George Thorogood and the Destroyers (album)
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| Studio album by George Thorogood and the Destroyers | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 at Dimension Sound Studios, Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, boogie rock | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | Unknown | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[2] |
George Thorogood and the Destroyers is the self-titled debut album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 1977. Consisting mostly of covers of blues hits, it includes "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", a medley of John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer",[3] a song written by Rudy Toombs for Amos Milburn and later covered by Hooker as well. The song remains a fan favorite that is still played today.
Track listing
The track listing of the original release is as follows:[4]
- "You Got to Lose" (Earl Hooker) – 3:15
- "Madison Blues" (Elmore James) – 4:24
- "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (John Lee Hooker)[5] – 8:20
- "Kind Hearted Woman" (Robert Johnson) – 3:48
- "Can't Stop Lovin'" (E. James) – 3:04
- "Ride On Josephine" (Ellas McDaniel) – 4:17
- "Homesick Boy" (George Thorogood) – 3:02
- "John Hardy" (Traditional) – 3:18
- "I'll Change My Style" (Parker–Villa) – 3:57
- "Delaware Slide" (Thorogood) – 7:45
Personnel
- George Thorogood - vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Ron Smith - guitar
- Billy Blough - bass guitar
- Jeff Simon - drums
- John Nagy - engineer
Notes
- ↑ George Thorogood and the Destroyers (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=George+Thorogood+and+the+Destroyers
- ↑ Poling, Dean (March 19, 2010). "Bad to the Funny Bone: A Strange Conversation with George Thorogood". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ↑ George Thorogood And The Destroyers - George Thorogood And The Destroyers Images at Discogs.com
- ↑ The song is titled "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" but is a medley of that tune preceded by "House Rent Boogie", also called "John L's House Rent Boogie". The songwriter is credited as John Lee Hooker, who was indeed the author of "House Rent Boogie". John Lee Hooker's version of the "One Bourbon" half of the medley was used by Thorogood and Rudy Toombs, the writer of the original "One Bourbon" was not credited on the album.