Blondie & Pat Benatar

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Inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie emerged as the great pop icons of New York’s celebrated late ‘70s new wave punk scene by defying easy categorization. The original Blondie was formed in 1974 by art student/guitarist Chris Stein and ex-¬folkie and ex¬-Max’s Kansas City waitress, vocalist/songwriter Deborah Harry. Drummer Clem Burke and keyboard player Jimmy Destri joined in 1975. The band played the fabled New York downtown circuit of CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City and Mothers, amassing a major following before recording their first album Blondie in 1976. Blondie had their first number one record in the U.S. with “Heart of Glass,” with the album, Parallel Lines, moving more than 20 million copies worldwide. By April of 1980, they scaled the U.S. charts a second time with “Call Me,” from the Paul Schrader film, American Gigolo. The band produced The Hunter in 1982, their final U.S. hit before Chris was felled by a rare and often fatal genetic disease, which led to a sudden hiatus for the group. Sixteen years later, responding to a request, the group reformed to play a concert and found so much chemistry remaining, they decided to try to make some new music. No Exit was a perfect, up¬-to-date evolution of Blondie, ¬a great collection of perfectly crafted pop songs.  In 2008, Blondie celebrated its 30 ¬year anniversary of Parallel Lines with a re-¬release of the iconic album that gave the band their first number one hit in the U.S.  Debbie is rightfully proud of the band’s hard work and accolades: “The guys have gotten really good at what they do. I mean, they always were good players and songwriters, but I think now you could say they’re accomplished.”

More than two decades ago, Pat Benatar began breaking rules and blazed a new trail for female rock stars.  Songs such as “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “We Live For Love,” and “Heartbreaker” became anthems for a new attitude. Born Patricia Andrzejewski in Brooklyn, NY, at 19, she married her high school sweetheart, becoming Pat Benatar.  The two would later divorce but Benatar kept her iconic name.  Benatar took to performing cabaret on Long Island before being cast in The Zinger, a short-lived off-Broadway sci-fi musical composed by Harry Chapin.  The following year, Benatar signed to Chrysalis Records, and sparked an immediate rapport with Neil Giraldo, on stage and off, put together a band, and relocated to Southern California.  A year later, Benatar debuted with the platinum album In The Heat Of The Night (1979) and both “Heartbreaker” and “We Live For Love” charted in the Top 40.  Of her nine original albums released between 1979 and 1989, seven were certified platinum and two went gold.  During that decade, she was nominated nine times for Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance (female), winning an unprecedented four Grammy Awards in consecutive years.  Twenty-five years after starting her recording career, Pat has found that unique balance between family and career.  Continuing to do what she loves, Pat Benatar is still rocking.