One of the most versatile classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s was Blondie. Blondie songs took ideas from many genres, including disco, rock, pop, new wave, doo-wop, rap, and reggae. It’s ...

If Debbie Harry asks you to call her … you call her. On this day in 1980, Blondie’s “Call Me,” recorded for the Richard Gere-led crime thriller American Gigolo, hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ...

The New York City-born band Blondie were a pioneer. The group worked in rock, new wave, disco and even rap music when the latter was just getting its feet under itself. Fronted by model and singer ...

Blondie’s “Call Me” sounds like a Kiss song that was supposed to combine multiple genres. Gene Simmons hated the song in question from the first time he heard it. He may have made peace with it ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blondie performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 14, 2023. Blondie blasted the ...

Blondie had achieved huge success by the early '80s. From the release of their debut in 1976 up through the groundbreaking Autoamerican in 1980, the band's star was constantly on the rise. Singles ...

Led by the blondie herself—Debbie Harry—Blondie is now known for their subversive yet foundational takes as pioneers of new wave. It’s almost hard to believe that at the time of many of these releases ...

Blondie and Devo, two pioneering bands of new wave music played different styles during their heyday, but more than three decades later, they've found common ground for an upcoming U.S. tour that ...

It stayed at No. 1 for six consecutive weeks, becoming their longest-running chart-topper and solidifying itself as one of ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blondie and Devo, two pioneering bands of new wave music played different styles during their heyday, but more than three decades later, they've found common ground for an ...