Allen Blasco

In high school Blasco formed the power trio, Stone Wall, who played at the legendary Cowtown Ballroom. Besides his contributions on guitar, harmonica, lead vocals and songwriting for Neon Blue, his classic soul, funk and party band of over twenty years, Allen has an extensive list of other commercial and music credits. These include the popular Chiefs/Price Chopper commercials ("Get Fired Up"), and the soundtrack to the movie "Ninth Street", starring Isaac Hayes and Martin Sheen, which won the Independent Film Channel Award. As a musicologist, Allen was hired by Atlantic Records to work on the 9-CD boxed set "The Complete Stax/Volt Singles, Vol. 1", which was nominated for a Grammy. Allen grew up in a musical family. His parents, Lou & Betty Blasco, were music publishers and song writers. Allen’s mom co-wrote the hit “My Happiness,” and both parents were inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2008.