, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Seven members were invited to the ceremony, which led to an on-stage spat between the extant group and their former bandmates, 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.

Members

Current members

Debbie Harry - lead vocals (1975-1982, 1997-present)
Chris Stein - guitar, bass (1975-1982, 1997-present)
Clem Burke - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1975-1982, 1997-present)
Leigh Foxx - bass (2004-present; session musician: 1997-2004)
Matt Katz-Bohen - keyboards, piano, organ (2008-present)
Tommy Kessler - guitar (2010-present)

Former members

Fred Smith - bass (1975)
Billy O'Connor - drums (1975)
Tish Bellomo - backing vocals (1975)
Eileen Bellomo - backing vocals (1975)
Jimmy Destri - keyboards, piano, synthesizer, organ, backing vocals (1975-1982, 1997-2003)
Gary Valentine - bass, guitar (1975-1977, 1997)
Frank Infante - guitar, bass, backing vocals (1978-1982)
Nigel Harrison - bass (1978-1982)
Paul Carbonara - guitar (2004-2010; session musician: 1997-2004)
Kevin Patrick (aka Kevin Topping) - keyboards, piano (2004-2007)

Studio albums

Blondie (1976)
Plastic Letters (1978)
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)

Awards and nominations

1980 - Juno Award for Best Selling Single ("Heart of Glass") (Won)
1981 - Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Call Me") (Nominated)
1980 - Juno Award for International Single of the Year ("The Tide Is High") (Nominated)
1982 - Grammy Award for Video of the Year ("Eat To The Beat") (Nominated)
1998 - Q Music Award for Q Inspiration Award (Won)
2006 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Inductees (Won)