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Congratulations to the Boogie People Fan of the Month for April 2022 Mike P! Learn more about Mike below!

Where are you from?: Edwardsville, IL

How many years have you been a fan?: I started listening to George when the album Move It On Over came out in 1978

What is your favorite George Thorogood song: Gear Jammer

How many times have you seen George Thorogood live? Around a dozen times, but my favorite show was in 1985 at the Illinois State Fair grandstand.

What’s one thing that sets you apart from other George Thorogood fans?: Everyone knows Bad to the Bone and sings along, but can they sing along to Madison Blues or Bottom of the Sea? I can!

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Congratulations to the Boogie People Fan of the Month for March 2022 Mike J! Learn more about Mike below!

Where are you from?: Downington, PA

How many years have you been a fan?: 39 years

What is your favorite George Thorogood song: Rock Party

How many times have you seen George Thorogood live? More than 10! Favorite show was at Stabler Arena in Allentown Pa when I was 21. And just got to recently see George at the OC Bike Fest last week. Absolutely amazing as usual. George continues to totally Rock!

What’s one thing that sets you apart from other George Thorogood fans?: George was my wife and I's first date...we have been married for 35 years! We have seen George so many times, have taken all of our kids to see George many times. Have been Blessed to meet George on three occasions and am amazed how he was so down to Earth and took the time to talk to me about his life and music. Best exp. of my life every time! Best artist ever!!! I really can't listen to anyone else! Absolutely just can't get enough! Thank you.

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April 2022 release is a collection of self-penned classics by
George Thorogood and The Destroyers via UMe

As George Thorogood himself once put it, "I guess a good song is a good song is a good song, you know?" And what we have here is a collection of hard-stompin,' party-down, good songs—all penned by Mr. Thorogood himself. Scheduled for release on April 15, 2022, the aptly named album The Original George Thorogood brings together the best from the rock and roll heart and fevered brain of George Thorogood and his unstoppable, longtime band, The Destroyers. The Original George Thorogood will be released on CD, digitally, and in two vinyl LP configurations, including black vinyl and, for the ultimate collector, a limited-edition Translucent Orange LP. Preorder The Original George Thorogood HERE now.

"It's easy to write a song, difficult to write a good song, and even harder to write a great song," Thorogood says. "It strikes home that I have the ability to write some pretty great songs, and there's a real sense of achievement to that."

In the late '70s, Thorogood's badass vocal delivery and grindhouse slide guitar rocketed the Destroyers onto the charts, with two platinum and six gold albums to their credit. Over the course of his 20-album career, Thorogood has won acclaim as an inspired interpreter of timeless classics by masters like Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, and Hank Williams. But all along the way, he kept honing his own songcraft.

The Original George Thorogood is a celebration of Thorogood as a tunesmith. The album features rock radio blockbusters like "I Drink Alone" and "Rock and Roll Christmas," as well as Thorogood's mega-hit, "Bad to the Bone," which celebrates its 40^th Anniversary this Fall. The latter song has been featured in numerous hit movies, from Terminator 2: Judgment Day to The Muppets, and TV shows including "Married... With Children," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," and "Miami Vice."

For Thorogood – currently touring with The Destroyers on their acclaimed Good To Be Bad: 45 Years Of Rock Tour – as well as for his millions of fans, The Original George Thorogood is a welcome reminder that the pen can be as mighty as the guitar. "You try to spread yourself out as a songwriter," says George, "and I've always tried to do my best. We've been playing a lot of these songs for a long time, and some haven't been performed live at all. I hope fans are surprised by the ones they've never heard before." To view tour dates or purchase tickets to the Good To Be Bad: 45 Years Of Rock Tour, click HERE.

The Original George Thorogood also showcases the range of Thorogood's output, with tracks like the tour de force truck drivin' anthem "Gear Jammer," the heartfelt country ballad "Oklahoma Sweetheart," and the previously unreleased "Back In The U.S.A." Additionally, hard-hitting barnburners like "I Really Like Girls," "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)," and "You Talk Too Much" are served up with classic Thorogood swagger and tongue-in-cheek panache.

It's all here. And it's all mighty good Thorogood. Or as the man himself once put it, "There is no doubt in my mind who is Number One. I have always been Number One."

The Original George Thorogood CD Tracklist

1. Bad To The Bone
2. I Drink Alone
3. Gear Jammer
4. Born To Be Bad
5. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)
6. Back In The U.S.A.**
7. Rock And Roll Man
8. You Talk Too Much
9. Miss Luann
10. Back To Wentzville
11. Rock And Roll Christmas
12. Oklahoma Sweetheart
13. Woman With The Blues
14. I Really Like Girls

The Original George Thorogood LP Tracklist

Side A:

1. Bad to the Bone
2. I Drink Alone
3. Gear Jammer
4. Born to Be Bad
5. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)

Side B:

1. Back in the U.S.A.**
2. Rock And Roll Man
3. You Talk Too Much
4. Miss Luann
5. Oklahoma Sweetheart
6. Rock And Roll Christmas

** New Song