David Jack Peverett (16 April 1943 – 7 February 2000), also known as Lonesome Dave, was an English singer and guitarist, best known as the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the

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, which he co-founded following his tenure in

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Early years

Peverett was an avid fan of the

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and of blues-based

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, and mastered these forms while performing. In the formative pre-

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early 1960s, he was the vocalist and lead guitarist of The Nocturnes, which included his brother John Peverett (later to be

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's road manager before becoming a Baptist pastor in the United States) on drums, Keith Sutton on rhythm guitar, and Brixton neighbour Al "Boots" Collins (later to be editor of tourist magazines in the West Indies and Middle East) on tenor sax. The Nocturnes achieved

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popularity as a pub and club band and provided backing for other performers at a recording studio in Soho. After a brief tour with Swiss

band Les Questions (during which time he was billed as Lonesome Dave Jaxx), Dave joined

as a

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ist, eventually taking over as lead singer. After five albums with Savoy Brown he decided to pursue his own path along with drummer

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and took bassist

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with them.

The beginning of Foghat

The new project took form with the addition of

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ist

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in 1971. Peverett decided to call the new band Foghat (thought by some, mistakenly, to be a pun on the F word); this was actually a

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he had made up as a child while playing

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with his

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John. He used his new word to create Junior Foghat, an imaginary childhood playmate who became an alter ego and therefore the genesis of the "Lonesome Dave" persona that he was to employ as a performer. Foghat soon recorded their first, self-titled album for

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, with

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and

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each producing tracks. With the success of an early

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, a

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's "

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", their debut release soon went

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Foghat success

This would be the first of many gold and

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albums for Peverett. In 1974, Foghat released two gold albums, ''

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'' and ''

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''. Their first platinum album, ''

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'', was released in 1975, producing two

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s: the title track, and "

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". ''Fool for the City'' featured Nick Jameson on bass, temporarily replacing Foghat bassist Tony Stevens. Jameson also toured with Foghat in support of the album. Foghat - Lonesome Dave Peverett

In 1976, with the addition of bassist Craig MacGregor, they began touring even larger venues, and recorded another gold album, ''

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'', followed by the highly successful 1977 ''

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'' album. Their next album, ''

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'', was again certified gold. In 1984, Peverett quit the band to move back to England. He returned to touring shortly thereafter with his own version of the band, called Lonesome Dave's Foghat.

Reunion and death

At the encouragement of

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, Peverett reunited with the original Foghat line-up in 1993, beginning the first of several tours. He continued to write and record songs not only for Foghat, but also for a wide variety of projects, until his death from

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on February 7, 2000. He even embarked on what would become his final tour after receiving months of intensive

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and radiation treatments.

Discography

With Savoy Brown

*'' Getting to the Point'' (1968) *'' Blue Matter'' (1969) *''

A Step Further ''A Step Further'' is the fourth album by the band Savoy Brown. It was released by Decca in the United Kingdom and by Parrot in the United States in the fall of 1969. It is the last of the band's albums on which their long-time pianist Bob Hall ...

'' (1969) *'' Raw Sienna'' (1970) *'' Looking In'' (1970)

With Warren Phillips & The Rockets

*''The World of Rock And Roll'' (1969) originally issued on Decca (UK) PA-43; also issued in 1971 on Parrot (US) PAS-71044 as ''Rocked Out!''; reissued in 1979 on London (US) LC-50018 as ''Before Foghat Days''. Personnel: Lonesome Dave-guitar/vocal, Tone Stevens-bass, Roger Earl-drums, Bob Hall-piano.

With Foghat

*''

'' (1972) *''

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'' (1974) *''

'' (1975) *''

'' (1976) *''

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Boogie Motel ''Boogie Motel'' is the eighth studio album by rock band Foghat, released in 1979. It was recorded at the Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, NY, and was certified gold in the US. The cover art is by Jim Baikie. "Third Time Lucky (First Time ...

'' (1979) *'' Tight Shoes'' (1980) *'' Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce'' (1981) *''

In the Mood for Something Rude ''In the Mood for Something Rude'' is the eleventh studio album by British hard rock band Foghat, released in 1982. All eight tracks on the album were penned by outside writers, and the record is something of a covers album in which the band app ...

'' (1982) *'' Zig-Zag Walk'' (1983) *''

Return of the Boogie Men ''Return of the Boogie Men'' is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Foghat, released in 1994. This album reunited the original members of the band, Dave Peverett, Roger Earl, Rod Price and Tony Stevens. Price had left the gro ...

'' (1994) *''Road Cases'' (1998) *'' Decades Live'' (2003)

Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green (1997)

*Dave Peverett / Rod Price "Love That Burns" *Dave Peverett / Rod Price "If You Be My Baby"

References

External links

*
Lonesome Dave Peverett grave - YouTube
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