On the other side, the music world, Debbie Harry and her Blondie bandmates were rubbing shoulders with the likes of Lou Reed, Patti Smith and more at the CBGB in the East Village.
on one day in 1980, Harry and Warhol met up in his factory to create his latest Polaroid portrait series.
“We crossed paths. New York had an active street life – it was a small community back then,” Harry once said when describing how she met Warhol. “You often ran into people. You knew them already or got introduced. I bumped into Andy on Broadway and 13th street and said hello and we chatted about everything.
“I suppose this is how we met and our friendship grew from there. I got invited to the factory and knew others that worked for Andy. I knew Brigid Polk and Andy Coltrain,” she added.(faroutmagazine)
Recently Blondie has played at wasted Chevy Court after nearly 45 years, Debbie Harry and crew are in charge.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Hall of Fame band "Blondie" took the stage on the fair's opening day. The rock band is known for popular 70's and 80's hits like "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me" All Chevy Court concerts are free with Fair admission.
The show started only a few minutes after the scheduled 8 p.m. start time with "One Way Or Another," one of the band's best-known hits that quickly got the 14,000 or so fairgoers at the show on their feet.
Harry, 73, has been on the stage, with Blondie and other acts, for the better part of 50 years and commands a stage like few others can. She drank a hot beverage from a ceramic mug in between songs. Sipping hot tea during a concert isn't exactly the most badass rock 'n' roll thing in the world, but Debbie Harry pulls it off, just like everything else she does.
