The original Blasters consisted of Downey, California
brothers Phil (vocals, harmonica, guitar) and Dave Alvin
(guitar) along with bassist John Bazz and drummer Bill
Bateman. The rare first album, American Music, was released
in 1980, recorded in Rockin' Ronnie Weiser's garage. They
signed with Slash records in 1981 and released The Blasters
later that year. The Blasters featured Gene Taylor on the
keys and the dynamic saxophone duo of Steve Berlin and Lee
Allen.
1982 saw the release of a live album, Over There, recorded
live in London. Non Fiction, their second Slash studio
album was released in 1983 and Hard Line, their most recent
studio release came out in 1985, without either Steve
Berlin (now with Los Lobos) or Lee Allen. The Blasters also
appeared in th More...
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