If there was formed a governing body of rock ’n’ roll, and a commissioner appointed to that governing body, one of his or her duties should be deciding who is and is not allowed to continue touring ...
If bands adopted mottos, Foghat might choose something like: "Playing It Long and Loud — Boogying Since 1971." They’ll be bringing one of the longest-running road shows in rock to the Blue Ocean on ...
Is Foghat band's "Slow Ride" the sexiest song in the blues-rock genre? Good chance. Fans have long loved Foghat for that and other hits, including their version of Willie Dixon's (1954) "I Just Want ...
You know that gag in This Is Spinal Tap involving the band’s ever-rotating carousel of deceased or otherwise combusted drummers? Foghat’s Roger Earl is the living antithesis of that. For 39 years, ...
Foghat co-founder Roger Earl was born in England but he doesn't waver when he says which country gave birth to popular music. “America is where music comes from," said Earl from his home on Long ...
If you buy into the conventional wisdom, ’70s rock and roll was uniformly bloated and pretentious until punk came along and reasserted simplicity and intensity. But as is often the case, conventional ...
On a “Slow Ride” for half a century, Foghat continues on behind the steady beat of original drummer Roger Earl. Considering the Kings of Boogie Rock went platinum in the 1970s with classic-rock hits ...