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  Facts about topic: (Foghat)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Foghat was an English (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) rock (Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust) band that had its greatest success in the mid- to late-1970s.
After 1978, Foghat record sales were far lower, and their last album, Zig-Zag Walk in 1983 (additional info and facts about 1983), only touched at the charts.
Foghat had a series of bass players who came in and left the band, much like the drummers for Spinal Tap.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/foghat.htm   (484 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Foghat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Foghat was an English rock band that had its greatest success in the mid- to late-1970s.
Foghat, the multi-million selling British born, American based, hard rock blues band whose career began in the early '70s, release their double 'Road Cases' CD on SPV through Koch on April 30th.
Foghat moved to the United States and their first album, 'Foghat', was released in the summer of 1972 and became a hit on album rock; a cover of Willie Dixon's 'I Just Want to Make Love to You' even made it to the lower regions of the singles charts.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Foghat   (1732 words)

  
 CMT.com : Foghat : Biography
Foghat moved to the United States, signing a record contract with Bearsville Records, a new label run by Albert Grossman.
Their first album, Foghat, was released in the summer of 1972 and it became an album rock hit; a cover of Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" even made it to the lower regions of the singles charts.
Foghat's second album was their first gold record, and it established them as a popular arena rock act.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/foghat/bio.jhtml   (453 words)

  
 Foghat: Well-Seasoned Rock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The audience at the House of Blues for the Foghat show was a 'ROCK' audience...no studs, rings in the nose, eyebrows, or other pierced parts of the body - no tongue studs, flannel clothes, or clothes that are four or five sizes too big and no one into angst and depression.
Foghat is one of those bands who has always been touring and always seems to be the bridesmaid rather than the bride.
He lives with (1) wife who wishes he would grow up, (1) teenager who wonders how his parents got to this point in their lives without his help, (2) dogs who sleep a lot, (1) ferret who attacks when not looking and (1) cat who is basically useless.
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 Foghat: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Foghat [+] moved to the United States, signing a record contract with Bearsville Records, a new label run by Albert Grossman.
Their first album, Foghat, was released in the summer of 1972 and it became an album rock hit; a cover of Willie Dixon [+]'s "I Just Want to Make Love to You" even made it to the lower regions of the singles charts.
Foghat [+]'s second album was their first gold record, and it established them as a popular arena rock act.
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 History Of Foghat
Foghat began their career in 1971 as a bunch of rather unpretentious young Brits with an affection for American blues and '50s rock 'n' roll.
The "Foghat" LP (1972) was produced by Dave Edmunds, whose idiosyncratic style in the studio can be heard throughout the album.
Foghat Live (1977), produced by Nick Jameson, captured the band at the height of their Boogie Monster phase.
www.foghat.com /fog_band/history.htm   (2076 words)

  
 Foghat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The band broke up in 1983, but they have reunited sporadically since and released a studio album entitled Return of the Boogie Men in 1994 and a live album entitled Road Cases in 1998.
Original Foghat guitarist and founding member Rod Price passed away March 22, 2005 from injuries sustained in an accidental stairway fall.
The TV show Still Standing has a character that plays in a Foghat tribute band.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foghat   (548 words)

  
 Dave Peverett Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory
Foghat took their name from a word that Peverett and his brother invented some years earlier in a Scrabble game.
Foghat's albums included ``Fool for the City,'' ``Foghat,'' ``Rock and Roll Outlaws,'' ``Night Shift,'' and ``Stone Blue.'' It was their seventh album, ``Foghat Live,'' in 1977 that brought them their biggest success, going double platinum.
Foghat was born of the blues band Savoy Brown.
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 Foghat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Foghat began their career in 1971 as a bunch of rather unpretentious young Brits with an affection for American blues and '50s rock'n'roll.
Foghat's eponymously titled first LP reached #127 on the U.S. album charts, with the single "I Just Want To Make Love To You" gaining them a bit of radio attention.
Cartwright joined Foghat in time to appear on "Girls To Chat and Boys To Bounce" (1981), which was produced by Nick Jameson, also serving as bass player.
www.generalentertainment.com /artists/Foghat.htm   (1968 words)

  
 Foghat - The Millennium Tour - Rhino Home Video - DVD
Foghat grew into one of the premier bands of the 70s and is, today, still loved by many aficionados.
All in all, Foghat: The Millennium Tour is an essential document that is more than the sum of its parts, it is a celebration on several levels.
It is a celebration of Foghat and their contributions, it is a celebration of the legacy of "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, and, most of all, it is a celebration of rock n roll, a convention that Foghat embodied.
www.musictap.net /Reviews/FoghatMillenniumTourDVD.htm   (727 words)

  
 Foghat Interview
With rock and roll and life on the road being what it is, Foghat, like so many other rock and roll outfits that have marched on into a third decade of existence, have seen countless personal changes over the years.
Foghat was actually the second concert I saw back in the 70’s.
He’s receiving all this money and going, ‘Foghat- let’s see.’ On the third night, Willie turned up with his son and daughter and it was great.
www.classicrockrevisited.com /Interviews05/Foghat.htm   (4166 words)

  
 Foghat
Also, Foghat's studios albums were always pretty tough and gritty in their own right, but on Foghat Live, whatever fluff or sleekness had managed to creep into hit singles like "Fool for the City," "Home in My Hand," or the timeless "Slow Ride" was stripped away to reveal the warts and scars beneath.
And speaking of warts and scars, it's no coincidence that Foghat's career died a death as soon as MTV came around, making this live recording captured at their peak one for the road.
Foghat thanks Rubin in the liner notes for pointing the band back to original influences such as Muddy Waters and Elmore James for inspiration.
www.fortunecity.com /oasis/venice/15/foghat.htm   (3478 words)

  
 MTV.com - Foghat
Like the first record, the second was called Foghat; it was distinguished by a picture of a rock and a roll on the front cover.
Their next six albums -- Energized (1974), Rock and Roll Outlaws (1974), Fool for the City (1975), Night Shift (1976), Foghat Live (1977), Stone Blue (1978) -- all were best-sellers and all went at least gold.
Foghat Live was their biggest album, selling over two million copies.
www.mtv.com /bands/az/foghat/bio.jhtml   (446 words)

  
 Foghat
Since 1971 FOGHAT has been giving the fans what they've wanted, great Rock ‘n Roll music, and this CD is no exception.
The rhythm section comprised of original members Roger Earl and Tony Stevens is as solid and dynamic as ever in laying down that Foghat groove.
Bryan Bassett is just incredible on lead and slide guitar with some of the most exciting guitar around today… and Charlie Huhn ignites the band with his amazing vocals, incredible range, and some truly great guitar playing.
www.solidgoldrecords.com /sg_cat_foghat.html   (203 words)

  
 Soul Shine Magazine : Foghat Guitarist Rod Price Dies at 57   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Although Price left Foghat in 1981 after a decade with the band, he continued his music career, recording many blues albums and even giving private guitar lessons.
Price was a member of the band from the very beginning, playing guitar on Foghat’s self-titled debut, which was released in the summer of 1972.
As a HUGE fan of FOGHAT and Rod, I want to express my condolences to his wife and their sons.
www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=1747   (504 words)

  
 Foghat's Roger Earl Interview 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When I heard Foghat had a new CD coming out I got a hold of Roger through his wife Linda and we set up a time to chat.
Foghat has created some of the best down home boogie rock n roll to come out of the 70’s.
A fan wrote me an email and he was raving about how much he loved to play Foghat records in his car because it sounded like we were right there with him in his car.
www.classicrockrevisited.com /interviews03/RogerEarl2003.htm   (3893 words)

  
 2002 NWMO State Fair in pictures
FOGHAT was the main attraction Saturday night of the fair.
Rod Price, the last of the four founding members of Foghat left to pursue solo interest and Bryan was picked by him as a replacement.
Foghat was formed in England in 1971 and have a soon to be released album in the works.
www.nwmostatefair.com /2002.htm   (461 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Education -- Teen's love of 'Slow Ride' inspires quest
The ring is, by Daniel's reckoning, an "E-sharp" bell that dismisses fifth period and calls Bonita Vista High School students to lunch.
Foghat sent him what drummer Roger Earl calls "Fogstuff" – CDs, autographed photos and the like – and wished him well.
Daniel didn't get any follow-up from Leyba after the meeting, so he and his friends devised messages in their Web design class to be delivered to Leyba daily.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/education/20050319-9999-6m19foghat.html   (686 words)

  
 Foghat
Foghat is in fact the antithesis of that Savoy Brown kind of dreary, plodding music, and the group's first album is a fast-moving, tough, completely unpretentious collection of rock & roll.
Foghat is a two-guitar, bass, and drums band that knows exactly how much to bite off for itself.
The pace is slowed, textures are muted, and the inclusion of what sounds like a mellotron both softens and fills out Foghat's stark and abrasive sound.
www.superseventies.com /spfoghat.html   (720 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Foghat Live [LIVE]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Their six song volume-splintering "Foghat Live" was what every good live album should be, energetic, powerful and adrenaline inducing.
It underscores that fact that Foghat is possibly one of the most underrated of the 70's rock bands.
Foghat could rip up the dual guitar leads and trade off's almost as well as Priest, Lizzy and even (for you light it up's) the Grateful Dead).
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000032PW?v=glance   (1048 words)

  
 Oldies.com : Foghat
Their 1972 self-titled debut album was produced by Dave Edmunds and reached the US charts, as did the single, a cover version of Willie Dixon's blues standard "I Just Want To Make Love To You'.
Foghat held on to its formula for another dozen albums, each on Bearsville and each a chart item in the USA.
Foghat's electrified hard-rocking boogie was a multiplatinum success in the 1970s, long after the fabled British blues boom had come to an end - a testament to the enormous and wide-ranging appeal of the music as envisioned by singer/guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett.
www.oldies.com /artist/view.cfm/id_2450.html   (350 words)

  
 The Oakland Press: Marquee: Area musician taking 'Slow Ride' with rockers
But he'd only seen Foghat once before joining the group in June of 2000 - at a 1998 show in Toledo during Huhn's tenure with Humble Pie.
But Huhn says working with Foghat, which plays about 50 weekend dates a year, has been particularly enjoyable.
Foghat performs with Mountain and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas at 7:30 p.m.
www.theoaklandpress.com /stories/052804/mar_20040528006.shtml   (537 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Original FOGHAT Guitarist Dies From Injuries Sustained In Accidental Fall
awesome logo and foghat live was my first real record after buying kiss alive II, the album every kid at that time bought as their first album...
Foghat were great...think I'll cue up "Stone Blue", fire a fatty, and salute the memory of Rod Price...what a guitarist!
Foghat were a very big band in the 70s and faded by the early 80s.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=34554   (812 words)

  
 T&T Management and Booking Agency - Foghat
The remaining members (Roger Earl, Erik Cartwright and Craig MacGregor) took a brief break and along with Jim Robarge on Hammond B-3 and piano, reunited as The Kneetremblers.
Billed as "formerly Foghat," The Kneetremblers played RandB until 1986 when Robarge left the group and was replaced by Eric "EJ" Burgeson on guitars.
The original Foghat was reformed in 1993 when Tony Stevens and Rod Price rejoined, and things were patched up between Dave and Roger.
www.tntbooking.com /bios/foghat.htm   (2128 words)

  
 Foghat News
News about Foghat continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Foghat lead singer Charlie Huhn already knew the answer.
Guitarist Rod Price, founding member of the blues boogie band Foghat, died Tuesday after falling down a stairway at his home, a family friend said.
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 foghat news, only at foghat.jm4n.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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foghat is something you can find a lot of information on, but how much of it is good information?
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 Foghat - Energized
The boogie trend has strengthened the vitality of domestic rock, and lately its purveyors have grown crass enough to relieve some of the style's innate boredom.
But the most appealing mutation lies on the horizon: the marriage of blues and glitter, and performed first by Edgar Winter, and now Foghat.
Their approach is livelier, more refined, and more exciting than ever before, and this is one of the most satisfying fast-paced albums since Deep Purple's classic
www.superseventies.com /foghat.html   (270 words)

  
 Foghat - The Millennium Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Unfortunately, that day never came, which means that I can write about it, without asserting any of the bitter, failed-musician attitude that is so prevalent among many "professional" music critics, who take out their resentment on the poor Poison's and Warrant's of the world.
When I heard that Foghat was playing my local concert venue back in 1999, joining John Kay and Steppenwolf, Eddie Money, and David Lee Roth, I jumped at the chance to see them for the first time.
I'm sure that Foghat was probably one of the opening bands on this bill, like when I saw them, so their set length was obviously limited, but they should have made special arrangements, or combined two shows, considering that they were recording for this DVD.
home.comcast.net /~proy1/Reviews/Foghat_Millennium.htm   (986 words)

  
 Foghat Discography at CD Universe
One of the major bands of the 1970s, Foghat built their popularity on simple, hard-rocking songs tinged with a heavy dose of the blues.
Multiple platinum albums and sold-out concerts across the nation, were a testament to the popularity of their electrified boogie.
The British classic rock band Foghat were known for their straightforward bluesy rock (known as "pub rock" in their native England and "boogie rock" in America.) The band, who gained popularity in the "Have A Nice Day" decade that was the 1970's are shown on TWO CENTURIES OF...
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/Foghat/a/Foghat.htm   (180 words)

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