June 7 — Foghat debuted the video for its latest single this week.
The band premiered a live clip of its new single, Black Days & Blue Nights’ Thursday through online outlet Ultimate Classic Rock. According to information provided in a news release announcing the video’s premiere, the presentation features footage of late Foghat guitarist Rod Price on stage up through the 1970s.
Drummer and founding member Roger Earl discussed the song and the video’s tie to his late band mate in a prepared statement.
As the song’s title hints, the song’s arrangement is a very blues-tinged composition that is also tinged with some clear southern rock leaning. The whole makes fora song that is wholly engaging and entertaining.
“This song is our Ode to Rod Price,” Earl said. “Our manager Linda and I began writing the song, because she had also managed Rod for a few years after he left FOGHAT in 1980. We felt compelled to write something about him. Rod was a complicated man. He was a beautiful soul, and we were good friends when he joined the band. However, after four or five years on the road, it started to wear on him. He was seeking a more peaceful existence. We were touring relentlessly and although Dave and I loved it, it was tough on Rod.”
‘Black Days & Blue Nights’ is the fourth singles from Foghat’s latest album, Sonic Mojo. The album, released late last year, produced three other singles prior to its debut. They are: “Drivin’ On,” “She’s a Little Bit of Everything” (co-written by the late Kim Simmonds from Savoy Brown) and “I Don’t Appreciate You.”
Foghat is in the midst of a tour in support of Sonic Mojo. The band’s next performance is scheduled for this evening in Clearwater, FL. The tour’s current schedule is noted below:
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 6/7/2024 Clearwater FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sun 6/9/2024 Orlando FL The Plaza Live
Sat 6/15/2024 Fort Lauderdale FL The Parker
Sat 6/29/2024 Miami OK Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
Thu 7/18/2024 Walker MN Moondance Jam
Sat 7/20/2024 Kimberly WI Sunset Point Park
Fri 7/26/2024 West Bend WI Washington County Fair
Sun 7/28/2024 Great Falls MT Montana State Fair 2024
Sat 8/10/2024 Beaver Dam KY Beaver Dam Amphitheater
Sun 8/11/2024 Bethlehem PA Musikfest
Sat 8/17/2024 Saskatoon SK Saskatoon Festival
Thu 8/22/2024 Shipshewana IN Blue Gate Perf Arts Center
Sat 8/24/2024 Gatlinburg TN Gatlinburg Convention Center
Sat 8/31/2024 Sparks NV Nugget Casino Resort
Fri 9/13/2024 Yakima WA Sozo Sports Event Center
Fri 9/20/2024 Manhattan KS Mccain Auditorium
Mon 9/23/2024 Bloomsburg PA Bloomsburg Fair
Fri 10/4/2024 Petoskey MI Odawa Casino
Sat 10/26/2024 Meadville MS Homochillo River Festival
Sat 11/2/2024 Cathedral City CA Agave Caliente Terraza
Sat 11/23/2024 St. Charles MO The Family Arena
Sat 11/30/2024 Baraboo WI Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Sun 1/26/2025 Solana Beach CA Belly Up
Thu 2/13/2025 Miami FL Rock Legends Cruise XII
More information on Foghat’s new album, singles, and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: http://www.foghat.net
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foghat
Twitter: http://twitter.com/foghat
