Deborah Harry was born on July 1, 1945 in Hawthorn, New Jersey. Harry is most famous for being the lead singer of the New Wave band Blondie. She moved to New York’s Greenwich village in the late 1960’s, where she worked for a while as a Union City dancer, and later as a Playboy bunny hostess at one of Hugh Hefner's clubs.
Many Her first two bands were ‘Wind in the Willows’ and and the ‘Stilettos’. Neither band had commercial success, but Harry met Chris Stein, with whom she began a romantic relationship. In 1973 formed ‘Blondie’. Originally called ‘Angel and the Snake’, they decided to rename their band in honor of the 'Hey Blondie!' cat calls that Harry always got from construction workers.
Harry’s image was so closely associated with the band name that it was thought to be her real name. Harry was as famous for her tough girl persona, fierce sneers, and hypnotic stage moves as her bleached blonde hair. She carried herself on stage with raw emotion, wearing clothing that clung to her. She was the original Rock Chick, wearing studded belts with tights and thigh high boots, a look still popular today.
Harry had her roots in Punk and played alongside it’s biggest acts, such as ‘The Ramones’. When the record label got involved, they cleaned up the band's look, but nothing could supress the raw sexuality that Harry exuded. ‘Blondie’ first released their album in 1976 with the first Number 1 single ‘Heart of Glass’ from the album ‘Parallel Lines'. Harry’s princible writing partner for ‘Blondie’ was Stein.