Colin Blunstone
Colin Blunstone was born in Hatfield, England, United Kingdom on June 24th, 1945 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 78, Colin Blunstone biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Blunstone rose to fame in the mid-60s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, with four singles debuting in the United States during the 1960s, including "She's Not There," "She's Coming Home," and "Time of the Season" in a career spanning more than 50 years.
In 1969, Blunstone began his solo career, releasing three singles under the pseudonym of Neil MacArthur.
Since then, he has released ten studio albums and one live album under his real name.
"She's Not There," "Say You Don't Believe in Miracles," "How Can We Dare to Be Wrong," "How Will We Dare to Be Brokenhearted," and "Mate Of My Tears" are among his solo hits.
Blunstone was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 as part of The Zombies.
Early years
Colin Edward Blunstone was born on June 24, 1945, in Hatfield, England, the uncle of Arthur Blunstone, an aeronautical engineer who later worked for De Havilland, and housewife Dorothy, a former dancer who also worked for De Havilland. Despite post-war nostalgia, Blunstone remembered that although his relatives were not well off and his parents never owning a car, they lived a happy life in rural Hertfordshire. "As a band we gave off the appearance of being middle-class," he said. Perhaps a few of the guys' families were happy, but others weren't. We talk in a specific way because of where we came from. That... seemed a bit like BBC accents... My parents weren't rich at all. We may have been middle-class by aspiration, but not by wealth." He attended St Albans County Grammar School for Boys.
Hugh Grundy, Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, and Hugh Grundy were first seen together in a jam on Easter 1961 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Rod Argent wanted to form a band, so he asked his cousin Jim Rodford to join as a bass guitarist. Rodford was playing in the Bluetones, a local band at the time, but the Bluetones had to leave, so he departed. When all five members were still at school, Blunstone and Paul Arnold joined in early 1961. They had won a local contest and had a demo as their prize. They were granted a recording deal with Decca thanks to Rod Argent's song "She's Not There."
Personal life
Blunstone is married to Suzy Blunstone, and the couple have a daughter.
Music career
"She's Not There" was one of the key reasons in the Zombies' album, which was a big hit around the world. Blunstone's voice was deemed one of the main reasons. The band split up over leadership issues shortly after completing the baroque pop classic album Odessey and Oracle. Before resuming his musical work, Blunstone briefly worked as a clerk in the insurance industry. He signed with Deram in 1969 and released three singles under his pseudonym of Neil MacArthur, including a re-make of "She's Not There" that charted in the United Kingdom.
Blunstone achieved success in 1972 with "Say You Don't Mind" (which peaked at number 15 in the UK chart and was written by future Paul McCartney and Wings member Denny Laine) and "I Don't Believe in Miracles" (which peaked at number 31 on the UK charts and was written by Argent member Russ Ballard), both with string arrangements by Christopher Gunning. In early 1973, other minor hits like "How We Dare to Be Wrong" debuted alongside "How Can We Dare to Be Wrong" and "The Tracks of My Tears" hit the UK charts in 1981 (which peaked at number 42 in the UK charts).
One Year (1971), produced by Chris White and Rod Argent, was Blunstone's debut solo album, and it contained the song "Caroline Goodbye" about his break-up with model and actress Caroline Munro. Argent and White's latest work on the album was also on display. Ennismore and Journey followed Ennismore and Journey. Planes (1976; Never Even Thought (1978); and Late Nights in Soho (1979), which was exclusive to Europe, before he signed a recording contract with Elton John's record label The Rocket Record Company. In addition, Blunstone appeared on Dave Stewart's hit cover version of "What Becomes the Brokenhearted" (1980). He continued to appear on many albums by Alan Parsons' including Eye in the Sky, where he performs the hit song "Old and Wise" and Ammonia Avenue ("Dancing on a Highwire") (he performed on a Highwire). He joined other Parsons musicians, most notably David Paton of PILOT/Parsons, in 1984 to form Keats.
On September 9, 2009, his ninth solo album The Ghost of You And Me was released in the United Kingdom, Benelux, and Scandinavia. Blunstone's first tour in many years was completed on a twelve-date tour in the United Kingdom. He continued to tour with Rod Argent as the Zombies, and the original members of the band performed four reunion concerts in April 2009. Colin Blunstone Original Album Classics, a 3-disc boxed set containing digitally re-mastered copies of Blunstone's solo albums One Year, Journey, and Ennismore, was released in 2010. Two bonus tracks that were not released in the United Kingdom as non-LP b-sides were also included in the collection.
Blunstone continues to be on tour, with 1960s bands like Manfred Mann, often working with Rod Argent. As Far As I Can See, the mid-1990s Echo Bridge, and Out of the Shadows are two of his more recent albums. (With Rod Argent)
As Far As I Can See..., a new album by Blunstone and Rod Argent in 2004, Blunstone and Rod Argent released As Far as I Can See..., a Zombies tribute album. The Zombies Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre's 2007 US tour was well-reced, with Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent on DVD. "The Zombies, led by original keyboard wizard Rod Argent and featuring Colin Blunstone's smoked-silk vocals, is the best 60s band still touring, but it doesn't have Mick Jagger as a front man," one observer said.
The original members of Blunstone performed at several reunion concerts in April 2009. As The Zombies, Blunstone and Rod Argent decided to put together a touring band, perform live, and produce new stuff. Jim Rodford (Argent, The Kinks) was on bass, Steve Rodford on drums, and Keith Airey on guitar. Tom Toomey took over Airey and was replaced by him. Soren Koch became the Zombies' new bass player following Jim Rodford's death in 2018. Journalist J.C. Maçek III talked to Argent about the Zombies' new album Still Got The Hunger in a PopMatters piece on 2015. "Still Got That Hunger is the first album that has really recalled some of the group's feelings." We're so tight as a group together now. And the whole process has been so organic that we're 100% happy with the Zombies' name and rediscovering and playing all the old stuff while still carving a new path forward, which is also very important to us."
Blunstone was instrumental in the unveiling of a Blue Plaque at the Blacksmith's Arms, a St. Albans pub where the Zombies first met for their first rehearsal in 2012.
Blunstone has appeared on radio and television programs in the United Kingdom and on soundtracks. He and his band appeared on numerous sessions for John Peel and Johnnie Walker, as well as on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1971, where he performed live with a string quartet.
Blunstone appeared in The Savages (2001) and Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) as a guitarist and a performer. The Dan and Dusty Show (2004) as the Zombies, Shindig! Vol. 2 of the British Invasion Vol. The Zombies were also on display in 1992, as the Zombies, and Pop Quiz (1982). He was his sole film appearance in Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), directed by Otto Preminger (as the Zombies) and starring Laurence Olivier.