On this day in 1951, Blondie was born
Other well-known people who were born on this day are actors Matthew Espinose and Dylan Sprayberry.
Terence William Blondie Chaplin was born on 7 July in 1951.
He is a singer and guitarist from Durban. He was part of the band The Flames in the 1960s.
He became known to international audiences in the early 1970s as a singer and guitarist for The Beach Boys.
Blondie is a long-term backing vocalist, percussionist, and acoustic rhythm guitarist for English band The Rolling Stones on their recordings and tours over a 15-year period.
To date he has released two solo studio albums.
Chaplin sang lead on various Beach Boys songs from two studio albums, Carl and the Passions – So Tough and Holland, and plays on the live album The Beach Boys in Concert.
Sail On, Sailor from the album Holland, on which he is the lead singer, is his signature song.
He also performed on Rick Danko’s self-titled début album, which featured each of Rick’s former band mates from The Band, in addition to Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Doug Sahm, and Danko’s brother, Terry.
Chaplin went on to tour with the David Johansen group and participated in producing Johansen’s third solo album Here Comes the Night, on which Chaplin played guitar, sang backing vocals and co-authored seven tracks.
Other well-known people who were born on this day are actors Matthew Espinose and Dylan Sprayberry.
