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Article by: Dave Paulson, Nashville Tennessean
The 67-year-old has been Blondie’s drummer since 1975, joining soon after their formation. Over the years, he’s played with everyone from Bob Dylan to Nancy Sinatra to The Ramones, and he remains as prodigious as ever.
But first, he’s back in the Blondie business. Burke told us about their latest tour and upcoming box set, being studied for science and even sitting in with a Blondie tribute act.
Blondie’s past, present and future:
“The show as we have it now, it’s sort of based on the fact that (the band), particularly Debbie, doesn’t really like looking back that much,” Burke says.
Luckily, the setlists we’ve peeked at are packed with every hit a big crowd could ask for, but “being that we have the ‘Against The Odds’ archival box coming out, it seemed more apropos to do some of the older, deeper cuts.” (The 124-track collection arrives August 26.)
Nashville may luck out and get the likes “X Offender” and “Shayla,” plus selections from their most recent album, 2017’s “Pollinator.”
Our records indicate that Blondie never came to Nashville during their original ’70s-’80s run. They finally made their Music City debut in 2004, playing the “Dancin’ In The District” concert series, and returned to play the Ryman Auditorium in 2013.
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