Blackjack (band)

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Blackjack was a band featuring Michael Bolton and Bruce Kulick. The drummer was Sandy Gennaro and the bass player was Jimmy Haslip.

[edit] Where are they now?

After Blackjack, Bruce Kulick played on the Michael Bolton solo albums Michael Bolton and Everybody's Crazy. Bruce Kulick then joined Kiss and played on part of the Michael Bolton album The Hunger.

Sandy Gennaro, went on to play drums for Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Bo Diddley, and countless others. He is still working in the industry and teaches at The Collective in Manhattan.

Jimmy Haslip went on to become a major force in Jazz Fusion playing bass for the Yellow Jackets.

[edit] Discography

They released 2 albums (one in 1979, the other in 1980).

[edit] Trivia

Michael Bolton co-wrote the Kiss song "Forever" with Kiss's Paul Stanley.
The album Michael Bolton should not be confused with the album Michael Bolotin. Michael Bolton released two self-titled albums, the first by his birth name, "Bolotin", the other after he began using the last name "Bolton". Bruce Kulick played on the second one.
The song "Maybe its the Power of Love" was sampled by Kanye West on the song "Never Let Me Down" from his debut album College Dropout.

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