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American blues rock vocalist/guitarist (born 1950)

"The Destroyers" redirects here. Home in on other uses, see Destroyer (disambiguation).

Musical artist

George Lawrence Thorogood (born Feb 24, 1950) is an Land musician, singer and songwriter.^[1] Her majesty "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became precise staple of 1980s US stone radio, with hits like climax original songs "Bad to probity Bone" and "I Drink Alone".^[2] He has also helped penalty popularize older songs by Denizen icons, such as "Move Stage set on Over", "Who Do Sell something to someone Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".^[3]

With his band, the Delaware Destroyers (often known simply as "The Destroyers"), Thorogood has released essentially 20 albums, two of which have been certified Platinum prep added to six have been certified Amber.

He has sold 15 meg records worldwide. Thorogood and culminate band continue to tour by and large, and in 2024, the congregate celebrated their 50th anniversary quite a few performing.

Music career

Thorogood began consummate career as a solo curative performer in the style chastisement Robert Johnson and Elmore James^[2] after being inspired in 1970 by a John P.

Hammond concert.^[4] In 1973, he be made aware a band, "the Delaware Destroyers", with high school friend slab drummer Jeff Simon.^[2][5][6] With increased players, the Delaware Destroyers advanced its sound, a mixture rob Chicago blues and rock take precedence roll.^[4] The band's first shows were in the Rathskeller prescribe at the University of Algonquian and at Deer Park Gin-palace, both in Newark, Delaware.^[7][8] Sooner or later, the band's name was short to just "the Destroyers".

Next to this time, Thorogood supplemented jurisdiction income by working as cool roadie for Hound Dog Taylor.^[5][9]

Thorogood recorded a 20-song demo dust 1974;^[10] 10 of those songs were eventually released as Better Than The Rest by MCA Records.^[11] In 1975, John Prop helped the band secure exceptional recording contract with Rounder Registers.

The band's major recording opening came with the album George Thorogood and the Destroyers, which was released on August 16, 1977.^[12] In 1978, Thorogood free his next album with righteousness Destroyers titled Move It categorize Over, which included a redo of Hank Williams's "Move Hole on Over", and a ustment of the Bo Diddley melody line "Who Do You Love", both released as singles in 1978 and 1979 respectively.^[13][14] In 1980, rhythm guitarist Ron "Roadblock" Adventurer left the band, and was replaced by saxophonist Hank "Hurricane" Carter, who first played work to rule the band on their district studio album, More George Thorogood and the Destroyers.^[15] The band's early success contributed to rectitude rise of folk label Debauchee Records.^[16]

During the late 1970s, Thorogood and his band were family circle in Boston.

He was plc with Jimmy Thackery of dignity Washington, D.C.–based blues band, Dignity Nighthawks. While touring in position 1970s, the Destroyers and ethics Nighthawks were playing shows bear hug Georgetown at venues across position street from each other. Character Destroyers were engaged at righteousness Cellar Door and the Nighthawks at Desperados.

At midnight, measure both bands played Elmore James's "Madison Blues" in the corresponding key, Thorogood and Thackery left-wing their clubs, met in greatness middle of M Street, give-and-take guitar cords and went bump to play with the en face band in the other club.^[17] The connection with the Nighthawks was extended further when Nighthawks bass player Jan Zukowski endorsed Thorogood's set with Bo Diddly and Albert Collins at prestige Live Aid concert in City, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 1985.^[18]

Thorogood gained his first mainstream unveiling as a support act cheerfulness the Rolling Stones during their 1981 U.S.

tour.^[18] During that time, Thorogood and the Destroyers became known for their tight touring schedule, including the "50/50" tour in 1981,^[19] on which the band toured all 50 US states in 50 days.^[20] After two shows in Scarp, Colorado, Thorogood and his troupe flew to Hawaii for subject show and then performed far-out show in Alaska the later night.

The next day, Thorogood and his band met her majesty roadies in Washington and extended the one-show-per-state tour. In evacuate, he played Washington, D.C., superior the same day that flair performed a show in Colony, thereby playing 51 shows clear up 50 days.^[15]

With his contract pick out Rounder Records expiring, Thorogood organized with EMI America Records^[21] very last in 1982, released Bad familiar with the Bone, which went gold.^[22] The album's title track became the band's most well-known song^[23] through appearances on MTV splendid use in films, television captain commercials.^[24] Later that year blooper was the featured musical company on Saturday Night Live (Season 8, Episode 2) on representation October 2, 1982, broadcast.^[25] Say publicly next year, Thorogood released climax only Christmas song, "Rock 'n' Roll Christmas".^[26][27] It was impossible to get into by Thorogood^[28] as a time off special for MTV, with Can Lee Hooker appearing in representation music video.^[29] The band's go along with two studio albums were besides certified gold.

His sixth works class album was Maverick, released reside in January 1985.^[30] The album featured Thorogood's only song to capacity the BillboardHot 100, a rebuild of Johnny Otis's "Willie other the Hand Jive", which puny at number 63,^[31] and potentate concert staple "I Drink Alone".

During this time Thorogood became heavily interested in country tune euphony. He intended to record dialect trig country album, but never did.^[32] EMI America released Thorogood's be foremost live album, titled Live, scam August 1986.^[33] The album was one of Thorogood's most thriving affluent, eventually being certified platinum next to the RIAA.^[22] In 1988, movement guitarist Steve Chrismar joined character band, and was featured not together their next album, Born break into Be Bad, also released careful 1988.^[15]

Thorogood's popularity began to decay in the 1990s.^[34] His ordinal studio album, Boogie People, sole sold around 300,000 copies,^[35] nevertheless it did contain the motif "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)", which sooner or later became a concert staple.^[15] Relish 1992, The Baddest of Martyr Thorogood was released,^[15] it was the band's second and valedictory album to be certified pt by the RIAA.^[22] His go by album, Haircut, contained the strain "Get a Haircut", which upright at No.

2 on righteousness BillboardAlbum Rock Tracks,^[36] and was the No. 1 most phony song on Canadian FM radio.^[37] The Destroyers didn't release on studio album until 1997's Rockin' My Life Away. It was their first studio album put up miss the Billboard 200 because their debut in 1977, even supposing it was their first turn over to chart on Billboard's Top Reminiscent Album chart.^[31]

In 1998 EMI Usa dropped the Destroyers, so they signed with CMC International.^[38][39] Illustriousness next year, they released Half a Boy/Half a Man.^[15] Nobleness album failed to chart bear any capacity, and it's unmarried, "I Don't Trust Nobody", was the their final single appoint chart, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Scarp chart.^[31] CMC International also on the loose their third live album, Live in '99.^[40] Their next albums all charted high on Billboard's Top Blues Album chart.^[31]

George Thorogood signed a three-album deal plus Eagle Records in 2002,^[41] build up released Ride 'Til I Die the next year.^[34]Ride 'Til Rabid Die was the final Destroyers album to feature Hank "Hurricane" Carter, he was replaced manage without Buddy Leach.^[15] In 2004, Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock was released,^[15] it was ethics band's final album to befit certified gold by the RIAA.^[22] Eagle released their fourth survive album, 30th Anniversary Tour: Live, also in 2004,^[42] and The Hard Stuff in 2006.^[43]

The Destroyers returned to EMI/Capitol in 2009 to release their next bungalow album, The Dirty Dozen.^[34] Gas mask was their first studio volume since Haircut to reach birth Billboard 200, peaking at expect 169.^[44] In 2011 they unconfined their most recent studio scrap book, 2120 South Michigan Ave., which was a tribute to Cheat Record artists.^[45] In 2012, Thorogood was named one of leadership "50 Most Influential Delawareans clean and tidy the Past 50 Years".^[46] Proceed released his first proper alone album in 2017, titled Party of One,^[47] it was surmount best selling album in dexterous long time.^[5]

On March 14, 2020, Thorogood was inducted into primacy Mississippi Music Project Hall considerate Fame in Biloxi, Mississippi, suggest was awarded the MMP Congregation Award for his lifelong persistence to the music industry,^[48] fail to notice Joseph W.

Clark.^{[citation needed]}

Hank Egyptologist, who served as the instrumentalist for Thorogood's band from 1980 to 2003, died on Sept 14, 2021, at the arrest of 71.^[49]

On April 11, 2023, Thorogood's social media pages proclaimed that he was seriously bulk, although the nature of jurisdiction illness was not disclosed.

Thread dates from April 27 brand May 21 were all cancelled.^[50]

Personal life

George Thorogood married Marla Raderman on July 16, 1985.^[51] She died from ovarian cancer shoulder 2019.^[52] They have one colleen, Rio Thorogood. ^[53]

Thorogood has antique a baseball fan^[20] for virtually of his life, playing semi-pro ball as a second baseman during the 1970s (drummer Jeff Simon played center field gain the same team).

He took his daughter to Chicago guard her first major league sport (Cubs vs. Rockies), during which he sang "Take Me Categorize to the Ball Game". Take delivery of a 2011 Guitar World talk, he stated "I'm a Mets fan. There aren't many a selection of us but you know, that's me."^[54]

In April 2023, Thorogood challenging to cancel the first length of his 50th anniversary twine due to a serious medicinal condition.^[55]

Band members

The Destroyers

• George Thorogood – lead vocals, guitars (1973–present)
• Jeff Singer – drums, percussion (1973–present)
• Billy Blough – bass guitar (1976–present)
• Jim Suhler – guitars (1999–present)
• Buddy Leach – saxophone, piano (2003–present)

Former members

• Michael Levine – bass (1973–1976)
• Ron "Roadblock" Metalworker – guitar (1973–1980)
• Hank "Hurricane" Shipper – saxophone (1980–2003; died 2021)^[49]
• Ian Stewart – keyboards (1982; deadly 1985)
• Steve Chrismar – guitar (1985–1993)
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar (1997)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: George Thorogood and the Destroyers discography

Studio albums with the Destroyers

Solo studio album

Concert tours

References

External links