⬇️GEORGE THOROGOOD⬇️
(George Lawrence Thorogood)
DISCOGRAPHY 1974-2022 (63CD/DVD)
BIOGRAPHY
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers have released sixteen studio albums, including two that were certified Platinum and six that have been certified Gold. The band has sold fifteen million albums worldwide. The band is credited with the early success of Rounder Records.
Thorogood was born on February 24, 1950 and was raised in Naamans Manor,
a neighborhood in suburban Wilmington, Delaware, where his father worked
for DuPont. He graduated from Brandywine High School in 1968. The singer
was born in the middle of five children; including two older brothers,
John and Pete, and two younger sisters, identical twins, Liza and Anne.
Thorogood played semi-professional baseball, but turned toward music after
seeing John P.Hammond perform in 1970.
Thorogood's demo, Better Than the Rest, was recorded in 1974 and released
in 1979. In 1976 he recorded his debut album: George Thorogood and The
Destroyers with his band, The Destroyers (sometimes known as The Delaware
Destroyers or simply GT and D) and issued the album in 1977.
Thorogood released his next album titled Move It On Over in 1978 with
The Destroyers, which included the Hank Williams remake "Move It On
Over". "Please Set a Date" and their remake of the Bo Diddley song "Who
Do You Love?" both followed in 1979. In the late 1970s,Thorogood played on a baseball team in Delaware in the Roberto Clemente
League which was created in 1976. He was the second baseman and was
chosen rookie of the year in the league. Soon after this achievement,
The Destroyers forced him to quit playing the sport. In the 1970s, he
and his band were based in Boston (see also Hound Dog Taylor).....
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