Blondie occurs as rock band that first gained fame in the 1970s and early 1980s.

It 1st formed around August 1974 when guitarist Chris Stein met Deborah 'Debbie' Harry from little known band, The Wind In The Willows, and formed the band with the remnants of his band, The Stillettos. It were joined by drummer Clem Burke, keyboard player Jimmy Destri and bass player Gary Valentine. It so became regulars at New York's Club 51 and CBGB's. It had their number one record treat sustaining Private Stock Records in the mid 70's, & discharged their debut album Blondie in 1976, along with a lone "X-Offender". Personal Index Records was so bought out by U.K depending company Chrysalis Records. A album was re-freed inside 1977; by this time Valentine got been replaced by Nigel Harrison, and an additional guitar player Frank Infante was added. A individual "Rip Her To Shreds" was released at this period.

a band freed a farther 5 studio albums, from either each one all different from the previous. Occasionally disco, sometimes punk, sometimes new wave, and another time hip hop, Blondie is known for frequent reinventions and image changes.

A band broke higher inside 1982, & Debbie Harry established the successful solo and acting career. Around 1999, the b& reformed, forgoing Harrison & Infante, and in the U.K., achieved a number 1 single, "Maria", and a number 3 album, No Exit. It freed a album The Curse of Blondie in October 2003, followed by the only "Good Boys".

As of 2005, Blondie continues to tour and record.

Band members

Tish Bellomo - backing vocals Stacy Bellomo - backing vocals Clem Burke - percussion Paul Carbonara - guitar Jimmy Destri - keyboards Leigh Foxx - bass Nigel Harrison - bass Deborah Harry - lead vocals Frank Infante - guitar Kevin Patrick aka Kevin Topping - keyboards Chris Stein - guitar Gary Valentine aka Gary Lachman - bass

Discography
Blondie (1976) Plastic Letters (1977) #72 US, #10 UK Parallel Lines (1978) #6 US, #1 UK Eat to the Beat (1979) #17 US, #1 UK Autoamerican (1980) #7 US, #1 UK The Best Of Blondie (1981) #3Usa, #4 UK The Hunter (1982) #33 US, #9 UK The Complete Picture - The Very Best Of Deborah Harry And Blondie (with Deborah Harry - 1991) #3 UK Beautiful - The Remix Album (1995) #25 UK Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie (1998) #12 UK No Exit (1999) #18 US, #3 UK Live (1999) Greatest Hits (2002) #38 UK The Curse of Blondie (2003 Worldwide except US, 2004 US) #36 UK Live By Request (2004 US, 2005 Worldwide except US) Best Of : Sight & Sound'' (2005)

Singles

"Denis" (1978) #2 UK "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear" (1978) #10 UK "Picture This" #12 UK "Hanging On The Telephone" (1978) #5 UK "Heart Of Glass" (1979) #I United states of america - 1 week, #1 UK - Four weeks "Sunday Girl" (1979) #1 UK - Three weeks "One Way Or Another" (1979) #24 US "Dreaming" (1979) #27 United states, #2 UK "Union City Blue" (1979) #13 UK "The Hardest Part" (1980) #84 US "Call Me" (1980) #1 America - 6 weeks, #1 UK - 1 week "Atomic" (1980) #39 United states, #1 UK - Two weeks "The Tide Is High" (1980) #1 America - One week, #1 UK - Two weeks "Rapture" (1981) #1 The states - Deuce weeks, #5 UK "Island Of Lost Souls" (1982) #37 U.s.a., #11 UK "War Child" (1982) #39 UK "Maria" (1999) #82 Usa, #1 UK - 1 week "Nothing Is Real But The Girl" (1999) #26 UK "Good Boys" (2003) #12 UK