George thorogood george thorogood born february 24, 1950 is an american blues rock vocalistguitarist from wilmington, delaware, united states, known for his hit song bad to the bone as well as for covers of blues standards such as hank williams move it on over and john lee hookers house rent boogieone bo. A little bit of thorogoods meat and potatoes mix of chuck berry riffs, elmore james. Features song lyrics for george thorogood and the destroyerss george thorogood and the destroyers album. Thorogood is famous for his cover versions of blues standards. All contents george thorogood all rights reserved site by peach technology administered by fan clubhouse. Night time by george thorogood lyrics damnlyrics all. Even the originals, of which there are only two, wear their influences on their sleeve, so theres not a minute of this album where the presence of hound dog taylor, elmore james, bo diddley, and john lee hooker loom large.
Want to tell you a story about the houseman blues i come home one friday had to tell the landlady ida lost my job she said that dont confront me long as i get my money next friday now next friday come i didnt get the rent and out the door i wentso i goes to. Recorded 1977 at dimension sound studios in boston, massachusetts. Yet, the focus and excitement that george brought to the classic songs of his idols such as chuck berry, elmore james, and jimmy reed was undeniable. Consisting mostly of covers of blues hits, it includes a medley of john lee hookers house rent boogie and one bourbon, one scotch, one beer, the latter a song written by rudy toombs for amos milburn, and later covered by hooker. George thorogood and the destroyers 1977 prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. The songs on nadine were thorogoods first recordings, which were made in. George thorogood has released sixteen studio albums. George thorogood and the destroyers studio album by.
George thorogood and the destroyers bad to the bone official video by georgethorogoodvevo. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. His major recording debut came in 1976 with the album george thorogood and the destroyers, which was released in 1977. He says elmore james, hound dog taylor and chuck berry are the people who influenced him musically. Now, on the day i was born the nurses all gathered round and they gazed in wide wonder at the joy they had found the head nurse spoke up said. George thorogood and the destroyers lyrics 162 song lyrics sorted by album, including bad to the bone, one bourbon, one scotch, one beer, get a haircut.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I recently came across george thorogood and the destroyers randomly on youtube and decided to give them a go, as i. In 1978, thorogood released his next album with the destroyers titled move it on over, which included a remake of hank williams move it on over. George thorogood and the destroyers george thorogood. George lawrence thorogood is a maniacal master of slide blues guitarso its not surprising that the majority of the songs on his bands albums are blues covers, from john lee hooker, willie. In the autumn of 1976 he recorded his second album, the eponymous george thorogood with his band, the destroyers sometimes also known as the delaware destroyers and issued the album in 1977.
Capital city blues live 1978 live at montreux 20 live at auditorium stravinski, montreux, switzerland20 live in boston, 1982. The 1977 classic also contains their crowd pleasing rendition of john lee hookers one bourbon, one scotch, one beer. Youtube listen to song on youtube move it on over spotify listen. George lawrence thorogood born february 24, 1950 is an american musician, singer and. Pedl, kobalt music publishing, latinautor, warner chappell, umpi, amra, latinautor umpg, and 11 music rights. I drink alone, yeah with nobody else i drink alone, yeah with nobody else yeah, you know when i drink alone i prefer to be by myself now. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. George thorogood and the destroyers kind hearted woman. George thorogood licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of capitol records cap. Jun 16, 2016 if you dont start drinkin im gonna leave george thorogood saved from youtube. George thorogood bad to the bone by george thorogood road crew. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. George thorogood electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead vocals jeff simon drums billy blough bass ron smith guitar.
Although it was marketed as a new release in 1986, nadine is actually a repackaged version of the 1979 vinyl album better than the rest that was reissued on compact disc. George thorogood and the destroyers album wikipedia. Consisting mostly of covers of blues hits, it includes a medley of john lee hookers house rent boogie and one bourbon, one scotch, one beer, the latter a song written by rudy toombs for amos. Listen to songs by george thorogood and the destroyers on myspace, stream free online music by george thorogood and the destroyers. Nadine is an album by george thorogood and the destroyers.
Billy idol anastacia creedence clearwater revisited smashmouth greenstone entertainment gibbston valley wines. To date the band has released sixteen studio albums, including two that were certified platinum, six that have been certified gold, and have sold fifteen million albums worldwide. George thorogood and the destroyers by george thorogood. Thorogood released his next album entitled move it on over in the autumn of 1978 with the destroyers, which included the hit move it on over in 1978. George thorogood is forever consistent and maverick is more of the bluesrock driving sound the journeyman guitarist is known for. See scene descriptions, listen to their music and download songs. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. George thorogood simple english wikipedia, the free. I drink alone george thorogood and the destroyers youtube. With his band, the destroyers, thorogood has released over 20 albums, of which two. Thorogoods demo, better than the rest, was recorded in 1974 and released in 1979.
A bluesrock 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. George thorogood born february 24, 1950 is an american blues rock singerguitarist. It just takes one riff to get your heart thumping, your blood pumping and your hand raised in the air. Complete your george thorogood and the destroyers collection. When george thorogood and the delaware destroyers burst onto the national scene in 1977, roots rock music was all but absent from contemporary radio. George thorogood and the destroyers is the selftitled debut album by american blues rock band george thorogood and the destroyers, released in 1977.