Foghat recently released "On Tonsils & Sneakers," a song that pays tribute to original lead singer and guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, who passed in 2000.
The song's title is inspired by Peverett's infamous stage introduction, "…on Tonsils and Sneakers, I'm Lonesome Dave." "On Tonsils & Sneakers" was written by Foghat's current lineup: founding drummer Roger Earl, lead singer/guitarist Scott Holt, slide guitarist/engineer/co-producer Bryan Bassett, bassist/vocalist Rodney O'Quinn.
The song is being released on 7-inch 45 RPM Red Translucent vinyl and on the B-side will be "Black Days & Blue Nights," which pays tribute to the band's original slide guitarist, Rod Price, who passed away in 2005.
The song is out on all digital outlets, and the vinyl version will be released on November 29th, Black Friday's Record Store Day, on their own label, Foghat Records, with distribution by Select-O-Hits in the U.S. and by Proper Music in the U.K. It will also be released in Europe on Metalville Records both digitally and on Clear 7-inch 45 RPM Vinyl on November 29th.
"When Lonesome Dave sang and played with this band, he gave nothing less than 100%," founding drummer Roger Earl said in a news release. "I loved playing with Dave. All I had to do was have fun playing drums. Yeah - Lonesome Dave on tonsils and sneakers!"
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