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Foghat are an English
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band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric
slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...
in its music. The band has achieved eight
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s, one platinum and one double platinum record, and despite several line-up changes, continue to record and perform.


History


1970s

The band initially featured
Dave Peverett David Jack Peverett (16 April 1943 – 7 February 2000), also known as Lonesome Dave, was an English singer and musician, best known as the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Foghat, which he founded following his tenur ...
("Lonesome Dave") on guitar and vocals,
Tony Stevens Tony Stevens (born 12 September 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist with the bands Foghat, Savoy Brown, and Nobody's Business. Career Stevens joined the British blues-rock band Savoy Brown in 1968, and contributed to ...
on bass and
Roger Earl Roger Earl (born 16 May 1946) is an English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Foghat. A founding member, along with guitarist and vocalist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, guitarist Rod Price, and bassist Tony Stevens, Earl is the onl ...
on drums, after all three musicians left
Savoy Brown Savoy Brown (originally Savoy Brown Blues Band) were an English blues rock band formed in Battersea, south west London, in 1965. Part of the late 1960s blues rock movement, Savoy Brown primarily achieved success in the United States, where they ...
in 1971.
Rod Price Roderick Michael Price (22 November 1947 – 22 March 2005) was an English guitarist best known for his work with the rock band Foghat. He was known as 'The Magician of Slide', 'The Bottle', and 'Slide King of Rock and Roll', due to his slide g ...
, on guitar/slide guitar, joined after he left
Black Cat Bones Black Cat Bones were a British heavy blues rock band that existed with various lineups from 1966 to 1971. The band had English musicians Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke in its lineup, both of whom later helped form Free in 1968 with Paul Rodge ...
in December 1970. The new line-up was named "Foghat" (a nonsense word from a Scrabble-like game played by Peverett and his brother) in January 1971. There is a cartoon drawing on the back cover of the group's first album of a head wearing a foghat. Foghat relocated to the United States after signing a deal with Bearsville Records. Its debut album, ''
Foghat Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in its music. The band has achieved eight gold records, one platinum and one double platinum record, and despite several line-up ...
'' (1972), was produced by
Dave Edmunds David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has alwa ...
and featured a cover of
Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
's " I Just Want to Make Love to You", which received considerable airplay, especially on FM stations. The album also included a remake of Savoy Brown's bluesy ode to the road "Leavin' Again (Again!)", and "Sarah Lee", a classic blues burner featuring Price's slide guitar solo. The band's second self-titled album went gold. It was also known as ''Rock and Roll'' for its cover photo of a rock and a bread roll. ''
Energized ''Energized'' is the third album by rock band Foghat, released in January 1974. It peaked at #34 on the ''Billboard 200'' and was certified as an RIAA Gold Record in the United States. Track listing # "Honey Hush" – 4:19 ( Big Joe Turner a ...
'' (1974) came out, followed by ''
Rock and Roll Outlaws ''Rock and Roll Outlaws'' is the fourth album by Foghat, released in October 1974. The album cover shows a picture of the band near a Learjet in the Mojave Desert. Though the airplane displayed the band's logo, it did not belong to them; the ba ...
'' (1974) and '' Fool for the City'' (1975). In 1975, Stevens left the band due to its relentless touring schedule and was temporarily replaced by producer
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for the recording of '' Fool for the City''. During the next year, Jameson was replaced by
Craig MacGregor Craig MacGregor (September 13, 1949 – February 9, 2018) was an American musician. He was the longtime bassist for Foghat, a rock band he joined in 1976. Biography MacGregor was born on September 13, 1949, in Iowa. He developed an interest ...
, and the group released '' Night Shift'' (1976), a
live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
(1977) and '' Stone Blue'' (1978), each attaining gold status in record sales. ''Fool for the City'' spawned the hit single "
Slow Ride "Slow Ride" is a song by the English rock band Foghat. It was the lead single from their fifth studio album, '' Fool for the City'' (1975), released on Bearsville Records. In 2009, it was named the 45th "Best Hard Rock" song of all time by V ...
" (which reached No. 20 in the United States and No. 14 in Canada), but the greatest sales figures were reached by ''
Foghat Live ''Foghat Live'' is a 1977 live album by Foghat. The release is Foghat's bestselling album with over two million copies sold, and certified double platinum in the United States. In 2007, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album, Foghat rel ...
'', which went double platinum. More hits followed: "Drivin' Wheel", "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (from the live album), "Stone Blue" and "Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)". Price left the band in November 1980, unhappy with the group's still constant touring and the shift away from the hard boogie sound toward a more new wave-influenced pop direction. By February 1981, after months of auditions, he was replaced by Erik Cartwright.


1980s

After 1978, Foghat's record sales began to slip, and its last album for the Bearsville label, ''
Zig-Zag Walk ''Zig-Zag Walk'' is the twelfth studio album by British hard rock band Foghat, released in 1983. Unlike the previous year's '' In the Mood for Something Rude'', which consisted of all outside material, lead singer Dave Peverett wrote five of th ...
'' (1983), only briefly touched the charts at number 192. MacGregor quit in 1982, and Jameson returned to play on '' In the Mood for Something Rude'' and ''Zig Zag Walk'' before being replaced by
Kenny Aaronson Kenny Aaronson (born April 14, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American bass guitar player. He has recorded or performed with several notable artists such as Bob Dylan, Rick Derringer, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Foghat, Sammy ...
(1983) and then Rob Alter (1983-1984). MacGregor returned in 1984. The band briefly disbanded in 1984 after Peverett left and returned to England. Earl, along with MacGregor and Cartwright, reformed with a new singer/guitarist, Eric (E.J.) Burgeson, and continued touring as Foghat into the early 1990s. MacGregor (1986-1987, 1991), Cartwright's brother Brett Cartwright (1987, 1988–1989) and Jeff Howell (1987-1988, 1989–1991) alternated on bass during that period, while Phil Nudelman (1989-1990) and Billy Davis (1990-1993) took over for Burgeson. Dave Crigger joined on bass in 1991–1993.


1990s

Peverett had returned to the United States by 1990 and formed his own version of the band, Lonesome Dave's Foghat, which featured
Bryan Bassett Bryan Bassett (born August 11, 1954) is an American guitarist who has played with several notable bands but is best known as a member of Wild Cherry in the 1970s who had a hit with "Play That Funky Music". Early career Bryan was born on August ...
(ex- Wild Cherry), Stephen Dees (bass) and Eddie Zyne (drums). Dees and Zyne had played with
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, among others. Former
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bassist Riff West replaced Dees in 1991, and Price made several guest appearances. In 1993, the original line-up reunited at the urging of producer
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. Although Rubin ultimately proved to be unavailable to produce their comeback project, the group went ahead and released a studio album titled ''
Return of the Boogie Men ''Return of the Boogie Men'' is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Foghat, released in 1994. This album reunited the original members of the band, Dave Peverett, Roger Earl, Rod Price and Tony Stevens. Price had left the gro ...
'' (1994) and the ''Road Cases'' live album (1998). Its final album of the decade, ''King Biscuit Flower Hour'' (taken from the syndicated radio show of the same name), was released in May 1999 and consisted of live recordings from 1974 and 1976. After being back together for six years, the original line-up once again ended after Price decided to retire from touring for good. Bassett (who had been playing with
Molly Hatchet Molly Hatchet is an American rock band formed in 1971 by guitarist Dave Hlubek in Jacksonville, Florida. They were a popular band during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s among the southern rock and hard rock communities. The band released ...
), from Lonesome Dave's Foghat, was brought in on guitar.


2000s

The 2000s saw the deaths of founding members Peverett and Price. Peverett died on 7 February 2000, aged 56, from complications from kidney cancer.
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(formerly of Humble Pie,
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, and
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) was brought in to replace him on lead vocals and guitar. This line-up of Earl, Stevens, Bassett, Huhn and Steve "ih" Farrell on backing vocals and hand percussion recorded the album '' Family Joules'' (2003). Price died on 22 March 2005, aged 57, due to a fall resulting from a heart attack. Later that year, original bassist Stevens left the band and was replaced by former bassist MacGregor.


2010s

The 2010 version of Foghat consisted of Earl, MacGregor, Huhn and Bassett. Former
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and
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drummer
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had temporarily replaced Earl for a summer 2010 concert, while Earl was recovering from surgery. At another Foghat concert that summer, after Earl had returned to the band, bassist Jeff Howell temporarily replaced an ill MacGregor. Foghat's next album, '' Last Train Home'' (released 15 June 2010), was the culmination of a dream shared by Earl and Peverett. It contained some of their favorite blues songs, three originals ("Born for the Road", "Last Train Home" and "495 Boogie"), and two songs by special guest performer and longtime friend
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, who was 86 years old at the time. He had played with Foghat as a guest in 1977 at Foghat's "Tribute to the Blues" show at New York City's
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, and remained a good friend of the band until he was killed in a car accident on 27 February 2011. Also performing on ''Last Train Home'' were Howell (bass), Colin Earl (piano) and Lefty Lefkowitz (harmonica). According to Earl, the album was "a testimony to Lonesome Dave. We always planned to do this. I am so fortunate to have partners in band members Charlie Huhn and Bryan Bassett who share the same passion for the blues. It was not hard work putting this album together; playing this kind of music is joyous. We had a blast!" The band released a DVD in December 2013 called ''Live in St. Pete''. On 10 November 2015, Foghat announced that they would start work on a new studio album, completely fan-funded through
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. The album, titled '' Under the Influence'', was released on 24 June 2016. The album went on to chart of Billboard and debuted at No. 17 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums, and peaked at No. 40 on the Independent Album charts. The band went on to release another live album, ''Live at the Belly Up'' in June 2017. On 9 July 2017, Erik Cartwright, who played lead guitar from 1981 to 1984, died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, from a heart attack. He was 66 years old. Longtime bassist MacGregor was diagnosed with stage IV
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in 2015. The cancer was first detected at an earlier stage in 2012, but MacGregor was not informed until 2015. Following this incident, he became a proponent of a bill that would require physicians to communicate test results with patients promptly. Although still officially a member of Foghat, the effects of
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made him unable to play music. former
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bassist Rodney O'Quinn filled in for him on tours. MacGregor died on 9 February 2018. Matt Barranti substituted on guitar for Bryan Bassett for a gig at Palace Theater in
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on 11 February 2017.


2020s

The lineup of Earl, Bassett, Huhn and O'Quinn would go on to record a live record in November 2019 called ''8 Days on the Road''. The album was released in July 2021. In January 2022, lead singer Charlie Huhn retired. Scott Holt, formerly a guitarist for
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, became the new lead singer and guitarist. Holt had previously lent his vocals for ''Under the Influence'' and was lead vocalist in Foghat side project Earl & the Agitators.


Members

Current *
Roger Earl Roger Earl (born 16 May 1946) is an English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Foghat. A founding member, along with guitarist and vocalist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, guitarist Rod Price, and bassist Tony Stevens, Earl is the onl ...
– drums (1971–1984, 1993–present) *
Bryan Bassett Bryan Bassett (born August 11, 1954) is an American guitarist who has played with several notable bands but is best known as a member of Wild Cherry in the 1970s who had a hit with "Play That Funky Music". Early career Bryan was born on August ...
– lead guitar (1999–present) * Rodney O'Quinn – bass guitar (2015–present) * Scott Holt – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2022–present) Former *
Dave Peverett David Jack Peverett (16 April 1943 – 7 February 2000), also known as Lonesome Dave, was an English singer and musician, best known as the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Foghat, which he founded following his tenur ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1971–1984, 1993–2000; died 2000) *
Rod Price Roderick Michael Price (22 November 1947 – 22 March 2005) was an English guitarist best known for his work with the rock band Foghat. He was known as 'The Magician of Slide', 'The Bottle', and 'Slide King of Rock and Roll', due to his slide g ...
– lead guitar, slide guitar (1971–1980, 1993–1999; died 2005) *
Tony Stevens Tony Stevens (born 12 September 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist with the bands Foghat, Savoy Brown, and Nobody's Business. Career Stevens joined the British blues-rock band Savoy Brown in 1968, and contributed to ...
– bass guitar (1971–1975, 1993–2005) *
Nick Jameson Nicholas Jameson (born December 5, 1950) is an American actor, musician and producer, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Russian president Yuri Suvarov over three seasons on the show '' 24''. He currently resides in Reykjavík doing live c ...
– bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1975–1976, 1982–1984) *
Craig MacGregor Craig MacGregor (September 13, 1949 – February 9, 2018) was an American musician. He was the longtime bassist for Foghat, a rock band he joined in 1976. Biography MacGregor was born on September 13, 1949, in Iowa. He developed an interest ...
– bass guitar (1976–1982, 2005–2015; died 2018) * Erik Cartwright – lead guitar, backing vocals (1981–1984; died 2017) *
Charlie Huhn Charles Huhn (born January 11, 1951) is an American rock singer and guitarist. He got his start playing with Vic Amato, Andy Dennen and Al Lesert in the band Cirrus, in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan, playing many gigs in West Michigan befor ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2000–2022)


Discography


Albums


Compilations

* ''Best of Foghat'' (1985) US: Gold * ''Best of Foghat Volume 2'' (1992) * ''Best of Foghat (Rhino Special Edition)'' (1992) * ''Slow Ride and Other Hits'' (1997) * ''Anthology'' (1999) * ''Hits You Remember Live'' (2001) * ''Live 2000'' (2001) * ''The Essentials'' (2002) * ''The Definitive Rock Collection'' Double CD (2006)


Singles


References


External links


Official website of current Foghat

2007 Roger Earl interview
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