 In the late 1960’s Roger Earl, Lonesome Dave Peverett
and Tony Stevens first toured America as members of the seminal British
band "Savoy Brown". Together with guitarist Kim Simmonds,
"Savoy Brown" was on the cutting edge of the emerging British blues-rock
scene, and they influenced countless musicians on both sides of the "pond". In
1971, wanting to give a more Rock ‘n Roll flavor to the blues-boogie music they
were playing with "Savoy", Dave, Roger and Tony enlisted lead/slide guitarist
Rod Price, formed a new band, "Foghat", and the rest is part of Rock
and Roll history.
Signed by Albert Grossman to Bearsville Records
in 1971, the band recorded their first self-titled LP "Foghat" and began touring
relentlessly for the next 14 years. Their hard work has thus far been rewarded
with seven Gold records, one Platinum record "Fool For The City" (1975),
and one Double-Platinum record "Foghat Live" (1977). The "Fool For The
City" album contained Foghat’s trademark Top 40 hit song "Slow Ride" and
cemented their place as one of the world’s top rock acts. They continued to hit
the charts in the 1970’s with singles such as "Fool For The City", "Drivin’
Wheel", "I Just Wanna Make Love To You", "I’ll Be Standing By", "Stone Blue",
"Third Time Lucky" and "Somebody’s Been Sleeping In My Bed"… many of which
are still classic rock radio staples.
Foghat toured and recorded non-stop into the mid-eighties.
Tony Stevens had left the band in 1974 to pursue other interests, and was
replaced by bassist Craig MacGregor (with a short stint with Nick
Jameson in between). Rod Price departed the band in 1980. In 1985 Lonesome
Dave returned to England for a well-deserved break from touring, while Roger
remained in the US and continued to tour with various new musicians and Foghat
alumni. In 1989 Lonesome Dave resumed touring in the states with future member
Bryan Bassett. But it is 1994 that marks the return of Foghat to the
world stage, when the original members reunite for the recording of "Return
of the Boogie Men". Being back on the road, non-stop, once again yielded a
new live CD for the band titled "Road Cases", released in 1997.
In 1998, Lonesome Dave is diagnosed with cancer. He battles
it with amazing strength and courage. He decides he would like to tour again in
1999. With Rod Price’s decision not to resume touring, Dave calls his old friend
Bryan Bassett, who is touring with "Molly Hatchet" and asks him to
join the band. Lonesome Dave, one of the all time great rock ‘n rollers, and a
consummate professional, performs flawlessly night after night, doing what he
loved doing best…while still undergoing chemotherapy. The tour was cut short in
the fall of 1999, when Dave returns home. He sadly passes away on February 7,
2000. Family and friends are devastated. One of rock ‘n roll’s legendary
performers is mourned by thousands of fans.
As all who knew and loved Dave tried to adjust to this
devastating loss, the band had to decide whether it could, or even wanted to,
continue playing. Even Dave’s encouragement to keep the band together and to
‘Keep on Rockin’ was not enough to convince the band that they should go on.
After much soul searching and support from the fans, Roger began to hesitantly
review some tapes of singers. None of them seemed to have that blend of blues
and rock so important to the band’s sound. Becoming quite discouraged about the
prospect of finding a new singer, Roger happened to recall seeing a "Humble
Pie" show with Dave…they wanted to see who was singing their mate Stevie
Marriott’s songs. They were both pleasantly surprised and impressed! The
singer was former "Ted Nugent" and "Victory" vocalist Charlie
Huhn. Roger contacted Charlie and a rehearsal was set up at SIR in
New York. After just a few hours of jamming, the chemistry was undeniable and
all agreed that this was the lineup to take the band into the future. Charlie’s
vocal ability and guitar playing fit the music perfectly and his high-energy
stage presence provides what is an essential ingredient to a "Foghat" show.
The band (Roger Earl, Tony Stevens, Bryan Bassett, and Charlie Huhn) began to
tour once again doing what they love to do and do best…taking their music to the
fans. The camaraderie and fun is apparent in their live performances and after
two solid years of touring the band entered the studio to write and record a new
CD. The result is their newest release "Family Joules"
. After 4 years of solid touring bassist extraordinaire
Craig Macgregor rejoins the lineup in 2005 and Foghat's hard rocking
tradition continues into the future, one which opens a new chapter for "Foghat", and
promises new and exciting things from one of rock’s most established acts.
Contact Grabow for more information or to book Foghat for your next corporate or
private event.
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