THE BLACKLITES

Syracuse's Own, The BlackLites would like to pay tribute to the King of Pop Michael Jackson, who left this world to be with the Lord on June 25, 2009. Michael was a legend in our time and will be sadly missed. We extend our deepest and heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends as we all remember the music and image he left on this earth for all to enjoy. There will be no other like Michael Jackson and we mourn his loss.


BE SURE TO LISTEN TO Z89FM FROM 6:30-8:30 ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS TO HEAR DJ R SOURCE PLAY THE NEW BLACKLITE SINGLE, "LOOKIN' FOR LOVE!" CALL OR EMAIL THE STATION AND LET R SOURCE KNOW THAT YOU LOVE HEARING THE BLACKITES ON THE AIR! Click below for R SOURCE webpages! mms://rs5.radiostreamer.com/z89 twitter.com/rsource http://www.myspace.com/djrsource www.z89online.com click to listen live Click below to see the Blacklites/CJack Show at Juneteenth 2009! http://www.youtube.com/CJack777 Due to a scheduling conflict at the Palace Theater, the June 27th date for the Blacklites performance has changed to Saturday, July 11th. This is an open to the public cancer fundraiser and the cost is a $25 donation at the door. BIG NEWS! A SNEAK LISTEN TO THE BLACKLITES NEW HIT SINGLE "LOOKIN' FOR LOVE." CLICK THE LINK BELOW! THE BLACKLITES HAVE RELEASED AN ORIGINAL BLACKLITES SINGLE! THE NAME OF THE SINGLE IS "LOOKIN' FOR LOVE" WHICH WHICH IS ON SALE NOW AT SOUND GARDEN AND AT ALL OUR PERFORMANCES! ALSO IN THE WORKS IS A FULL 14 SONG CD THAT WILL INCLUDE THE NEW SINGLE, "LOOKIN' FOR LOVE" AS WELL AS A REMAKE OF OUR OWN "TRY TO UNDERSTAND" WHICH WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE 70'S. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING YOU OUR VERY OWN CD WITH SONGS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY THE BLACKLITES! KEEP WATCHING AND COME TO SEE US LIVE, WHERE WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF CD'S ON HAND TO PURCHASE! Click below for Mark Bialczak's article on Syracuse.com http://blog.syracuse.com/listenup/2009/03/heres_a_sneak_listen_to_the_bl.html _________________________________________________________________________________ WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SYRACUSE'S OWN "THE BLACKLITES." THE BLACKLITES ARE LEGENDARY FOR THAT AUTHENTIC OLD SCHOOL SOUND AND RHYTHM & BLUES FUNK AND WE ARE LIKE NO OTHER. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PROFESSIONAL OLD SCHOOL BAND FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT, COMPLETE WITH CHOREOGRAPHY AND FUNK THAT COMES FROM THE SOUL, THEN STOP RIGHT HERE, THE BLACKLITES WILL GET IT DONE FOR YOU! WE HAVE PERFORMED AS THE OPENING BAND FOR ARETHA FRANKLIN FOR A CROWD OF 50,000 PEOPLE AT THE M & T JAZZ FEST AS WELL AS HEADLINING ON CHEVY COURT AT THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR 2008, THE DISCO REUNION, JAZZ IN THE CITY, MAYOR DRISCOLL'S WINTER BALL, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S GALAS AND MANY MORE PRIVATE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVENTS. ONCE YOU EXPERIENCE "THE BLACKLITES" YOU WILL AGREE THAT WE ARE THE HARDEST WORKING BAND IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK AREA AND BEYOND. WE ENERGIZE THE CROWD AND KEEP THE DANCE FLOOR ROCKIN'! IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BLACKLITES PERFORMANCES IN THE PAST, THEN YOU WILL AGREE THAT WHAT WE DO ONSTAGE IS UNIQUE AND FRESH! CHECK OUT EACH PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK...AND IF YOU WANT US, BOOK US FAST AS WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BOOKING EVENTS FOR 2009. CREDITS: MARVIN GAYE 1973 EARTH WIND AND FIRE 1974 RUDY RAY MOORE 1974 MAJOR HARRIS 1975 TINY TIM 1976 HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUENOTES 1977 TAVARES 1978 SOS BAND 1999 G.Q 2002 NEW BIRTH 2003 KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 2004 TRAMMPS 2005 BACON BROTHERS (TASTE OF SYRACUSE) 2006 FRED WESLEY (JAMES BROWN BAND) 2007 ARETHA FRANKLIN 2007 WILL HORTON 2008 YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF THE BLACKLITES: SING A SONG GIVE IT TO ME BABY/MAKE IT WITH YOU I WISH LADIES NIGHT LOVE AND HAPPINESS/STAY TOGETHER MEDLEY JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE - LIVE LET'S GET IT ON - LIVE GET DOWN TONIGHT