Debbie Harry (1945-)
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Philanthropist
Deborah Harry was born Angela Tremble on July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida. She was adopted at three months of age and raised by the Harry family in Hawthorne, New Jersey. In the 1960s, she worked as a Playboy Bunny and hung out at Max's Kansas City, a famous Warhol-inhabited nightspot in the Lower East Side of New York City. Her professional singing career started in 1968 with a folk band called The Wind in the Willows. She sang backup on their first (and only) album. The band broke up shortly after failing to achieve commercial success or critical acclaim. In 1973, she met Chris Stein, who became her longtime boyfriend. They created Blondie in 1974 after they both were in the Stilletoes, a theatrical "girl group" band. Blondie struggled for a few years, then went on to be one of the most successful bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Harry has released five solo albums, acted in several movies and television series and a few commercials. She has done many benefit shows in support of AIDS charities, a Broadway show ("Teaneck Tanzi"), poetry readings, and continues to be one of the most famous characters ever to be in the New York downtown scene.
Several Blondie tribute albums have been released and a Blondie remix album titled "Remixed, Remade, Remodeled" came out in 1995.
Debbie Harry continues to be a fabulous rock and fashion icon today.
References from/Credits to:
DeborahHarry.com
The Telegraph, "Debbie Harry on punk, refusing to retire and sex at 69," Sheryl Garratt
Contact Music, "Elton Inspired Debbie Harry To Help Charities"
Deborah Harry was born Angela Tremble on July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida. She was adopted at three months of age and raised by the Harry family in Hawthorne, New Jersey. In the 1960s, she worked as a Playboy Bunny and hung out at Max's Kansas City, a famous Warhol-inhabited nightspot in the Lower East Side of New York City. Her professional singing career started in 1968 with a folk band called The Wind in the Willows. She sang backup on their first (and only) album. The band broke up shortly after failing to achieve commercial success or critical acclaim. In 1973, she met Chris Stein, who became her longtime boyfriend. They created Blondie in 1974 after they both were in the Stilletoes, a theatrical "girl group" band. Blondie struggled for a few years, then went on to be one of the most successful bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Harry has released five solo albums, acted in several movies and television series and a few commercials. She has done many benefit shows in support of AIDS charities, a Broadway show ("Teaneck Tanzi"), poetry readings, and continues to be one of the most famous characters ever to be in the New York downtown scene.
Several Blondie tribute albums have been released and a Blondie remix album titled "Remixed, Remade, Remodeled" came out in 1995.
Debbie Harry continues to be a fabulous rock and fashion icon today.
References from/Credits to:
DeborahHarry.com
The Telegraph, "Debbie Harry on punk, refusing to retire and sex at 69," Sheryl Garratt
Contact Music, "Elton Inspired Debbie Harry To Help Charities"
