Point Blank (band)

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Point Blank
Point Blank at the Billy Bob's France, June 2007
Background information
Origin	Irving, Texas, USA
Genre(s)	Southern rock AOR
Years active	1974 - 1982, 2007
Label(s)	Arista, MCA, Dixiefrog
Website	[1]
Members
Rusty Burns John O'Daniel Phillip Petty Buzzy Gruen Buddy Whittington Larry Telford
Former members
Kim Davis Steve Hardin Bill Randolph Karl Berke Shannon Day Bubba Keith Mike Hamilton

Point Blank is an American rock and roll band hailing from Texas. The band formed in 1974 and recorded six albums between 1976 and 1982. Garnering occasional airplay on AOR radio stations, the band is best known for their 1981 hit single "Nicole".

Contents 1 History 2 Nicole 3 Trivia 4 Discography 5 Members 6 External links

[edit] History

The band was discovered and managed by Bill Ham's Lone Wolf Productions (ZZ Top, Hank Williams Jr.). Point Blank's sound was rooted in southern rock and boogie, but drifted to hard rock and mainstream AOR by the early 1980s.

[edit] Nicole

In 1982 Point Blank released their fourth album, "American Exce$$" which included the song Nicole. With strong air-play on AOR radio stations the track reached #20 on Billboard Magazine's Rock Tracks chart. Subsequently, Nicole was also released as a 45 RPM single and peaked inside the Top 40 at #39 on Billboard's Hot 100. While other songs received airplay and charted, this was the only time Point Blank placed a record inside the top 40, and thus the band are remembered by some as a one-hit wonder.

[edit] Trivia

Point Blank is mentioned in X: The Unheard Music by MCA Records President Al Bergamo, as the type of mainstream band a major corporation would prefer to promote over punk bands like X.

[edit] Discography

• Point Blank (Arista) 1976 - includes "That's The Law", and "Distance"
• Second Season (Arista) 1977 - includes "Stars And Scars" and cover of Bob Seger's "Beautiful Loser"
• Airplay (MCA) 1979 - includes "Mean to Your Queenie"
• The Hard Way (MCA) 1980, - includes cover of Deep Purple's "Highway Star"
• American Exce$$ (MCA) 1981 - includes "Nicole" and "Let Me Stay With You Tonight"
• On a Roll (MCA) 1982 - includes "On A Roll", "Great White Line", and "Gone Hollywood"
• Reloaded (Dixiefrog) 2007 - Live album recorded in 2005

[edit] Members

1976 Rusty Burns - Guitar Kim Davis - Guitar John O'Daniel - Vocals Buzzy Gruen - Drums Phillip Petty - Bass

1979 Rusty Burns - Guitar Kim Davis - Guitar John O'Daniel - Vocals Buzzy Gruen - Drums Steve Hardin - Keyboards Bill Randolph - Bass

1980 Rusty Burns - Guitar Kim Davis - Guitar John O'Daniel - Vocals Buzzy Gruen - Drums Bill Randolph - Bass Karl Berke - Keyboards Shannon Day - Keyboards

1981 Rusty Burns - Guitar Kim Davis - Guitar Buzzy Gruen - Drums Bill Randolph - Bass Bubba Keith - Vocals Mike Hamilton - keyboards

2007 Rusty Burns - Guitar John O'Daniel - Vocals Phillip Petty - Bass Buzzy Gruen - Drums Buddy Whittington - Guitar Larry Telford - Keyboards

[edit] External links

• pointblanksouthernrock.com - Point Blank's Official Website