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This article is about the American musician. For Australian writer, see Ron Blair (writer).
Ron Blair
Blair performing in 2017
Background information
Birth name
Ronald Edward Blair
Also known as
Ron Blair Ronnie Blair
Born
(1948-09-16) September 16, 1948 (age 75) San Diego, California
Genres
Rock, heartland rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
Years active
1976–1986 1997–present
Musical artist
Ronald Edward Blair (born September 16, 1948 in San Diego, California) is an American musician notable for being the bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was originally the band's bassist[1] from 1976 to 1981. In 2002, he returned to the group after a 20-year hiatus, replacing his own replacement, the late Howie Epstein.
^Buckley, Peter (2003-10-28). The rough guide to rock. Rough Guides. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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appreciated. Eventually, Petty and Campbell collaborated with Tench, RonBlair and Stan Lynch, forming the first lineup of the Heartbreakers. Their eponymous...
vocals, guitar; Mike Campbell: guitar; Benmont Tench: electric piano; RonBlair: bass; Steve Ferrone: drums; Scott Thurston: backing vocals, guitar "I...
Nielsen SoundScan. The album marks the return of original Heartbreaker RonBlair on bass guitar, replacing his own replacement, the ailing Howie Epstein...
desire for anonymity. It was a reunion of sorts, with founding bassist RonBlair playing with Heartbreakers members for the first time in 15 years, and...
Get Me), Epstein impressed Petty with his ability. Consequently, when RonBlair, who had been bassist with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers since the band's...
last full album to feature the original Heartbreakers lineup, as bassist RonBlair left after the album's release. He returned on Mojo, and he would make...
album would prove to be the last album to have any involvement of bassist RonBlair until 2002. In a three-out-of-five star retrospective review, Stephen...
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Jon Ewing, Heather Mitchell, Harold Hopkins, Cathy Downes, Michele Fawdon, Ron Haddrick, Deidre Rubenstein. John Bell (2002). John Bell : the time of my...
Shakespeare Theatre 1978 A Miserable Lonely Death Colonel Goosen Norman Fenton, RonBlair Royal Shakespeare Theatre Aldwych Theatre 1981–1982 Two Gentlemen of Verona...
among them Styrophoam Soule and Road Turkey, and when he was 15 he met RonBlair, who was six years older than Lynch. "I remember he accused me of stealing...
backing vocals Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians RonBlair – bass guitar on "Between Two Worlds" Phil Jones – percussion Production...
Australian writer RonBlair first performed in 1975. It is a one-man play about a teacher at a Christian Brothers school. It was based on Blair's experience...
Heartbreakers along with fellow Gainesville natives Stan Lynch (drums) and RonBlair (bass). In August 2007, Tom Petty invited Randall Marsh and Tom Leadon...
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