Veteran musician, Berkley Jones of the defunct BLO is dead.
The respected singer died last night in Asaba where he went for a job.
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In their heydays, BLO were the rave of the 70s and early 80s
The band comprised of Berkley Ike Jones, Laolu Akins and Mike Gbenga Odumosu.
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The trio were influenced by British and American rock groups and soul music.recorded some afro-rock songs such as Preacher Man and Native doctor.
Blo recorded their first album Chapter One, a psychedelic rock record under EMI label. Sales of the album did not meet EMI’s expectations and the band eventually left EMI to record their next album with a Decca affiliate. Between 1974 and 1976 the band released three more records, Phase II, Step Three and Phase IV.
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