 
Blessid Union Of Souls consists of Eliot Sloan
(vocalist and piano), Jeff Spence (guitarist and
background vocalist), Eddie Hedges (percussionist),
C.P. Roth (keyboardist), and Tony Clark (bassist) and
hail from Cincinnati. The band members have been
playing together in various configurations since the
mid 1980s. When they finally formed Blessid Union Of
Souls, they recorded a demo which caught the
attention of EMI Records. The band says their sound
is influenced by country-blues combined with 70s soul
and southern rock.
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Singles Artist of the Year
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 40 with "Oh Virginia."
Blessid Union Of Souls' first LP, Home, was released and gave the
band two Top 5 hits: "Let Me Be The One" and "I Believe." With the band's success, they
embarked on an 18 month tour across the U.S.
The song "I Believe" was honored at the annual ASCAP
Awards for being the fourth most played song of 1995.
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 10 with "I Believe."
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 40 with "Let Me Be The One."
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 10 with "Let Me Be The One."
Blessid Union Of Souls contributed the track,
"Way Over Yonder," to the Carole
King tribute LP, Tapestry
Revisited.
Blessid Union Of Souls could be heard on the
soundtrack to Ace
Ventura: When Nature Calls with the song, "It's
Alright."
Home was certified gold.
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Singles Artist of the Year
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 40 with "All Along."
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Singles Artist of the Year
After touring, Blessid Union Of Souls released their
second LP, Blessid
Union Of Souls.
The track "I Wanna Be There" hit the Top 40 and
became their third Top 10 hit. The band also
continued to gain a greater fanbase with their
romantic lyrics and harmonizing sound.
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 10 with "I Wanna Be There."
The band hit the Top 40 with "Light In Your Eyes"
Blessid Union shortened their name (temporarily) and
hit the Top 10 with "Light In Your Eyes." The band donated
proceeds from that single to Give Kids The World,
which grants wishes to terminally ill children and
their families.
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Singles Artist of the Year
Blessid Union released a new LP, Walking
Off The Buzz.
The first single, "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For
Me)" hit
the Top.
Blessid Union of Souls hit the Top 10 with "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For
Me)."
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 40 with "Standing At The Edge Of The
Earth."
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Singles Artist of the Year
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 10 with "Standing At The Edge Of The
Earth."
Blessid Union Of Souls released a hits compilation - The
Singles.
Blessid Union Of Souls hit the Top 40 with "Storybook Life."
# 118 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25
Years
chart.
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