Albany-based Blotto combined new wave and soul / R&B with comedic themes. Sporting pseudonyms on recordings and on stage,
the quintet’s songs were played on radio’s “Dr. Demento Show” and the video for “I Wanna Be A Lifeguard” was played on MTV’s first day on the air in 1981.
BLOTTO NEWS
On March 9, 2020, Blotto was one of the artists inducted into the Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame.