Episode 106 – George Thorogood vs the 50 states

After seeing British rocker Frank Turner’s 50 States in 50 Days Tour, Brian attempts to uncover the history surrounding the first time such a logistical stunt was attempted.   SHOW NOTES Songs used in this episode: George Thorogood – Who Do You Love; Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy; John P Hammond – It Hurts Me Too   Other episodes of the show mentioned in this episode: Episode 66 – Drummers vs the rest of the band   https://www.brooklynvegan.com/frank-turner-announces-50-states-in-50-days-tour/ All Music Guide online archive: https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetob00erle/page/250/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Do_You_Love%3F_(Bo_Diddley_song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Bourbon,_One_Scotch,_One_Beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_to_the_Bone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounder_Records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_American_Tour_1981 https://thorogood5050tour.wordpress.com/2014/06/18/and-awaaay-we-go-george-thorogood-destroyers-50-50-tour-1981/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-thorogood-live-in-boston-1982/ https://www.thesound.co.nz/home/music/2019/09/george-thorogood-reminisces-on-playing-50-states-in-50-days.html http://www.nosuchthingaswas.com/2011/08/5050.html https://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-thorogood-interview-2019/ https://earofnewt.com/2014/04/30/muddy-waters-didnt-want-george-thorogoods-bad-to-the-bone-but-bo-diddley-did/ https://www.georgethorogood.com/the-band.html https://tht.fangraphs.com/those-who-did-and-those-who-did-not-play-minor-league-ball/ Legal brief about John Forward: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/985/604/207298/ https://musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003083/George-Thorogood.html https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-melvins-buzz-osborne-i-could-care-less-about-legacy-6589505?storyPage=2 https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/bad-to-the-bone-lyrics-meaning-circumcision-intact