Blue Blot

Blue Blot
Origin Belgium
Genres Blues rock
Years active 1986–2000
Labels BMG
Past members Luke 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]

Members

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: 36. 15 August 1992.
  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. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. "Hit Collection – Blue Blot". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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