Blondie and Melissa Etheridge
Name:
Blondie and Melissa Etheridge
Date:
July 8, 2015
Time:
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT
Website:
http://www.freemanstage.org
Event Description:
Blondie is a punk and new wave band formed in the 1970s. To celebrate the band's 40th anniversary, Blondie released a a double albumn, entitled "Blondie 4(0)-Ever Greatest Hits: Delux/Ghosts of Download," in 2014. The band's current line-up includes Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Leigh Foxx, Matt Katz-Bohen and Tommy Kessler. During the late 70s and early 80s, Blondie released 3 platinum albums including: AutoAmerican, Eat to the Beat, Parallel Lines and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1984, Melissa Etheridge caiught a breakwhen she was hired as a songwriter for A&M records, giving the musician the chance to write songs for B-movies. Etheridge's career lept forward in 1986, when Island Records president Chris Blackwell heard her perform. He signed her a few days later. After an unreleased first effort, she completed her self-titled debut in just 4 days. Etheridge (1988) was an underground hit, and the single, "Bring Me Some Water," was nominated for a Grammy. In 1989, Brave and Crazy was released and, failing to break the top of the charts, Etheridge went on the road.While the adoration continued with her third release, Never Enough (1992), it was her forth record, Yes I Am (1993), that laughed her into rock stardom. With ex-Police producer Hugh Padgham at the helm, the album produced two giant hits: "I'm the Only One" and the Grammy-winning, "Come to My Window."
