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Foghat are a British rock music|rock band that had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. Their style can be described as " blues-rock ," or boogie-rockSee liner notes from The Best of Foghat on Rhino Records, and History page of dominated by electric and Slide guitar|electric slide guitar . The band has achieved five gold record s. The group remained popular during the disco|disco era , but their popularity waned in the early 1980s.

History

The band initially featured Dave Peverett ("Lonesome Dave") on guitar and vocal, Tony Stevens on bass, and Roger Earl on drums. After leaving Savoy Brown in December 1970, they added Rod Price on guitar/slide guitar and formed Foghat in January 1971. Their 1972 album Foghat was produced by Dave Edmunds and had a cover of Willie Dixon 's " I Just Want to Make Love to You " which received much airplay, especially on FM broadcasting|FM stations. The band's second self-titled album was also known as Rock and Roll for its cover photo of a rock and a bread roll, and it went gold. Energized came out in 1974, followed by Rock and Roll Outlaws and Fool for the City in 1975, the year that Stevens left the band after objecting to their endless touring schedule. Stevens was replaced temporarily by producer Nick Jameson in 1975 when the band recorded Fool For The City . In the next year, he was replaced by Craig MacGregor and the group produced Night Shift in 1976, a live album in 1977, and Stone Blue in 1978, each reaching "gold" record sales. Fool for the City spawned the hit single " Slow Ride " (which reached number 20 on the US charts), but the greatest sales figures were for Foghat Live , which sold over 2,000,000 copies. More hits followed: "Drivin' Wheel", "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (from the live album), "Stone Blue" and "Third Time Lucky (The First Time I Was a Fool)". But Rod Price, unhappy with the group's still constant touring and the shift away from their hard boogie sound towards a more New Wave influenced Pop direction, left the band in November 1980. After months of auditions he was replaced by Erik Cartwright by February 1981.
After 1978, Foghat record sales began to slip, and their last album for the Bearsville label, Zig-Zag Walk in 1983, only briefly touched the charts at #192. MacGregor quit in 1982 and Nick Jameson returned to play on In the Mood For Something Rude and Zig Zag Walk before turning things over to Kenny Aaronson (1983) and then Rob Alter (1983–1984). MacGregor returned in 1984.

After Dave Peverett left in 1984 and went back to England, the group disbanded briefly. But Earl, along with MacGregor and Cartwright reformed with a new singer/guitarist Eric (E. J.) Burgeson and continued touring as Foghat into the early nineties. MacGregor (1986–1987, 1991), Eric's brother Brett Cartwright (1987, 1988–1989, 1992) and Jeff Howell (1987–1988, 1989–1991, 1992) alternated on bass during that time. And Phil Nudelman (1989–1990) and then Billy Davis (1990–1993) took over from Burgeson. Dave Crigger joined on bass in 1992-1993.

Lonesome Dave himself had returned to the U.S. by 1990 and formed his own Lonesome Dave's Foghat that featured Bryan Bassett (ex Wild Cherry), Stephen Dees (bass) and Eddie Zyne (drums). Dees and Zyne had played with Hall & Oates , among others. Former Molly Hatchet bassist Riff West succeeded Dees in 1991 and Rod Price even did the odd guest appearance.

In 1993, at the urging of producer Rick Rubin , the original line-up reunited. Though Rubin ultimately proved to be unavailable to produce their comeback project, the group went ahead anyway and released a studio album entitled Return of the Boogie Men in 1994 and a live album entitled Road Cases in 1998. The final album of the decade, King Biscuit Flower Hour from the syndicated radio show of the same name, was released in May 1999, and consisted of live recordings from 1974 and 1976.

After being back together six years, the original line-up once again ended after Price decided to retire from touring for good. Bryan Bassett (who had been playing with Molly Hatchet in the interim) was brought back on guitar.

The 2000s saw the deaths of founding members Dave Peverett and Rod Price . Peverett died on 7 February 2000 from complications from
kidney cancer at the age of 56, and Rod Price died on 22 March 2005 at the age of 57 of a fall resulting from a heart attack.

The 2010 version of Foghat consisted of Roger Earl, Craig MacGregor, Charlie Huhn, and Bryan Bassett. At a concert during the Summer of 2010, former Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli had temporarily replaced Roger Earl while Roger was recovering from surgery. At another Foghat concert during the Summer of 2010, after Roger Earl returned to the band, bassist Jeff Howell had temporarily replaced Craig MacGregor because of an illness. As of 2011, bassist Craig MacGregor has returned.

Personnel

1968–1975	1975–1976	1976–1981	1981–1982	1982–1983
valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Rod Price - lead guitar, slide guitar Tony Stevens - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Rod Price - lead guitar, slide guitar Nick Jameson - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Rod Price - lead guitar, slide guitar Craig MacGregor - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Craig MacGregor - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Nick Jameson - bass Roger Earl - drums
1983	1983–1984	1984	1984–1986	1986–1987
valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Kenny Aaronson - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Rob Alter - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Craig MacGregor - bass Roger Earl - drums	Band Split	valign=top Eric Burgeson - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Craig MacGregor - bass Roger Earl - drums
1987	1987–1988	1988–1989	1989–1990	1990–1991
valign=top Eric Burgeson - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Brett Cartwright - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Eric Burgeson - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Jeff Howell (musician)\|Jeff Howell - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Eric Burgeson - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Brett Cartwright - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Phil Nudelman - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Jeff Howell - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Billy Davis dn\|date=January 2012 - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Jeff Howell - bass Roger Earl - drums
1991–1992	1992–1993	1993–1999	1999–2000	2000–2005
valign=top Billy Davis - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Craig MacGregor - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Billy Davis - rhythm guitar, vocals Erik Cartwright - lead guitar Dave Crigger - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Rod Price - lead guitar Tony Stevens - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Dave Peverett - rhythm guitar, vocals Bryan Bassett - lead guitar Tony Stevens - bass Roger Earl - drums	valign=top Charlie Huhn - rhythm guitar, vocals Bryan Bassett - lead guitar Tony Stevens - bass Roger Earl - drums
2005–present
valign=top Charlie Huhn - rhythm guitar, vocals Bryan Bassett - lead guitar Craig MacGregor - bass Roger Earl - drums	& nbsp;

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US Album Chart
1972	Foghat (1972 album)	–
1973	Foghat (1973 album)	67
1974	Energized	34
1974	Rock and Roll Outlaws	40
1975	Fool for the City	23
1976	Night Shift (album)	36
1976	Foghat Live	11
1978	Stone Blue	25
1979	Boogie Motel	35
1980	Tight Shoes	106
1981	Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce	92
1982	In the Mood for Something Rude	162
1983	Zig-Zag Walk	192
1994	Return of the Boogie Men	-
2003	Family Joules	-
2006	Foghat Live II	-
2010	Last Train Home	-

Singles

Year	Single	US Singles Chart
1973	"What A Shame"	82
1975	" Slow Ride "	20
1976	"Fool for the City"	45
1976	"Drivin' Wheel"	34
1977	"I'll Be Standing By"	67
1977	" I Just Want to Make Love to You " (Live)	33
1978	"Stone Blue"	36
1979	"Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)"	23
1980	"Stranger in My Home Town"	81
1981	"Wide Boy"	-
1982	"Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love"	-

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