There's always been a place in the hearts of American music fans for tough guys who sing about drinking, women, and being down on their luck. George Thorogood ticks all of those boxes enthusiastically. He is, after, all, the man who gave us the smash worldwide hit 'Bad to the Bone' in 1982. Blending blues rhythms with distorted heavier guitar, Thorogood and his band the Delaware Destroyers carved out their own niche throughout much of the decade.
If there was ever a definitive song about drinking your sorrows away in a bar, it's probably 'House Rent Boogie,' which borrows heavily from the Rudy Toombs song 'One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,' recorded over thirty years earlier. So far, Thorogood and his hand have sold more than fifteen million records, and continue to tour and record music. He's also found the time to release one solo album.