George Thorogood
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Biography
[Edit]A blues-rock guitarist who draws his inspiration from Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and Chuck Berry, George Thorogood never earned much respect from blues purists, but he became a popular favorite in the early '80s through repeated exposure on FM radio and the arena rock circuit. Thorogood's music was always loud, simple, and direct — his riffs and licks were taken straight out of '50s Chicago blues and rock & roll — but his formulaic approach helped him gain a rather large audience in the '80s, when his albums regularly went gold.
Originally, Thorogood was a minor-league baseball player but decided to become a musician in 1970 after seeing John Paul Hammond in concert. Three years later, he assembled the Destroyers in his home state of Delaware; in addition to Thorogood, the band featured bassist Michael Lenn, second guitarist Ron Smith, and drummer Jeff Simon. Shortly after the Destroyers were formed, he moved them to Boston, where they became regulars on the blues club circuit. In 1974, they cut a batch of demos that were later released in 1979 as the Better Than the Rest album.
Within a year of recording the demos, the Destroyers were discovered by John Forward, who helped them secure a contract with Rounder Records. Before they made their first album, Lenn was replaced by Billy Blough. Thorogood & the Destroyers' eponymous debut was released in early 1977. The group's second album, Move It on Over, was released in 1978. The title track, a cover of Hank Williams' classic, was pulled as a single and it received heavy FM airplay, helping the album enter the American Top 40 and go gold. Its success led to MCA's release of Better Than the Rest, which the band disdained. In 1980, Ron Smith left the band and the group added a saxophonist, Hank Carter, and released its third album, More George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
Following the release of More George Thorogood, the guitarist signed with EMI Records, releasing his major-label debut, Bad to the Bone, in 1982. The title track of the album became his first major crossover hit, thanks to MTV's saturation airplay of the song's video. The album went gold and spent nearly a full year on the charts. Thorogood's next three albums after Bad to the Bone all went gold. Between Bad to the Bone and Thorogood's next album, 1985's Maverick, the Destroyers added a second guitarist, Steve Chrismar.
By the beginning of the '90s, Thorogood's audience began to decrease. None of the albums he released went gold, even though the title track from 1993's Haircut was a number two album rock hit. Despite his declining record sales, Thorogood continued to tour blues and rock clubs and he usually drew large crowds; subsequent efforts included 1997's Rockin' My Life Away, 1999's Half a Boy/Half a Man, Live in '99, 2003's Ride 'Til I Die, and 2006's The Hard Stuff. Thorogood returned to EMI/Capitol in 2009, releasing the bar band covers album The Dirty Dozen. Two years later, he continued the covers journey with 2120 South Michigan Ave., a tribute to Chess Records.
Title: 2120 South Michigan Ave.
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Bad to the Bone
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: Haircut
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: More George Thorogood And The Destroyers
Artist: George Thorogood
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Merry Christmas Baby - Single
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Greatests Hits: 30 Years Of Rock
Artist: George Thorogood
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Live At Rockpalast: Dortmund 1980 (CD2)
Artist: The Destroyers, George Thorogood
Genre: Blues Rock
Title: Bad to the Bone 25 Anniversary
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: Bad to the Bone - Single
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: 30th Anniversary Tour: Live
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: The Original
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Boogie People
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: Live In '99
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Born to Be Bad
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Half a Boy / Half a Man
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Pop
Title: Live In Boston (1982)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Live At The Place, Eugene, Oregon (Live)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues Rock
Title: Live In Boston 1982: The Complete Concert
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Let's Work Together - George Thorogood & the Destroyers LIVE
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Rock
Title: George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Bad To The Bone: 25th Anniversary Edition
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Title: I Like To Move It (Maxi CD)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Title: Anthology
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: Taking Care Of Business
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers, Live
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: George Thorogood And The Destroyers: 50 Years Of Rock
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Live In Boston, 1982
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The George Thorogood Collection
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: What Happens In Vegas... (Live 1993)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: The Dirty Dozen
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Title: Ride 'Til I Die
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Electric Lady Blues (New York Live '93)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: The Hard Stuff
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Move It On Over
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Who Do You Love?
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Essential Thorogood (Remastered)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Maverick
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: In The First Degree (Live, San Diego '81)
Artist: George Thorogood, The Destroyers
Genre: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Collections
Title: Blues Rock Forward! 49
Title: Blues Rock Forward! 94
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Blues Rock Forward! 95
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Blues Rock Forward! 96
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Legends - The Wild Side
Title: 80s Rock Down-The Ultimate Rock Anthems (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Hits 150 (CD1)
Title: Rock Hits 150 (CD2)
Title: Rock Hits 150 (CD3)
Title: Big Blues Ballads 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Kid Friendly Classic Rock
Title: Roadhouse Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, World Music, Country, Funk, Psychedelic, Indie, Classical, Folk
Title: Roadhouse Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, World Music, Country, Funk, Psychedelic, Indie, Classical, Folk
Title: Roadhouse Essentials (CD1)
Title: Roadhouse Essentials (CD2)
Title: My Way. The Best Collection. Vol. 24
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: My Way. The Best Collection. Vol. 29
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Best Of Rock: 1977 (CD2)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1978 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1977 (CD2)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1978 (CD1)
Title: Best Drinking Songs Ever
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 1990s Rock For Kids
Title: Guitar Gods Vol. 2
Title: Guitar Gods Vol. 3
Title: Uplifting Blues Hits 2022
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Of The Rock Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Best 70s Rock 2022
Title: Uplifting Country Rock 2022
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Country, Country Rock
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Best Road Trip In The World... Ever! 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Striking Tunes Vol. 2
Title: Hit - List Vol. 3 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Hit - List Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hit - List Vol. 3 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Jingle Bell Rock Favorites 2023
Genre: Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Jingle Bell Rockers 2023
Genre: Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: New Year’s Party 2024
Featuring albums
Title: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days: Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Man Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Unofficial Soundtrack First Season
Artist: My Name Is Earl
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack