Jeff Blando
{{Short description|American guitarist (born 1964)}}
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{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}{{Infobox musical artist|
| name = Jeff Blando
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| caption = Blando with Vince Neil - Wacken Open Air 2018
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Jeff Bland
| alias =
| birth_place = Flint, Michigan, U S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|12|6}}
| origin =
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician
| years_active = 1998–present
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Left For Dead
- Saigon Kick
- Slaughter
- Vince Neil
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| website = {{URL|slaughterusa.com}}
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Jeff "Blando" Bland (born December 6, 1964, in Flint, Michigan) is an American guitarist and singer who played for Michigan-based cover band, KODY LEE, Left For Dead and Saigon Kick. He is currently the lead guitarist for Slaughter and Vince Neil and has been in Dokken's George Lynch's Lynchmob/George Lynch Band as its lead vocalist and 2nd guitarist singing both Dokken and Lynchmob originals Live.
He has played with Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil, both with his former Saigon Kick touring bandmate Phil Varone, and with his Slaughter bandmate Dana Strum.
Biography
Jeff Bland (BLANDO) was born in Flint, Michigan He joined Slaughter in 1998 as Tim Kelly's replacement after touring as their front-of-house sound technician.{{Cite news |date=1999-01-19 |title=Slaughter -1999- The News Tribune - Part 2 |pages=39 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98939379/slaughter-1999-the-news-tribune/ |access-date=2023-04-23}}{{Cite web |date=2005-01-24 |title=LAS VEGAS RJ:NEON: COLUMN: Night Beat |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Oct-02-Fri-1998/weekly/8306206.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124235201/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Oct-02-Fri-1998/weekly/8306206.html |archive-date=2005-01-24 }}
Jeff also had a cover project CRASH that played bike rallies for RJ Reynolds (CAMEL CO.) in Daytona Beach for the past 12 years. The band consists of Blando (lead vocals/guitar), Will Hunt (drums) and Paul Drennan (bass). Blando is currently touring with Vince Neil as guitarist and musical director as well as working with Slaughter.{{Citation |title=Friday Night FeedBack™ Dana Strum and Blando |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJqxGEjQZrs |access-date=2023-04-23 |language=en}}
Jeff finished recording & co-engineering the Vince Neil release Tattoos & Tequila that was released on May 5, 2010.{{Cite web |title=Elektra Entertainment |url=https://www.elektra.com/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Elektra Music Group |language=en}}
Also Blando has a three piece group called BLANDINI featuring Blando on Guitars & Lead Vocals, Zoltan Chaney on Drums & Pedro Sison on Bass.
He is also a motorcycle enthusiast, and owns one motorcycle having been built and customized by Count's Kustoms of Las Vegas.
Discography
=With Left For Dead=
- Beatings From Orlando (1995)
=With Slaughter=
=With Crash=
- Live From Daytona (2001)
=With Vince Neil=
- Tattoos & Tequila (2010)
References
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Category:American heavy metal guitarists
Category:Slaughter (band) members
Category:Vinnie Vincent Invasion members
Category:Musicians from Flint, Michigan
Category:Guitarists from Michigan
Category:American male guitarists
Category:20th-century American guitarists
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