George Thorogood constructed considered one of rock and roll’s most sturdy careers round gritty slide guitar, electrified blues, and a stage presence that by no means required elaborate ornament. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he fashioned the Destroyers within the Nineteen Seventies and developed a repertoire that introduced basic blues and early rock songs to a brand new viewers. His interpretations of fabric related to John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Elmore James, and Chuck Berry turned central to the band’s id.
The group’s 1977 self-titled debut launched recordings of “Madison Blues,” “Journey On Josephine,” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” The follow-up, Transfer It On Over, featured a memorable model of Hank Williams’s title track alongside “Who Do You Love?” and “The Sky Is Crying.” Early classes additionally surfaced on Higher Than the Relaxation, launched in 1979 although the fabric had been recorded a number of years earlier.
The 1982 album Unhealthy to the Bone provided the signature Thorogood authentic that turned a rock-radio customary. Throughout the remainder of the last decade, Maverick and Born to Be Unhealthy added “I Drink Alone,” “Gear Jammer,” “Willie and the Hand Jive,” and “You Speak Too A lot.” The band retained its uncooked blues-rock basis at the same time as its music reached a bigger mainstream viewers.
The Destroyers stored recording via the Nineteen Nineties and 2000s with albums similar to Boogie Folks, Haircut, Rockin’ My Life Away, Journey ‘Til I Die, and The Arduous Stuff. 2120 South Michigan Ave., launched in 2011, paid tribute to the Chicago blues custom. Thorogood later explored a extra stripped-down strategy on his first solo album, Get together of One, in 2017.
Alongside the studio recordings, live performance releases and retrospective collections doc the band’s persevering with enchantment as a dwell act. Some lesser-known recordings first appeared on singles and compilations, together with the vacation songs “Rock and Roll Christmas” and “New Yr’s Eve Get together” and the beforehand unreleased “Again in the united statesA.” The alphabetical checklist beneath brings collectively songs recorded by George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Thorogood’s solo recordings, with out repeating a track just because it appeared on a number of albums or soundtracks.
Full Record Of George Thorogood Songs From A to Z
0–E
- “2120 South Michigan Ave.” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “99 Days in Jail” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Ain’t Coming House Tonight” – Shot Down / Ain’t Coming House Tonight (2018)
- “American Made” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Any City U.S.A.” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “As Lengthy as I Have You” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Because the Years Go Passing By” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “B.I.G.T.I.M.E.” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Child Don’t Go” – Haircut (1993)
- “Child Please Set a Date” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Again in the united statesA.” – The Authentic George Thorogood (2022)
- “Again to Wentzville” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “Unhealthy Information” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Unhealthy to the Bone” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “The Ballad of Maverick” – Maverick (1985)
- “Be Bop Grandma” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Blue Freeway” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “Blues Hangover” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Bo Diddley” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Boogie Chillen” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Boogie Folks” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “Born in Chicago” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “Born Lover” – The Soiled Dozen (2009)
- “Born to Be Unhealthy” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “Born with the Blues” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Backside of the Sea” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “Can’t Cease Lovin’” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “Chicago Sure” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Cocaine Blues” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Cool It!” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Cops and Robbers” – Haircut (1993)
- “Crawlin’ King Snake” – Maverick (1985)
- “Delaware Slide” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “Satan in Disguise” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Dixie Fried” – Maverick (1985)
- “Don’t Let the Bossman Get You Down” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Double Shot” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Down within the Backside” – Haircut (1993)
- “Down the Freeway” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Drifter’s Escape” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Drop Down Mama” – The Soiled Dozen (2009)
- “Dynaflow Blues” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
F–J
- “The Fixer” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Gear Jammer” – Maverick (1985)
- “Get a Haircut” – Haircut (1993)
- “Get Again into Rockin’” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Give Me Again My Wig” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Go, Go, Go” – Maverick (1985)
- “Going Again” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Gone Useless Practice” – Haircut (1993)
- “Goodbye Child” – George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers (2015)
- “Acquired to Transfer” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Grasping Man” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Half a Boy, Half a Man” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “The Arduous Stuff” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Hellbound Practice (Downbound Practice)” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Good day Josephine” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Good day Little Lady” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “Assist Me” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Hello-Heel Sneakers” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Freeway 49” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “Homesick Boy” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “The Hookers (If You Miss ‘Im…I Acquired ‘Im)” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Home of Blue Lights” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “Howlin’ for My Child” – Haircut (1993)
- “Howlin’ for My Darling” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “Huckle Up Child” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “I Can’t Be Glad” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “I Didn’t Know” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “I Don’t Belief No person” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “I Drink Alone” – Maverick (1985)
- “I Acquired My Eyes on You” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “I Know It’s a Sin” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “I Actually Like Women” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “I Washed My Arms in Muddy Water” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “I’ll Change My Model” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “I’m a Regular Rollin’ Man” – The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1992)
- “I’m Simply Your Good Factor” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “I’m Movin’ On” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “I’m Prepared” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “I’m Wished” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “If You Don’t Begin Drinkin’ (I’m Gonna Go away)” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “Within the Evening Time” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “It Wasn’t Me” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Jail Bait” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “John Hardy” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “Simply Can’t Make It” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “Simply Passin’ Through” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
Okay–O
- “Children from Philly” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “Killer’s Bluze” – Haircut (1993)
- “Variety Hearted Girl” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “Let It Rock” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Let Me Cross” – The Soiled Dozen (2009)
- “Little Rain” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Residing with the Shades Pulled Down” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Lengthy Distance Lover” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “Lengthy Gone” – Maverick (1985)
- “Love Physician” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Mad Man Blues” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “Madison Blues” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “Mama Speak to Your Daughter” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Manhattan Slide” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Memphis/Little Marie” – Maverick (1985)
- “Merry Christmas Child” – Merry Christmas Child (2004)
- “Miss Luann” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “Transfer It” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Transfer It On Over” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Transferring” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “My Babe” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “My Canine Can’t Bark” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “My Good friend Robert” – Haircut (1993)
- “My Approach” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “My Weak spot” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “Nadine” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “New Boogie Chillun” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “New Hawaiian Boogie” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “New Yr’s Eve Get together” – Rock and Roll Christmas / New Yr’s Eve Get together (1983)
- “Evening Rider” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Evening Time” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “No Expectations” – Get together of One (2017)
- “No Specific Place to Go” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “No Place to Go” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “No person however Me” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “Not Tonight, I Have a Heartache” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Nothing New” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
- “Oklahoma Sweetheart” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “One Approach Ticket” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
P–T
- “Footage from Life’s Different Aspect” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Reelin’ and Rockin’ (Reside)” – Best Hits: 30 Years of Rock (2004)
- “Stressed” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “Journey On Josephine” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “Journey ‘Til I Die” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Rock & Roll Man” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Rock and Roll Christmas” – Rock and Roll Christmas / New Yr’s Eve Get together (1983)
- “Rock Get together” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Rockin’ My Life Away” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Run Myself Out of City” – The Soiled Dozen (2009)
- “Seventh Son” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Shake Your Cash Maker” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “She’s Gone” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Shot Down” – Shot Down / Ain’t Coming House Tonight (2018)
- “Six Days on the Street” – Boogie Folks (1991)
- “The Sky Is Crying” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Smokestack Lightning” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “So A lot Bother” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Gentle Spot” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Spoonful” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Stoop Down Child” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Candy Little Girl” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Tail Dragger” – The Soiled Dozen (2009)
- “Takin’ Care of Enterprise” – The Arduous Stuff (2006)
- “Tallahassee Ladies” – Get together of One (2017)
- “That Similar Factor” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “That’s It, I Give up” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “Tip on In” – Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
- “Deal with Her Proper” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “Bother Each Day” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Twenty Greenback Gig” – The Soiled Dozen (2009)
- “Two Trains Working (Nonetheless a Idiot)” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
U–Z
- “The Traditional” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
- “Wang Dang Doodle” – Get together of One (2017)
- “Need Advert Blues” – Haircut (1993)
- “Wished Man” – Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
- “What a Value” – Maverick (1985)
- “Who Do You Love” – Transfer It On Over (1978)
- “Willie and the Hand Jive” – Maverick (1985)
- “Willie Dixon’s Gone” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
- “Girl with the Blues” – Maverick (1985)
- “Fearful About My Child” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
- “You Can’t Catch Me” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “You Don’t Love Me, You Don’t Care” – Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
- “You Acquired to Lose” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
- “You Speak Too A lot” – Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
- “You’re Gonna Miss Me” – Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers Studio Albums
George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
Transfer It On Over (1978)
Higher Than the Relaxation (1979)
Extra George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
Unhealthy to the Bone (1982)
Maverick (1985)
Born to Be Unhealthy (1988)
Boogie Folks (1991)
Haircut (1993)
Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
Journey ‘Til I Die (2003)
The Arduous Stuff (2006)
The Soiled Dozen (2009)
2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
George Thorogood Solo Albums
Get together of One (2017)
George Thorogood Official Reside Albums
Reside (1986)
Let’s Work Collectively Reside (1995)
Reside in ’99 (1999)
thirtieth Anniversary Tour: Reside (2004)
Reside in Boston 1982 (2010)
Reside at Montreux 2013 (2013)
Reside in Boston 1982: The Full Live performance (2020)
The Baddest Present on Earth: Best Hits Reside (2026)
George Thorogood Official Compilation and Archival Albums
The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1992)
Anthology (2000)
Best Hits: 30 Years of Rock (2004)
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers (2015)
The Authentic George Thorogood (2022)
50 Years of Rock (2023)
George Thorogood EPs and Notable Singles
Rock and Roll Christmas / New Yr’s Eve Get together (1983)
Merry Christmas Child (2004)
Shot Down / Ain’t Coming House Tonight (2018)
Who Do You Love (Safari Riot Remix) (2022)
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