Ep. 85: Roger Earl (Foghat)

ABOUT ROGER EARL OF FOGHAT: Celebrating 50 years of Foghat in
2021, Roger Earl is still ferociously banging away! Born
in London, England (Hampton Court & raised in Hounslow) in 1946
to a musical family where his father played piano at home and local
pubs and there was always music in the house. Although he
wanted to play piano, his older brother Colin Earl (keyboard player
with the band Mungo Jerry of ‘In the Summertime’ fame) won that
right. Roger began to play drums at the age of 12, took lessons for
two years, and played with local bands around London while working
as a commercial artist. He had a measure of success before
auditioning for and joining the British Blues band Savoy Brown at
age 20, with whom he recorded 5 albums (1967-1970) and toured the
U.S. extensively. In 1970, Roger and Lonesome Dave Peverett decided
to leave Savoy Brown to form Foghat. They enlisted former
Savoy bass player Tony Stevens and Slide guitarist Rod Price and
the rest has been rock n’ roll history. ABOUT THE PODCAST: 
Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the
music business including industry veterans representing the
segments of: Musician, Design & Live ABOUT THE HOSTS: All three
Music Buzzz Podcast hosts (Dane Clark, Hugh Syme and Andy Wilson)
have spent their careers working with the biggest names in
entertainment and have been, and still are, a fly on the wall.
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