Foghat moved to the United States, signing a record contract with Bearsville Records, a new label run by Albert Grossman. Upon their departure, they formed Foghat with guitarist Rod Price. Guitarist/vocalist 'Lonesome' Dave Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens, and drummer Roger Earl were members of the British blues band Savoy Brown, who all left the group in the early '70s. With their straight-ahead, three-chord romps, Foghat's sound was American in origin, yet the members were all natives of England.
Once punk and disco came along, the band's audience dipped dramatically. While never deviating from their basic boogie, they retained a large audience until 1978, selling out concerts across America and earning several gold or platinum albums.
Foghat specialized in a simple, hard-rocking blues-rock, releasing a series of best-selling albums in the mid-'70s.
