George Thorogood Review

It was a great day to head south to Nashville, Indiana on
October 13th to enjoy the great fall weather before head-
ing over to the new Brown Country Music Center for a
meet and greet with George Thorogood just a short time
before he took to the stage to perform in concert. There
were several people that had the opportunity to go back
stage to meet George for pictures and autographs. When
he walked in the room, George started naming off several
famous people from Indiana starting with the Vice Presi-
dent and ending with Steve McQueen. He was personable
and enjoyed sharing a few stories.
George Thorogood and The Destroyers appeared on
stage shortly after 8:00 and opened up with “Rock Party”
followed by “Who Do You Love?” George had the sold
out crowd on its feet, cheering and singing along. “Night
Time” was next on the set list which was one of George’s
early hits from the mid 70’s.
George has a presence on stage that people just love,
with his distinctive voice and unique finger picking on his
Epiphone guitar. The band played a huge crowd favorite,
“I Drink Alone.” George then played one of my favorites,
“Ride On Josephine” followed by one of the best blues
songs to come along “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One
Beer.”
George and his band played with such high energy
all night continuing to play hit after hit including “Gear
Jammer” and “Get A Haircut And Get A Real Job”. Next
was the monster hit and George’s signature song “Bad To
The Bone.” This was definitely the highlight of the show.
George and his band then played the final song “Move It
On Over” before they left the stage. The band returned to
the stage to a cheering audience to play “Born To Be Bad”
for their encore.
George Thorogood and the Destroyers played for about
and hour and 40 minutes. All evening the band put on a
spectacular show with great songs and an awesome light
show.
This was the 3rd time I have seen George but the acous-
tics of this venue made it the best. I can’t wait to have the
chance to see him in concert again.
I highly recommend anyone that enjoys great music to
put George on your must see list. He and his band deliv-
ered great upbeat music all night. A few weeks before the
show I had the opportunity to do a phone interview with
George Thorogood. You can go to WYRZ.org or www.
sightsnsoundspromotions to listen to the interview.
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The Republican
Danville , Ind.
October 24, 2019

Courtesy Sportskeeda (Darren Paltrowitz)

With over 15 million albums sold worldwide, George Thorogood has been a successful musician for over 40 years. As the leader of George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Thorogood has been the singer and songwriter behind many blues-rock classics, including "Bad To The Bone," "I Drink Alone" and "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)," beyond recording definitive rock-centric versions of "Move It On Over," "Who Do You Love?" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."

Thorogood continues to record new music -- his latest full-length is 2017's Party Of One -- and hit the road regularly. That touring regularly benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, to whom Thorogood presented a substantial check to before his September 25, 2019, headlining concert at New York City's Town Hall.

Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing George Thorogood by phone, as partially published by Sportskeeda. Within that chat, I had uncovered that Thorogood -- a native of Delaware -- was a fan of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. When asked if Thorogood had attended a game at Citi Field in the recent past, he had responded: "No, they have been winning too much for me lately. They are starting to lose their charm."

Well, the 2019 MLB season didn't give New York Mets fans much to cheer about, and team manager Mickey Callaway got the long-expected ax on October 3rd. In turn, when speaking with Thorogood about his on-going work with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on October 9th, I threw in a few Mets-related questions; both transcribed highlights and full embedded audio of the interview are shown below.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK “WEISSGUY” WEISS

George Thorogood and the Destroyers offered their wisdom and insight to young musicians from the Rockit Live Foundation on September 27, 2019 at The Count Basie Center in New Jersey. This is an ongoing event for the Foundation and George as he and the band met teens who are interested in the music industry. The fun began with a thunderous soundcheck and closed with a Q&A from one of Rock’s best. Thank you, George and staff! A big thank you to the Guitar Center Music Foundation.

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