The wait is over! FOGHAT’s LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. album is here!
After months of anticipation, three rockin' singles, and a whole lot of miles on the road, FOGHAT--Roger Earl (founding drummer), Bryan Bassett (lead/slide guitar), Scott Holt (lead vocals/guitar), and Rodney O'Quinn (bass/vocals)--is celebrating the release of the triple-vinyl LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A., their first with the current lineup, that’s out today on Foghat Records, distributed by Select-O-Hits, a division of Sun Records.
And what better way to celebrate than with the video for “I Just Want to Make Love to You” that takes the bandright back to their roots. It can be seen below.
Written by the legendary bluesman Willie Dixon, the blues classic “I Just Want to Make Love to You” became one of FOGHAT's signature songs when it was recorded for their very first album in 1972. They took that great Chicago blues tune, plugged in the guitars, turned up the volume, and gave it a little FOGHAT boogie. More than five decades later, they’re still playing it, and audiences are still singing along.
There’s also a special connection that goes far beyond the music. Over the years, FOGHAT had the honor of getting to know Willie Dixon, one of the true giants of American blues. His influence on this band has never faded.As the late Lonesome Dave Peverett introduced him when he came to see the band in Chicago in 1977, “Without Willie Dixon, there would be no Rock n’ Roll.”
The video for “I Just Want to Make Love to You” features the live performance along with vintage photographs of the band, Willie Dixon, and memories from the band’s 2023 visit to Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, where they met Dixon’s daughter, Jackie. Blues Heaven is located at the historic Chess Records building in Chicago dedicated to preserving the music and legacy of the blues.
LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. is available HERE (CD/vinyl) and HERE(digital outlets), which is being sold as two gold vinyl discs, along with a bonus third red vinyl disc (along with a double CD) that includes 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.
A limited quantity of numbered and autographed copies of LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A. are still available on TalkShop.Live. On August 13, Roger Earl, Scott Holt, and Jason Peverett (Lonesome Dave’s son), and a few selected fans appeared on the site’s Rock & Roll Channel with their good friend and host Steve Harkins for an in-depth discussion about this new release and the band’s legendary career. The band joined Harkins again on October 14 to continue the celebration on TalkShop.live.
Three singles have been previously released from the live album. First up was “My Babe” on August 14 that’s available on all digital outlets HERE and the video can be viewed on the band’s official YouTube page HERE.Next was the Elmore James blues classic, “It Hurts Me Too,” which came out September 18 on the band’s official YouTube page HERE and all digital outlets HERE. The latest video, “Hole to Hide In,” was released October 16 on all digital outlets HERE and can be seen on the band’s official YouTube page HERE.
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 MacGregor – Bass
Mark Petrocelli – Percussion (live tracks)
Tony Bullard – Guitar (live tracks)
In touring news, FOGHAT will co-headline a spring tour with Nazareth, with some shows already announced. Check out the band’s itinerary below and on their official website:
DATE - CITY - VENUE
2026:
11/14 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theatre
11/20 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
2027:
1/15 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Cedar Crossing Casino
1/23 - Bloomington, IL - Bloomington Center For The Performing Arts
2/6 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino (with The Marshall Tucker Band)
2/19 - Toppenish, WA - Legends Casino Hotel Event Center (with Blue Oyster Cult)
3/19 - Abilene, TX - Outlaws And Legends Music Fest
4/3 - Portsmouth, OH - Vern Rife Performing Arts Center
4/30 - Fort Yates, ND - Prairie Knights Casino & Resort(with Nazareth)
5/8 - Wabash, IN - Honeywell A&E - The Ford Theater (with Nazareth)
5/22 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theatre (with Nazareth)
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