Point Blank (band)

Point Blank is an American rock band hailing from Irving, Texas, United States. The band formed in 1974 in Irving, Texas, and recorded six albums between 1974 and 1982.[1] Garnering much airplay on AOR radio stations, the band is best known for their 1981 hit single, "Nicole" and their prior hit "The Hard Way" gained much exposure. They toured with many bands, such as: Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Kiss, Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Bad Company, J. Geils Band, and Ted Nugent.

Point Blank
Richard Heaton Circa 1974
Richard Heaton Circa 1974
Background information
OriginIrving, Texas, United States
Genres
Years active
  • 1974–1984
  • 2005–2018
LabelsArista, MCA
Past members
  • John O'Daniel
  • Rusty Burns
  • Kim Davis
  • Phillip Petty
  • Richard Heaton
  • Bill Randolph
  • Mike Hamilton

History

The band was discovered and managed by Bill Ham's Lone Wolf Productions (ZZ Top, Jay Boy Adams, and Eric Johnson). The original six albums were recorded in Memphis with engineer/producer Terry Manning. Point Blank's sound is rooted in southern rock and boogie, but drifted towards hard rock and mainstream AOR.

Discography
  • Point Blank (Arista, 1976)
  • Second Season (Arista, 1977)
  • Airplay (MCA, 1979)
  • The Hard Way (MCA, 1980)
  • American Exce$$ (MCA, 1981)
  • On A Roll (MCA, 1982)
  • Reloaded (Dixiefrog, 2006)
  • Fight On! (Dixiefrog, 2009)
  • Volume 9 (Fairway, 2014)

Members
  • Bold = Original members

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
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