| Gordon Blair | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Rock, punk rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Associated acts | Highway Star (1976) Rudi (1976–1979) The Outcasts The Trial Big Self Ruefrex Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes (1987–1997 intermittently) |
Gordon Blair (born Belfast, 1953) is a Northern Irish musician, usually known as Gordy Blair. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Rudi was a Punk rock / Power pop band, formed in 1975 in East Belfast. Ruefrex, originally called Roofwrecks, were formed in 1977 by Paul Burgess and Tom Coulter at the Boys Model School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a
Blair started off his musical career as bass guitarist for Highway Star, the band that was to become Stiff Little Fingers. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 In 1976 he joined Belfast punk band Rudi, with whom he stayed for three years. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudi was a Punk rock / Power pop band, formed in 1975 in East Belfast. After leaving Rudi, he played for The Outcasts, The Trial, Big Self and Ruefrex, lasting for periods of between a year and three years, with each band. Ruefrex, originally called Roofwrecks, were formed in 1977 by Paul Burgess and Tom Coulter at the Boys Model School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Between 1987 and 1997, he spent various periods of time playing bass for Australian outfit Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes, before finally hanging up his bass to concentrate on a new career in desktop publishing. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Desktop publishing (also known as DTP) combines a Personal computer and WYSIWYG page layout Software to create Publication Documents
| Preceded by 1st incumbent |
Bassist for Highway Star 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Ali McMordie |