1. Eric Jay Bloom was born on December 1,1944 and is an American musician, singer and songwriter.
11 Facts About Eric Bloom
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Eric Bloom's mother was a housewife, active in local charities and family life.
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Eric Bloom's father ran a picture frame and print company in Manhattan.
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Eric Bloom, known as "Manny" Eric Bloom in college, attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, studying modern languages.
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Eric Bloom ended up doing some sound engineering for them at the Electric Circus in Greenwich Village, and they mutually impressed each other enough that in November 1968, the band's manager, Sandy Pearlman, asked if Eric Bloom would like to become their tour manager.
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Eric Bloom moved into the group's house in Great Neck, New York, in December 1968.
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Eric Bloom has been one of the longtime members of the band throughout the decades, along with original member Buck Dharma.
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Eric Bloom is credited as playing "stun guitar" on some Blue Oyster Cult works, a term the band uses for the distortion sound of his rhythm guitar.
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Eric Bloom is known for being an avid reader, especially science fiction and fantasy novels.
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Eric Bloom once sent a fan letter to English science-fiction author Michael Moorcock, and then collaborated with him on three songs.
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In 2006, Eric Bloom began a partnership with artist Philippe Renaudin, to create and sell six elaborately painted custom-made guitars, each one of which interprets a different Blue Oyster Cult song, and each of which was played during BOC performances.