Blue Öyster Cult
- Also known as: Soft White Underbelly
- Origin: Stony Brook, New York, United States
- Genre: Hard Rock
- Years active: 1967-present
- Website: www.blueoystercult.com
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Biography
Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York in 1967, perhaps best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla.” Blue Öyster Cult has sold more than 24 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States alone. The band's music videos, especially "Burnin' for You," received heavy rotation on MTV when the music television network premiered in 1981, cementing the band's contribution to the development and success of the music video in modern popular culture. In addition to their famous singles, the band have become well known for songs such as “Astronomy”, “Black Blade”, “Veteran of the Psychic Wars”, and “Shooting Shark.”
Blue Öyster Cult's longest-lasting and most commercially successful lineup included Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (lead vocals, "stun guitar," keyboards, synthesizers), Allen Lanier (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals), Albert Bouchard (drums, percussion, vocals). The band's current lineup includes Roeser and Bloom, as well as Danny Miranda (bass, backing vocals), Jules Radino (drums, percussion) and Richie Castellano (keyboard, rhythm guitar, backing vocals).
Members:
- John Wiesenthal - keyboards (1967)
- Les Braunstein - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1967-1969)
- Andrew Winters - bass, backing vocals (1967-1970)
- Albert Bouchard - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1967-1981, 1985)
- Allen Lanier - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1967-1985, 1987-2007, 2012)
- Buck Dharma - lead guitar, vocals (1967-1986, 1987-present)
- Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar (1969-1986, 1987-present)
- Joe Bouchard - bass, backing vocals (1970-1986)
- Rick Downey - drums, percussion (1981-1985)
- Jimmy Wilcox - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1985-1986)
- Tommy Zvoncheck - keyboards, synthesizers (1985-1986)
- Jon Rogers - bass, backing vocals (1986, 1987-1995, 2007)
- Ron Riddle - drums, percussion (1987-1991)
- Chuck Burgi - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1991-1992, 1992-1995, 1996-1997)
- John Miceli - drums, percussion (1992, 1997)
- Greg Smith - bass, backing vocals (1995)
- John O'Reilly - drums, percussion (1995-1996)
- Danny Miranda - bass, backing vocals (1995-2004, 2007, 2017-present)
- Bobby Rondinelli - drums, percussion (1997-2004)
- Jules Radino - drums, percussion (2004-present)
- Richie Castellano - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2007-present), bass (2004-2007) (2004-present)
- Rudy Sarzo - bass, backing vocals (2007-2012)
- Kasim Sulton - bass, backing vocals (2012-2017)
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