Blues image biography

American rock band

Blues Image was an American rock band. They had a hit in 1970 with "Ride Captain Ride", which reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian RPM magazine charts.

Career

Blues Image was formed in Tampa, Florida in 1966 by singer-guitarist Mike Pinera, singer-drummer Manuel "Manny" Bertematti, singer-percussionist Joe Lala, keyboardist Emilio Garcia, and bassist Malcolm Jones.^[1] They were later joined by keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte when Emilio Garcia left the band to become a pilot.^[1] Blues Image moved to Miami in 1968, where they helped form an innovative new music venue, Thee Image.^[1] Blues Image became the house band at the club, which featured acts like Cream, Grateful Dead, and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

The band moved to Los Angeles and signed with Atco Records, releasing their self-titled debut album in February 1969.^[1] Their second album, Open was released i