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George Thorogood

ジョージ・ソログッド　/　じょーじ・そろぐっど

American singer

February 24, 1950 (age 76)　・　Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Delaware
singer
guitarist
baseball player

My Take

George Thorogood is one of those artists I associate instantly with a sound rather than a face. A Wilmington, Delaware native who actually played semi-pro baseball before music took over, he turned raw, no-frills blues-rock into a career that has stretched across decades with his band the Destroyers. What I appreciate is the unpretentiousness baked into his image, the kind of bar-band swagger that never tried to be anything fancier. The baseball-to-bandstand detail is the part I keep coming back to, because it hints at someone who chased what he loved twice over and made the second swing count.

Overview

George Thorogood is an American singer.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): George Thorogood
Name (Japanese): ジョージ・ソログッド
Reading: じょーじ・そろぐっど
Born: February 24, 1950 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Tiger
Origin: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / guitarist / baseball player / recording artist / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Brandywine High School
University: University of Delaware

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://georgethorogood.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%89

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