Foghat
By Bill Gerdes
It is perhaps a dubious honor that Spinal Tap, a fictional band from England, suggested it drew inspiration from Foghat, a literal group of Britons. Ever the center of such jokes, the blues-oriented three-chord rockers were in full earnest when they released multiple best-selling albums in the stentorian 1970’s, packing arenas throughout America and beyond.
Foghat has underwent numerous line-up changes over its zany, oft-ridiculed career, but it all got started in January, 1971, as guitarist/vocalist “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens and drummer Roger Earl—all playing at the time with the blues band, Savoy Brown—hooked up with slide guitarist Rod... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Rock & Roll, Blues
- Formed Date:
- 1971
