'Thorogood’s first public performance was a small bandstand in Lane Hall, a residence hall on UD’s campus, in 1973,' the University of Delaware saidAfter 50-plus years of rocking the world, Delaware's biggest university is raising"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" to the original"Destroyer" who is"Bad to the Bone" like no other.The legendary rocker is currently on his 50th anniversary tour with the Destroyers.
"The venue for Thorogood’s first public performance was a small bandstand in Lane Hall, a residence hall on UD’s campus, in 1973," UD said in a news release."He also played and attended shows at venues along Newark’s Main Street." “George once said he wanted to start a band, and that was good enough for me,” drummer Jeff Simon said. “Besides, the gig paid $150.” (Since that December day, Thorogood and the Destroyers have played thousands of concerts all over the world and sold millions of records."The Medal of Distinction, the University of Delaware’s highest non-academic honor, is awarded by the Board of Trustees," UD said.
The university picked probably the perfect place to honor the"I Drink Alone" singer -- The Green Mansion Bar at the Hyatt on East Main Street in Newark.