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Courtesy - The Oakland Press

George Thorogood says this summer’s Rockabilly Riot tour “was a Brian Setzer project from years gone by.”

“Every time I’d bump into him, he’d be like, ‘Let’s hook up,’” Delaware native and “Bad to the Bone” man says of Setzer, the Stray Cats frontman who’s also been a prolific solo artist. “Finally I went to see his Christmas show, which was outstanding. And the first thing he said to me was — guess what — ‘Let’s hook up!’

“I said, ‘OK — but this time are we going to do it?’ And we made it happen. But it’s been his brain storm in terms of a project.”

The two guitarists are certainly cut from the same cloth, steeped in American music including rockabilly, blues, R&B and rock. But Thorogood says fans will hear plenty of diversity between the two of them.

Read more: Sound Check: George Thorogood’s ready for some guitar magic with Brian Setzer

George visited ABC Radio Networks on May 28th.  Here he is with interviewer, Matt Friedlander.

Left to Right:  Steve Leeds, George, Lou Brutus