Blue Blot Explained

Blue Blot
Origin:	Belgium
Genre:	Blues rock
Years Active:	1986–2000
Label:	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

• Luke Walter Jr. – vocals (to 1993)
• Steve Clisby – vocals (after 1993)
• Marty Townsend – guitar
• Lenny Northover – sax
• Michael Schack – drums
• Jan Meijers – bass

Backing vocals:

• Anja Baert alias Chelsy
• Catherine Mys
• Cindy Barg
• Mich Van Hautem
• Sabine de Vos (stand-in)

Discography

Studio albums

• Shopping For Love (1987)
• Bridge to your Heart (1991)
• Where Do We Go (1992)
• Yo Yo Man (1994)
• Blue Blot (1996)^[1]

Live albums

• Live (1993)^[1]

Compilations

• Blunk (2000)^[1]
• Hit Collection (2008)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blue Blot. The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives. 6 February 2015.
2. Book: Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 2. David. Horn. Dave. Laing. John. Shepherd. 149. Bloomsbury Academic. 2005. 978-0-826-47436-0.
3. BMG is Hands-On with 'Time'. Billboard. 36. 15 August 1992.
4. Web site: Hold the Line – Blue Blot. AllMusic. 6 February 2015.
5. Book: Pas, Jens. De kikker en de oceaan. Over het belang van emotie in een wereld van kennis. Academia Press. 61. 2010. 978-9-038-21507-5.
6. Web site: Luke Walter Jr. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207011854/http://www.mtv.com/artists/luke-walter-jr/. dead. February 7, 2015. MTV. 6 February 2015.
7. Web site: Hit Collection – Blue Blot. AllMusic. 6 February 2015.