George Thorogood

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George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware.

With hits such as "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone," his "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits such as "I Drink Alone" and "I Drink Alone."

He has also helped to popularize older American hits, such as "Move It on Over" and "Who Do You Love?" "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" is Thorogood's fourth album, out of which two have been released as Platinum and six have been rated Gold.

He has sold 15 million albums worldwide.

Thorogood and the band have continued to tour extensively with an Australian/New Zealand Tour set for January 2020, and the band's 40th anniversary of playing.

Personal life

Thorogood has been a baseball fan for the majority of his life, playing semi-pro ball as a second baseman in the 1970s (drummer Jeff Simon played center field for the same team). During his first major league game (Cubs vs. Rockies), he took his daughter to Chicago to perform "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." In a 2011 Guitar World interview, he said, "I'm a Mets fan." There aren't many of us, but you know, that's me."

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Music career

After being inspired in 1970 by a John P. Hammond concert, Thorogood began his career as a solo acoustic performer in the style of Robert Johnson and Elmore James. With a high school friend and drummer Jeff Simon, he formed the Delaware Destroyers in 1973. The Delaware Destroyers' music, a mashup of Chicago blues and rock and roll, was created as a result of additional players. Both in Newark, Delaware, the band appeared in the Rathskeller bar at the University of Delaware and at Deer Park Tavern. The band's name was changed to Destroyers later on. Thorogood supplemented his income by serving as a roadie for Hound Dog Taylor during this period.

Thorogood's demo Better Than the Rest was released in 1974, but it wasn't announced until 1979. George Thorogood and the Destroyers, his first recording appearance, was released in 1977. Thorogood's next album with the Destroyers, Move It on Over, was released in 1978, and it featured a recreation of Hank Williams' "Move It on Over." He followed those recordings from 1979 with "Please Set a Date" and a reworking of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" that were both released in 1979. The band's early success contributed to the success of folk label Rounder Records.

Thorogood and his band were based in Boston during the 1970s. Jimmy Thackery of The Nighthawks, a Washington, D.C.-based blues band, was a mentor. The Destroyers and the Nighthawks were performing in Georgetown at venues across the street from each other while touring in the 1970s. At Desperados' Cellar Door and the Nighthawks, the Destroyers were active. Thorogood and Thackery left their clubs at midnight, exchanged guitar patch cords, and went on to play with the opposite team in Elmore James' "Madison Blues" in the same key. When Nighthawks bass player Jan Zukowski attended Thorogood's set with Bo Diddley and Albert Collins at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, PA, on July 13, 1985, the association with the Nighthawks was extended even more.

Thorogood appeared on television for the first time as a Rolling Stones support act during their 1981 tour of the United States. On Saturday Night Live (Season 8, Episode 2), he was also the featured musical guest on the October 2, 1982, broadcast. Thorogood and the Destroyers became known for their rigorous touring schedule, including the "50/50" tour in 1981, on which the band toured all 50 states in 50 days. Thorogood and his band travelled to Hawaii for one show and then performed a show in Alaska the following night, after two shows in Boulder, Colorado. Thorogood and his band arrived in Washington on the next day and continued their one-show-per-state tour. In addition,, he appeared in Washington, D.C., on the same day as he appeared in Maryland, totaling 51 shows in 50 days.

Thorogood signed with EMI America Records and released "Bad to the Bone" and an album of the same name that went gold, with his deal with Rounder Records ending. Due to appearances on MTV and use in films, television, and commercials, the album became the band's most well-known song. Thorogood and his band released two more gold studio albums in the 1980s, Maverick and Born to Be Bad. Thorogood's only Billboard Hot 100 hit, a spinoff of Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," and his concert staple "I Drink Alone" are included in the series.

Thorogood's fame in the 1990s waned, even though he had a No. With "Get a Haircut," the 2nd on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1992.

Thorogood was named one of the "50 Most Influential Delawareans of the Last 50 Years" in 2012. Party of One, his first proper solo album since being released in 2017.

Thorogood was inducted into the Mississippi Music Project Hall of Fame in Biloxi, Mississippi, on March 14, 2020, and the MMP Music Prize was given to him for his lifetime contributions to the music industry.

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