George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Happy 75 To American Boogie Blues Rock Legend GEORGE THOROGOOD

Posted on by JL

24 February 2025

American rocker GEORGE THOROGOOD was born February 24, 1950.

Happy 75 to the high-energy boogie-blues legend who released 15 LPs (so far)
with his red-hot-blooded band The Destroyers , still alive and kicking as we
speak.

Two moments to celebrate.

– BACK TO THE BONE –

His timeless 1982 classic.
More than 260 million
streams on Spotify.

– MADISON BLUES –

A.w.e.s.o.m.e performance at Live Aid in 1985
with Chicago‘s late blues hero Albert Collins.

Still rockin’ in the free world.
2025 US Tour Dates HERE.

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One Festival Track A Day Turns Summer Into Holiday – GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS

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Memorable festival flashes to heal this summer’s ‘no festivals’ pain…

On 13th July 1985, 35 years ago today, the massive concert marathon LIVE AID was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the immensely dramatic Ethiopian famine.

Announced as the ‘global jukebox’, the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London for 72,000 people, and at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia with a crowd of 89,500. And an audience of 1.9 billion TV viewers across 150 nations, that’s nearly 40% of the world population!

Probably the most explosive performance in Philadelphia was by GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS with a rousing and steamy rendition of Elmore James‘ blues classic MADISON BLUES. And when ALBERT COLLINS, the master of the Telecaster, joined him the heat turned up even more. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Manic blues electricity…

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