George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter
from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s USA rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
With his band, the Delaware Destroyers (often known simply as "The Destroyers"), Thorogood has
released over 20 albums, two of which have been certified Platinum and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million records worldwide. Thorogood and his band continue to tour extensively, and in 2014, the band celebrated their 40th anniversary of performing.
11. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - HAIRCUT 1993
Haircut is the ninth studio album by American rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released on July 27, 1993. The first single from the album was "Get a Haircut". The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with a North American tour. The Windsor
Star wrote that "the guitar-slinging motor mouth offers another round of stinging and rocking blues, featuring that consistently fat sound with which his band has made its trademark style." The Calgary Herald deemed Haircut "boogie blues and rock 'n' roll ... And, yep, he hasn`t changed a thing." The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph opined that "since shtick is exactly what Thorogood's become reduced to, the only phrase that comes to mind listening to this is, 'get a real job'."
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Haircut
Label: ERG – CDP-589529
Format: CD, Album, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues
TRACKS
01. Get A Haircut 4:10
02. Howlin' For My Baby 5:11
03. Killer's Bluze 6:07
04. Down In The Bottom 4:00
05. I'm Ready 3:35
06. Cops And Robbers 4:47
07. Gone Dead Train 4:05
08. Want Ad Blues 5:03
09. My Friend Robert 2:27
10. Baby Don't Go 3:24
LINE - UP
George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
Billy Blough – bass guitar
Hank Carter – keyboards, saxophone, background vocals
Jeff Simon – drums
Flac Size: 328 MB
12. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - LIVE: LET'S WORK TOGETHER 1995
George Thorogood hasn't changed his sound at all since his first live album, the aptly-titled Live. That's
not necessarily a bad thing -- his beer-stained bare-bones boogie has always satisfied his fans and it is never lacking in energy, particularly when he is stoked by the enthusiasm of a live crowd.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Live: Let's Work Together
Label: EMI – 7243 8 31948 2 7, EMI – CDEMC 3718
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Rock & Roll
TRACKS
01. No Particular Place To Go 4:10Written-By – Chuck Berry
02. Ride On Josephine 6:39Written-By – Ellis McDaniel
03. Bad Boy 3:11Written-By – Larry Williams
04. Cocaine Blues 3:18Written-By – T.J. Arnall
05. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave) 4:00Written-By – George Thorogood
06. I'm Ready 3:34Written-By – Willie Dixon
07. I'll Change My Style 4:10Written-By – Parker, Villa
08. Get A Haircut 5:18Written-By – Bill Birch, David Avery
09. Gear Jammer 5:54Written-By – George Thorogood
10. Move It On Over 5:01Written-By – Hank Williams
11. You Talk To Much 5:32Written-By – George Thorogood
12. Let's Work Together 4:46Performer – Elvin Bishop, Johnny Johnson
Written-By – Wilbert Harrison
13. St. Louis Blues 5:20Performer – Johnny Johnson
Written-By – William C. Handy
14. Johnny B. Goode 5:22Performer – Johnny Johnson
Written-By – Chuck Berry
LINE - UP
Bass – Bill Blough
Drums – Jeff Simon
Guitar, Vocals – George Thorogood
Saxophone, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Hank Carter
NOTES
Recorded live at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, on December 2 and 3, 1994, and at Center Stage, Atlanta, on December 5, 1994.
Flac Size: 576 MB
13. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - ROCKIN' MY LIFE AWAY 1997
Rockin' My Life Away is the tenth studio album released by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It
was released in 1997 on Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart. As the title says, George Thorogood has been rockin' his life away, churning out a series of heavy blues-rock records, all of them stylistically identical to each other. Rockin' My Life Away is no exception to the rule, and while it is marginally better than Haircut, it sounds so damned similar to all of his other records that even fans have to wonder what the point is anymore.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Rockin' My Life Away
Label: EMI – E2 56220
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Blues
Style: Electric Blues
TRACKS
01. Get Back Into Rockin' 4:16
02. Trouble Everyday 4:16
03. Night Rider 3:43
04. The Usual 3:51
05. Living With The Shades Pulled Down 3:26
06. Manhattan Slide 3:30
07. Rocking My Life Away 3:32
08. Jail Bait 3:42
09. My Dog Can't Bark 4:00
10. Blues Hang-Over 4:18
11. Stoop Down 3:18
12. Rock & Roll Man 2:51
LINE - UP
George Thorogood – guitar, vocals
Waddy Wachtel – guitar, producer
Billy Blough – bass
Jeff Simon – drums
Hank Carter – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
Tony Berg – tambourine, tamboura
Flac Size: 312 MB
14. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - HALF A BOY/HALF A MAN 1999
The album serves up the blooze-n-boogie that Thorogood fans love and his detractors have come to
despise. The difference is, Terry Manning's production keeps things moving, resulting in his liveliest record in nearly a decade. Unfortunately, the album isn't blessed with the strong material that characterized Rockin' My Life Away, but that album didn't have the raw, visceral edge that this album does. And when it comes to rockin' blues, sometimes it's better to have better sound than better songs.
George Thorogood And The Destroyers* – Half A Boy / Half A Man
Label: CMC International Records – 06076 86270-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Electric Blues
TRACKS
01. I Don't Trust NobodyWritten-By – Eddie Shaw
02. Double ShotWritten-By – Cyril E. Vetter, Don M. Smith
03. 99 Days In JailWritten-By – L.P. Weaver, Willie Dixon
04. Half A Boy, Half A ManWritten-By – Nick Lowe
05. As Long As I Have YouWritten-By – Willie Dixon
06. B.I.G.T.I.M.E.Written-By – Keith Sykes
07. Be Bop GrandmaWritten-By – Delores Burke, Solomon Burke
08. Nothing NewWritten-By – Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino*, Jack Jessup, Murphy Maddux
09. Just Passin' ThruWritten-By – George Thorogood
10. Hellbound TrainWritten-By – Chuck Berry
11. Not TonightWritten-By – George Thorogood
LINE - UP
George Thorogood - Guitars, Vocals
Billy Blough – bass
Jeff Simon – drums
Hank Carter – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
Flac Size: 303 MB
15. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - ANTHOLOGY 2000
As you'd expect, all of the Delaware pile-driving guitarist's recorded highlights are here, including six
concert recordings that catch the band in their natural habitat.
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Anthology
Label: Capitol Records – 72435-27573-2-9
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: US
Released: Aug 29, 2000
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock
DISC 1.
01. Madison Blues 4:29Written By – Elmore James
02. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 8:28Written By – John Lee Hooker
03. Delaware Slide 7:53
04. Move It On Over 4:21Written By – Hank Williams
05. The Sky Is Crying 5:17Written By – Elmore James
06. I'm Wanted 4:07Written By – Willie Dixon
07. Nobody But Me 3:26Written By – O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
08. Bad To The Bone 4:50
09. Willie And The Hand Jive 4:04Written By – Johnny Otis
10. I Drink Alone 4:33
11. Gear Jammer 4:35
12. Long Gone 4:30
13. Reelin' And Rockin' (Live) 5:11Written By – Chuck Berry
14. Bottom Of The Sea (Live) 3:27Written By – McKinley Morganfield
15. Night Time (Live) 5:34Written By – Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein & Richard Gottehrer
DISC 2.
01. Who Do You Love? (Live) 5:17Written By – Ellas McDaniel
02. Born To Be Bad 3:3203. You Talk Too Much 4:35
04. I'm Ready 3:18Written By – Antoine Domino, Al Lewis and Sylvester Bradford
05. Shake Your Money Maker 3:28Written By – Elmore James
06. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave) 4:13
07. Hello Little Girl 3:48Written By – Chuck Berry
08. Long Distance Lover 3:55
09. Get A Haircut 4:11Written By – Bill Birch, David Avery
10. Howlin' For My Baby 5:12Written By – Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon
11. Christine 4:20Written By – Hound Dog Taylor
12. Let's Work Together (Live) 6:00Written By – Wilbert Harrison
13. Johnny B. Goode (Live) 5:33Written By – Chuck Berry
14. Rockin' My Life Away 3:34Written By – Mack Vickery
15. I Don't Trust Nobody 5:02Written By – Eddie Shaw
Flac Size: 0.97 GB
16. GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS - 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: LIVE 2004
Recorded on May 4, 2004, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham, England, George Thorogood & the Destroyers sound as spirited and enthusiastic as they did 30 years ago playing bars in their Delaware hometown. While some naysayers might call the track listing repetitive, they obviously miss the point
of Thorogood's live gigs to begin with. Hardcore Thorogood fans will wonder what happened to certain staples like "Move It On Over" or "I'm Wanted," but basically all of the tried and true showstoppers are included: "Bad to the Bone," John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love," and "I Drink Alone." George Thorogood & the Destroyers' 30th Anniversary Tour: Live is raucous, fun, and passionate, finding both band and audience having a great time.
George Thorogood And The Destroyers – 30th Anniversary Tour: Live
Label: Eagle Records – ER20042-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Oct 19, 2004
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock
TRACKS
01. Long Gone 4:32
02. Who Do You Love 7:01
03. Night Time 7:09
04. I Drink Alone 5:20
05. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 11:20
06. Don't Let The Bossman Get You Down 3:06
07. The Sky Is Crying 5:50
08. Sweet Little Lady 3:47
09. Greedy Man 3:26
10. Bad To The Bone 6:33
11. The Fixer 4:57
12. That's It I Quit 2:54
13. Rockin' My Life Away 7:50
LINE - UP
George Thorogood - Guitar, Vocals
Billy Blough - Bass
Jim Suhler - Guitar
Buddy Leach - Saxophone
Jeff Simon - Drums
Flac Size: 561 MB