FOGHAT lead singer/guitarist Scott Holt takes center stage on the band’s soul-stirring take on the Elmore James blues classic, “It Hurts Me Too,” the second single released today from the upcoming triple-vinyl LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. It arrives ahead of the album’s October 30 release on Foghat Records, distributed by Select-O-Hits, a division of Sun Records.
The video can be viewed on the band’s official YouTube page HERE and is available on all digital outlets. The album can be pre-ordered HERE, which will be sold as two gold vinyl discs, along with a bonus third red vinyl disc (along with a double CD) that will include a reissue of the fan favorite Earl & the Agitators (aka FOGHAT) record, SHAKEN & STIRRED(produced/mixed/mastered by guitarist Bryan Bassett), which has never been available on vinyl until now.
Recorded live in 2024, “It Hurts Me Too” finds FOGHAT returning to the deep blues foundation upon which the band was built from their days with Savoy Brown. Written by Hudson Whittaker, it was first recorded by Tampa Red in 1940 and later immortalized by the great Elmore James. The song has traveled through generations of blues musicians, and in FOGHAT’s hands it becomes something immediate, raw, and deeply personal. Scott doesn’t simply sing the blues, he reaches inside the song and makes every word, note and silence count.
“This is the kind of song Scott was born to sing,” says FOGHAT founding drummer Roger Earl. “He doesn’t just play the blues; he understands where it comes from and what it supposed to feel like. Every night we play this song he takes us somewhere different. I’m sitting behind him listening, and I still get chills.”
It’s the follow-up to the album’s first single, “My Babe,” which was released August 14 on all digital outlets HERE. The video can be viewed on the band’s official YouTube page HERE.
Foghat has never been a museum piece. It’s a living, working band.
Founding drummer Roger Earl remains at its heart, and along with Scott is joined by longtime lead/slide guitarist Bryan Bassett, who has been not only a band member, but also the band’s producer and engineer since 1999(who had also played with “Lonesome” Dave Peverett for many years prior to that), along with bassist/vocalist Rodney O’Quinn, who joined in 2015 after being hand-picked by longtime bassist Craig MacGregor who sadly passed in 2018.
“A band is more than a list of names from one moment in time,” says Earl. “It’s the music, the history, the people who have carried it forward and the connection we still have with the fans every night. Bryan, Scott, and Rodney are not pretending to be anyone else. They have each brought their own history, talent, and heart to Foghat, and this band is playing with as much passion as we EVER have.”
Same name, different musicians, same spirit. One continuing story. It’s about the music! It’s not a disconnected side story. It is part of the same musical journey: longtime friends discovering powerful chemistry, writing, and recording together and ultimately becoming the FOGHAT heard today.
LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A.
Roger Earl – Drums
Scott Holt – Lead Vocals/Guitar
Bryan Bassett – Slide/Lead Guitar
Rodney O’Quinn – Bass and Lead/Background Vocals
Eddie LeFebvre – Percussion/Background Vocals
SHAKEN & STIRRED -- Earl & The Agitators (aka Foghat):
Roger Earl – Drums
Scott Holt – Lead Vocals/Guitar
Bryan Bassett – Slide/Lead Guitar
Rodney O’Quinn – Bass and Lead/Background Vocals
Craig McGregor – Bass
Mark Petrocelli – Percussion (live tracks)
Tony Bullard – Guitar (live tracks)
Check out the band’s itinerary below and on their official website:
DATE - CITY - VENUE
2026:
Fri 10/2 - Murphys, CA - Ironstone Amphitheatre
Sat 10/3 - Madera, CA - ApCal Rock N’ Ranch
Sat 10/10 - Dodge City, KS - United Wireless Arena
Thu 10/15 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
Fri 10/16 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place
Thu 10/22 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
Fri 10/30 - Hopewell, VA - The Beacon Theatre
Sat 11/14 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theatre
Fri 11/20 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
2027:
Fri 1/15 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Cedar Crossing Casino
Sat 1/23 - Bloomington, IL - Bloomington Center For The Performing Arts
Fri 2/19 - Toppenish, WA - Legends Casino Hotel Event Center
Fri 3/19 - Abilene, TX - Outlaws And Legends Music Fest
Sat 4/3 - Portsmouth, OH - Vern Rife Performing Arts Center
Fri 4/30 - Fort Yates, ND - Prairie Knights Casino & Resort
Sat 5/22 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theatre
Sat 10/23 - Dixon, IL - Historic Dixon Theatre
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