Blue Blot

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Blue Blot
OriginBelgium
GenresBlues rock
Years active1986–2000
Labels BMG
Past membersLuke Walter Jr
Steve Clisby
Marty Townsend
Lenny Northover
Michael Schack
Jan Meyers

Blue Blot were a Belgian blues rock band. [1]

Biography

The band were formed by frontman Luke Walter Jr. and influenced by blues-rock and soul music, with an emphasis on hits. [2] They signed to Ace, a small Belgium label and released their debut album, Shopping For Love in 1987. [1] The group were signed to BMG / Ariola and achieved commercial success in Germany and Scandinavia [3] with the albums Bridge To Your Heart and Where Do We Go [1] and a cover of Toto's "Hold the Line". [4] In 1993, Walter Jr discovered he was suffering from leukemia and left the band to be replaced by Steve Clisby. [1] He later had a solo career [5] but died in 1996. [6]

Contents

Members

Backing vocals:

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Blue Blot". The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Horn, David; Laing, Dave (2005). Shepherd, John (ed.). Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 2. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 149. ISBN   978-0-826-47436-0.
  3. ↑ "BMG is Hands-On with 'Time'". Billboard. 15 August 1992. p. 36.
  4. ↑ "Hold the Line – Blue Blot". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Pas, Jens (2010). De kikker en de oceaan. Over het belang van emotie in een wereld van kennis. Academia Press. p. 61. ISBN   978-9-038-21507-5.
  6. ↑ "Luke Walter Jr". MTV. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hit Collection – Blue Blot". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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