You Gotta Lose

 

Yesterday George Thorogood turned 75 and this is an occasion to take another look at his musical work. Born in the small state of Delaware on the east coast of the USA, he experienced his musical aha moment in the spring of 1965 when he saw the Rolling Stones together with Howlin' Wolf on television. 

After that, his career was set, focussing on the blues and playing in small clubs or on the streets on the West Coast. His heyday came just as punk and new wave were turning music upside down. Someone has the chupza to release an album on which he cements his concept of the blues. Hard rhythms, phenomenal guitar playing and a bluesy voice were what set them apart from many other blues bands at the time. 

A German music magazine described his music like this: If Mark Knopfler is the sultan of swing, George Thorogood must be the Satan of slide. There is nothing more to add.

Belated birthday greetings George

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - You Gotta Lose

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Delaware Slide

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - John Hardy