Blue Blot (Belgian 1980/90s blues band)

Blue Blot were a Belgian blues rock band. The band were formed by frontman Luke Walter Jr. and influenced by blues-rock and soul music, with an emphasis on hits. They signed to Ace, a small Belgium label and released their debut album, Shopping For Love in 1987. The group were signed to BMG / Ariola and achieved commercial success in Germany and Scandinavia with the albums Bridge To Your Heart and Where Do We Go and a cover of Toto's "Hold the Line". In 1993, Walter Jr discovered he was suffering from leukemia and left the band to be replaced by Steve Clisby. He later had a solo career but died in 1996. 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) Studio albums Shopping For Love (1987) Bridge to your Heart (1991) Where Do We Go (1992) Yo Yo Man (1994) Blue Blot (1996) Live albums Live (1993) Compilations Blunk (2000) Hit Collection (2008) "Blue Blot". The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2015. Horn, David; Laing, Dave (2005). Shepherd, John (ed.). Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 2. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-826-47436-0. "BMG is Hands-On with 'Time'". Billboard. 15 August 1992. p. 36. "Hold the Line – Blue Blot". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2015. Pas, Jens (2010). De kikker en de oceaan. Over het belang van emotie in een wereld van kennis. Academia Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-9-038-21507-5. "Luke Walter Jr". MTV. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015. "Hit Collection – Blue Blot". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2015. v t e