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The minute that veteran rocker George Thorogood hits the first chord on his guitar, the crowd goes crazy and the party begins. Thorogood’s signature high energy, foot stompin’ rock ‘n’ roll is the reason. Getting up on stage to entertain his fans remains his biggest thrill after over 40 years of making music.
Thorogood’s original compositions, “Bad to the Bone,” and “I Drink Alone,” are classics, as are his interpretations of timeless songs by earlier iconic artists such as “Move It on Over,” “Who Do You Love?” and “House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” Two of his albums reached Platinum status and six were certified as Gold. 

In 1981 Thorogood and the Destroyers opened for the Rolling Stones, and George acknowledges the Stones as important musical influences early on and today. In 1981, the band also completed a highly publicized marathon “50/50” tour of 50 states in 50 days. They began the tour after flying to Hawaii, Alaska, on to the Pacific Northwest, and then drove to gigs throughout the remainder of the Lower 48 in a Checker Cab.

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George Thorogood has called this year’s annual summer outing the Badder Than Ever Tour.

But can you really get badder than being “Bad To The Bone?”

“I’m pretty much the same,” Thorogood, 66, quips by phone. “I don’t think I’m getting badder than I already am. I don’t know if that’s possible.”

With “Bad To The Bone” — along with “I Drink Alone” and his definitive covers of “Move It On Over,” “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” and more — the Delaware native has indeed made it good to be Bad. He may be a modest record seller with five gold albums and four Top 5 Mainstream Rock chart hits, but Thorogood is a wily veteran who’s made the full-throttle stage shows he plays with his Delaware Destroyers band a calling card that keeps fans coming back year in and year out.

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Courtesy the Owen Sound Sun Times

It sounds like George Thorogood plans to not only rock your blues away – but destroy them.

Thorogood and the Destroyers, who have been playing and recording for more than 40 years, will headline the second annual Summertime Blues outdoor concert by the bay at Kelso Beach Park Friday.

The show, announced last November, will also feature Canadian rock establishment April Wine, rock and blues great Edgar Winter, country and blues musician Crystal Shawanda and local singer/songwriter Marshall Veroni.

A second Summertime Blues date on Saturday at Kelso Beach Park will see Blue Rodeo headline, with acts booked including Joel Plaskett, Dry County and Benjamin Carroll.

Unlike last year which saw Colin James close the show, performers this year will work from a stage in the park, not the amphitheatre. Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday, an hour earlier Saturday.

Now 66, Thorogood's list of hits remain classic rock radio staples, including Move it on Over, I Drink Alone, Who Do You Love? Bad to the Bone and One Bourbon, and One Scotch and One Beer. The high-energy band plays very much on the rocky edges of the blues, where the band cuts loose with a foot-stomping, driving beat.

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By Mark McGauley - New York's Music News Source

Last weekend, rock fans from across Central New York were treated to a bad-to-the-bone Friday the 13th performance by George Thorogood and the Destroyers at the Turning Stone Casino Showroom.

The “Badder Than Ever” tour stop in Verona kicked off shortly after 8 p.m. to a filled venue. Thorogood and his band got the crowd up and out of their seats quickly. Fan favorites such as “Who Do You Love?” “I Drink Alone” and “Get A Haircut” were played early in the night. Thorogood interacted with the crowd often throughout the show. Before the music even started, Thorogood, sporting a big smile, went to the front of the stage and fist bumped one lucky fan in the front row.

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