George Thorogood & The Destroyers Official

George Thorogood & The Destroyers is an American rock and roll band that was formed in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1973.
==History==
In 1973, George Thorogood formed a band called the Delaware Destroyers, with Jeff Simon. With additional players, the Delaware Destroyers developed its sound, a mixture of Chicago blues and rock and roll. https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetob00erle/page/251 The band's first shows were in the Rathskeller bar at the University of Delaware and at Deer Park Tavern, both in Newark, Delaware. Eventually, the band's name was shortened to the Destroyers. https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/george-thorogood-fan-selling-musicians-former-newark-home/article_cf9757b9-2dc8-51c3-8a27-445962c19488.html
Thorogood's demo Better Than the Rest was recorded in 1974, but was not released until 1979. His major recording debut came with the album George Thorogood and the Destroyers, which was released in 1977. In 1978, Thorogood released his next album with the Destroyers titled Move It on Over. He followed those recordings in 1979 with "Please Set a Date" and a reworking of the Bo Diddley song "Who Do You Love", both released in 1979. The band's early success contributed to them signing with Rounder Records. https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p079290
With his contract with Rounder Records expiring, Thorogood signed with EMI America Records and, in 1982, released the single "Bad to the Bone" and an album of the same name that went gold. The song became the band's most well-known song through appearances on MTV and use in films, television and commercials. https://books.google.com/books?id=8YBqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA79 Thorogood and his band went on to have two more gold studio albums in the 1980s, Maverick and Born to Be Bad. The former features Thorogood's only Billboard Hot 100 hit, a remake of Johnny Otis's "Willie and the Hand Jive", and his concert staple "I Drink Alone". https://www.billboard.com/music/george-thorogood-the-destroyers/chart-history
Hank Carter, who served as the saxophonist for the band from 1980 to 2003, died on September 14, 2021, at the age of 71. https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/newarks-hank-carter-saxophonist-for-george-thorogood-dies-at-71/article_9b2b8367-fcfe-5696-a7f2-06c93d8de1fa.html
==Discography==
===Albums===
*George Thorogood & the Destroyers (1977)
*Move It On Over (1978)
*Better Than the Rest (1979)
*More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
*Bad to the Bone (1982)
*Maverick (1985)
*Nadine (1986)
*Born to Be Bad (1988)
*Boogie People (1991)
*Haircut (1993)
*Rockin' My Life Away (1997)
*Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
*Ride 'Til I Die (2003)
*The Hard Stuff (2006)
*The Dirty Dozen (2009)
*2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
===Live Albums===
*Live (1986)
*Live: Let's Work Together (1995)
*Live in '99 (1999)
*30th Anniversary Tour: Live (2004)
*Live in Boston 1982 (2010)
*Live at Montreux 2013 (2013)
*Live in Boston 1982: The Complete Concert (2020)
===Compilation Albums===
*The George Thorogood Collection (1989)
*The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1992)
*Anthology (2000)
*Who Do You Love? (2003)
*Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock (2004)
*The Best of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (2006)
*Taking Care of Business (2007)
*Icon (2013)
*Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters (2014)
*The Original George Thorogood (2022)
===Singles===
*Rock 'n' Roll Christmas (1983)
*Shot Down/Ain't Coming Home Tonight (2018) 
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