The Blasters
| The Blasters | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Downey , California |
| Genre (s) | Rock , rockabilly , blues , country |
| founding | 1979 |
| Website | www.theblasters.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Phil Alvin | |
guitar |
Keith Wyatt (since 1996) |
| John Bazz | |
| Bill Bateman (until 1993, since 2012) | |
| former members | |
guitar |
Dave Alvin (until 1986) |
Drums |
Jerry Angel (1994 to 2012) |
| Gene Taylor (1981 to 1985, 1992) | |
| Steve Berlin (1981 to 1984) | |
saxophone |
Lee Allen (1981-1994) |
guitar |
James Intveld (1993 to 1995) |
guitar |
Greg Hormel (1987-1993) |
guitar |
Hollywood Fats (1985 to 1986) |
The Blasters is a 1979 in Downey , California , by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar) with bassist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman founded rock band .
Saxophone legend Lee Allen supported the band on two albums. Steve Berlin (saxophone) and Gene Taylor (piano) joined them for a short time; Soon after, Berlin switched to the befriended band Los Lobos . Dave Alvin left the band in 1986 for a critically acclaimed solo career.
The first album was released on the Rollin 'Rock label and was therefore clearly in the rockabilly style.
The track Marie, Marie was successfully covered by Shakin 'Stevens .
In the film Streets in Flames by Walter Hill with the soundtrack by Ry Cooder , The Blasters played the band in a pub of a motorcycle gang. Her title Dark Night was heard in the film From Dusk Till Dawn . This song had been used in a 1985 episode ( Dirty Hands ) of the Miami Vice series - Ricardo Tubbs played it on a night drive in his car.
Albums
- 1980: American Music
- 1981: The Blasters
- 1982: Over There (Live At The Venue, London)
- 1983: Non-Fiction
- 1985: Hard Line
- 2002: Trouble Bound (live)
- 2004: Going Home (live)
- 2004: 4-11-44
- 2012: Fun On Saturday Night
- 2013: Live 1986
literature
- Irwin Stambler: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul. 3rd revised edition. St. Martin's Press, New York 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 60-62