NEW YORK - TelAve -- Blood on the Saddle's video for their 1984 hit theme song, "Blood on the Saddle," is now available on Vevo, Apple Music, Tidal, Xite, and Boomplay Video through Ton-Up Records.
"That's good news about our theme song. I'm proud of it. Single Girl is a traditional song, and Do You Wanna Dance is a light-hearted duet, but Blood on the Saddle is my battle cry to the world," said Blood on the Saddle's  founder, Greg Davis, regarding the release.
The video was filmed in Santa Monica in the fall of 1983 for the Los Angeles cable TV show "LA IN." It was broadcast before the critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, released in March 1984, which appeared on Chris Willman's Los Angeles Times "Top Albums of 1984."
Spin Magazine described the band as "A high-energy fusion that doesn't sound like punk or country. (Blood on the Saddle) is doing something new and a half twist different from what has gone before."
Formed in early 1983 by guitar virtuoso Greg Davis, who had the idea of combining bluegrass with punk rock, he was joined by bass player Ron Botelho and drummer Hermann Senac.  Annette Zilinskas, bass player for The Bangles, joined Blood on the Saddle in July of 1983 as co-lead vocalist, completing the original line-up of the band.  Considered one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Los Angeles Country Punk scene, the band's history was partially documented in the recent authorized biography of The Bangles and in John Doe and Tom DeSavia's 2019 book, More Fun in the New World.

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Blood on the Saddle's recent release, "First Blood," a compilation of early recordings and acoustic demos, was released May 31, 2024, on Ton-Up Records.  The band has released eleven albums and is credited with laying the foundation of the Alternative Country and Rock genres in the 90s.  The band's current lineup is Greg Davis (Vocals, Guitar), Dave Frappier (Drums), and John K. Stephenson (Bass), and they are currently working on a new album.

https://youtu.be/czSVJxvgOr0?si=vWbwgIyHd4K5pLKw



Ton-Up Records & Music Publishing is an independent record label and music publishing company formed in 2009 by musician Eddie Star (Eddie Star & The Zero Effect, JoyBox).  In addition to Star's music, its roster includes the legendary punk & western band Blood on the Saddle, Greg Davis, Philip Paul Kelly, Toy Machine Gun, and the solo catalog of 1960s legend Dean Ford of The Marmalade fame.