George Thorogood

George 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 rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over," "Who Do You Love?" and "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", which became staples of classic rock radio.

With his band, the Delaware Destroyers, Thorogood has released over 20 albums, of which two have been certified Platinum and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million albums worldwide. Thorogood and band continue to tour extensively and in 2014 celebrated their 40th anniversary performing.

Music career

Thorogood began his career in the early 1970s as a solo acoustic performer in the style of Robert Johnson and Elmore James after being inspired by a John P. Hammond concert. However, he soon formed a band, the Delaware Destroyers (or just the Destroyers) with a high school friend, drummer Jeff Simon. With additional players they developed their own sound, a mixture of Chicago blues and rock and roll. Their first shows were in Lane Hall at the University of Delaware. Thorogood's demo, Better Than the Rest, was recorded in 1974, but was not released until 1979. His major recording debut came in 1976 with the album George Thorogood & The Destroyers, which was released in 1977. 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". "Please Set a Date" and their reworking of the Bo Diddley song "Who Do You Love?" both followed in 1979. The band's early success contributed to the rise of folk label Rounder Records.

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Nadine

by George Thorogood
Goodbye Baby

by George Thorogood
Get Back Into Rockin'

by George Thorogood
My Way

by George Thorogood
Be Bop Grandma

by George Thorogood
Worried About My Baby

by George Thorogood
Dixie Fried

by George Thorogood
You're Gonna Miss Me

by George Thorogood
My Weakness

by George Thorogood
The Sky Is Crying (Live)

by George Thorogood
Willie And The Hand Jive

by George Thorogood
Who Do You Love?

by George Thorogood
You Talk Too Much

by George Thorogood
Night Time

by George Thorogood
If You Don't Start Drinkin'

by George Thorogood
What A Price

by George Thorogood
No Particular Place To Go

by George Thorogood
I Drink Alone

by George Thorogood
Greedy Man

by George Thorogood
Bad To The Bone

by George Thorogood
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

by George Thorogood
Move It On Over

by George Thorogood
Bottom Of The Sea (Live)

by George Thorogood
Huckle Up Baby

by George Thorogood
Treat Her Right

by George Thorogood
Im Ready

by George Thorogood
George Thorogood

by George Thorogood
Cocaine Blues

by George Thorogood
Madison Blues

by George Thorogood
Gear Jammer

by George Thorogood
Get A Haircut

by George Thorogood
Baby Please Set A Date

by George Thorogood
Fixer

by George Thorogood
1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Beer

by George Thorogood
Ride On Josephine

by George Thorogood

Nadine

by: George Thorogood

As I got on a city bus and found a vacant seat,
I thought I saw my future bride walkin? up the street,
I shouted to the driver "hey conductor, you must slow down.
I think I see her please let me off this bus"
Nadine, honey is that you?
Oh, Nadine. Honey, is that you?
Seems like every time I see you darling you got something else to do.
(Alternate verse: Seems like every time I catch you, datcha you're up to something new)
I saw her from the corner when she turned and doubled back
And started walkin? toward a coffee colored Cadillac
I was pushin? through the crowd to get to where shes at
And I was campaign shouting like a southern diplomat.
Downtown searching for her, looking all around,
Saw her getting in a yellow cab heading up town.
I caught a loaded taxi, paid up everybodys tab.
With a twenty-dollar bill, told him "catch that yellow cab."
She moves around like a wave of summer breeze,
Go, driver, go, go, catch her balmy breeze.
Moving through the traffuc like a mounted cavalier

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ZZ Top With Special Guests George Thorogood & The Destroyers Announce Christchurch Show

Scoop 19 Mar 2025

Masters of American blues-rock GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS top-off the billing as special guests for the three New Zealand shows ... .

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Few that is, except Rundgren, who has top billing on the “What the World Needs Now ... (AP file photo) A key influence ... Records ... And when Burt and Dionne were performing at the Greek Theatre in L.A., (blues-rock mainstay) George Thorogood was there.

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