George Thorogood II
by John Telfer
Title
George Thorogood II
Artist
John Telfer
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
FAA WATERCOLOR MARK DOES NOT APPEAR ON FINAL SALES
George Thorogood performing at Westbury Theater. George Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American blues rock vocalist/guitarist from Wilmington, Delaware, United States,[1] 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 Hooker's "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," and Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?".
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers have released sixteen studio albums, including two that were certified Platinum, six that have been certified Gold, and have sold fifteen million albums worldwide. The band's early success contributed to the rise of folk label Rounder Records. Thorogood's demo, Better Than the Rest, was recorded in 1974, but would not be released until 1979. His major recording debut came in 1976 with the album: George Thorogood & The Destroyers, which was released in 1977. His band, The Destroyers was sometimes known as The Delaware Destroyers (or simply GT and D). In 1978, Thorogood released his next album with the Destroyers titled Move It On Over, which included the Hank Williams remake "Move It On Over". "Please Set a Date" and their remake of the Bo Diddley song "Who Do You Love?" both followed in 1979. During the late 1970s, Thorogood and his band were based in Boston (see also Hound Dog Taylor). He was friends with Jimmy Thackery of the Washington, D.C.-based blues band, The Nighthawks. While touring in the 1970s, the Destroyers and the Nighthawks happened to be playing shows in Georgetown (DC) at venues across the street from each other. The Destroyers were engaged at The Cellar Door and the Nighthawks at Desperados. At midnight, by prior arrangement, while both bands played Elmore James' "Madison Blues" in the key of E, Thorogood and Thackery left their clubs, met in the middle of M Street, exchanged guitar patch cords and went on to play with the opposite band in the other club.[4] According to Thackery (in a 2011 exchange on Facebook),[citation needed] "A smart tech guy fixed us up with signal boosting cords to prevent a loss of signal due to the extraordinarily long guitar cables." The connection with the Nighthawks was extended further, when Nighthawks bass player Jan Zukowski supported Thorogood's set at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, PA on July 13, 1985. Thorogood gained his first mainstream exposure as a support act for The Rolling Stones during their 1981 U.S. tour. He also was the featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live (Season 8, Episode 2) on the October 2, 1982 broadcast. During this time, Thorogood and the Destroyers also became known for their rigorous touring schedule, including the "50/50" tour of 1980, on which the band toured 50 US states in the space of 50 days.[5] After two shows in Boulder, Colorado, Thorogood and his band flew to Hawaii for one show and then performed a show in Alaska on the following night. The next day the band flew to Washington State, met their roadies who had their Checker car and a truck, and continued a one show per state tour for all fifty states in exactly fifty nights. In addition, they played Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland. This increased visibility occurred as Thorogood's contract with Rounder Records expired. He signed with EMI America Records and in 1982 released his best-known song, "Bad to the Bone", and an album of the same name. The song has been used frequently in television and film, including the television drama Miami Vice, the sci-fi thriller Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the comedies Problem Child, and Problem Child 2, Stephen King's Christine, and many episodes of the television sitcom Married... with Children. This track also was used during the intro to the movie Major Payne also used in the 1988 drama film Talk Radio. The same song is also featured in the game Rock 'n Roll Racing. It is also played during football pregame festivities at Mississippi State University and at USHRA Monster Jam events to introduce Grave Digger (regardless of driver). "Bad to the Bone" was used for the 1984 Buick Grand National advertisements. Thorogood's version of "Who Do You Love?" is played in all Samuel Adams beer commercials. In 2012, Thorogood was named one of The 50 Most Influential Delawareans of the Past 50 Years
Featured 3/28/12 Unplugged
Featured 1/8/17 500 Views
Featured 3/16/17 FAA Portrait Gallery
Featured 2/4/22 1000 Views
Featured 2/10/22 Just Perfect
Featured 2/11/22 Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery
Featured 2/11/22 Daily Promotion
Featured 3/12/22 10 Plus
Featured 4/4/22 Your Very Best Photography
Uploaded
February 12th, 2012
Statistics
Viewed 2,103 Times - Last Visitor from Beverly Hills, CA on 03/29/2024 at 3:02 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments (24)
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Bob for featuring my photo in the group, Your Very Best Photography, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Stefano for featuring my photo in the group, 10 Plus, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Bukunolami for featuring my photo in the group, Daily Promotion, I appreciate the feature
Randy Rosenberger
Big Surprise for you today! Your piece of beautiful artwork that you have submitted to our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group has been chosen by its administrator to be featured on our Homepage of our family of friends and fine artists within our group, which is constantly growing. Congratulations are in order for you for being chosen to appear in this prestigious spot within the Homepage of the WFS group. Thanks much for sharing the beauty of your artwork with other artists and potential buyers.
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Randy for featuring my photo in the group, Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Janis for featuring my photo in the group,Just Perfect, I appreciate the feature
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #20 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p Bad To The Bone
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Christopher for featuring my photo in the group, 1000 Views, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Scott for featuring my photo in the group, FAA Portrait Gallery, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Mariola for featuring my photo in the group, 500 Views, I appreciate the feature
Linda Bianic
How do you have the time for such informative descriptions?? Great work
John Telfer replied:
Some times I go on Wikipedia on the computer to dig out more information on cars and musicians, just to give fellow artists or potential buyers a good background besides my own story
Linda Bianic
Looove George, classic tunes,,, great catch!
John Telfer replied:
Love Lonesome George also, like you said, classic tunes and he loves playing to the crowd and he would play all night I think if they would let him. If you ever have a chance to see him don't let it pass you by
Debjyoti Ganguly
love the fact the way u captured his passion. it really converys. superb shot
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Debjyoti for the compliment, he really does get into his music and he also plays to the crowd one of the best to see in concert