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Biography. Career. References. External links. Ron Blair. Ronald Edward Blair (born September 16, 1948 in San Diego, California) is an American musician notable for being the bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was originally the band's bassist [1] from 1976 to 1981.
Ronald Edward Blair (San Diego, California, Estados Unidos, 16 de septiembre de 1948) es un músico estadounidense notable por su trabajo con el grupo Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Fue el bajista original del grupo hasta 1982 y desde 2002 hasta la actualidad, reemplazando a su propio reemplazo, Howie Epstein , tras su muerte en 2002.
3 de oct. de 2017 · Heartbreakers Bassist Ron Blair on His Life With Tom Petty. In this 2014 interview, the band's original bassist explains how he took 20 years off and returned stronger than ever. By Andy...
Ron Blair, bassist of the Heartbreakers, has played on some of the greatest pop songs ever written. In this interview, Ron discusses the ethos behind his bas...
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Early years and first two albums
Petty's early bands included the Sundowners, the Epics, and Mudcrutch. In 1974, Mudcrutch signed with Shelter Recordsand re-located to Los Angeles, California. They released one single, "Depot Street", in 1975, which failed to chart; the group consequently disbanded. In 1976, Petty, with himself as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, formed "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" with Mike Campbell on lead guitar, Benmont Tench on keyboards, Stan Lynch on drums and Ron Blair on bass. The Heartbreak...
Mainstream success
In 1979, after their legal dispute was settled, the Heartbreakers released their third album Damn the Torpedoes through MCA's Backstreet label. The album rapidly went platinum. It included "Don't Do Me Like That" (#10 U.S., the group's first Top Ten single) and "Refugee" (#15 U.S.), their U.S. breakthrough singles. Although he was already extremely successful, Petty again ran into record company trouble when he and the Heartbreakers prepared to release Hard Promises (1981), the follow-up albu...
Southern Accents and Let Me Up
On the sixth album, Southern Accents (1985), the Heartbreakers picked up where they had left off.[clarification needed] The recording was not without problems; Petty became frustrated during the mixing process and broke his left hand when punching a wall. The album included the psychedelic-sounding hit single "Don't Come Around Here No More" (#13 U.S.), which was produced by and co-written with Dave Stewart. The video for the single, which starred Stewart, featured Petty dressed as the Mad Ha...
During the course of the band, the various members did session work for other notable artists. In 1981, Petty and Campbell wrote the lyrics to "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", which was intended as a Heartbreakers song. However, their producer Jimmy Iovine, who was also producing Stevie Nicks, suggested it be turned into a duet with her, and the ba...
In 1985, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers participated in the international charity rock concert Live Aid.In 1986, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released a live record, Pack Up the Plantation: Live!, primarily recorded at the Wiltern Theatreduring their 1985 tour, along with some songs from previous...In 1992, the band played three songs (including one backing Roger McGuinn) at Madison Square Garden to honor the 30th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan's first record. The three songs were re...In 1994, they played on Saturday Night Live, featuring former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Petty offered Grohl to join the Heartbreakers full-time after the show but Grohl declined as he was working...Petty released three solo albums. The first was 1989's Full Moon Fever, which included his signature tune, "Free Fallin'", as well as "I Won't Back Down", later covered by Johnny Cash, "Runnin' Down a Dream" and Gene Clark's Byrds classic "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better". The Heartbreakers were dismayed by Petty's decision to go solo. Nevertheless, C...
Petty fought against his record company on more than one occasion: first in 1979 over transference to another label, and then again in 1981 over the price of his record, which was (at that time) considered expensive. He was also outspoken on the current state of the music industry and modern radio stations, a topic that was a center concept of the ...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at IMDbTom Petty and the Heartbreakers's channel on YouTube25 de abr. de 2019 · Tags. Rock and Roll, Tom Petty, Blues, Basses. Ron Blair was the original bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, bringing to the group his understanding of the blues and his skills on the electric bass. The band was formed in 1976 and Ron stayed on until 1982 when he took a twenty-year hiatus.
21 de abr. de 2020 · Ron Blair’s father, a career Navy man, moved his family around the world and eventually put down roots in Macon, Ga., where Ron was born. In 1969, he chose the University of Florida for his alma mater simply because a girlfriend expressed her desire to go there; Blair was only interested in a college that “didn’t have compulsory ROTC.”.
