Before the release of their next album, the Destroyers went through additional personnel changes. Saxophone player Hank Carter joined the band, and Smith left the group. In 1980, the group released More George Thorogood and the Destroyers. The popularity of Thorogood and his group had grown so much that they signed a major label record deal with EMI in 1981. Following a tour with the Rolling Stones, the Destroyers embarked on the now-famous 50/50 tour, one that took the group to 50 states in 50 days without a break. "It was a ludicrous venture," Joel Selvin wrote in the band’s EMI biography," but it made a statement…. This wasn’t show business. To George and the band, this was life." During that time, George Thorogood and the Destroyers refused to take time off even when they had it. They would frequently show up at local clubs on their nights off and play under the name Sidewalk Frank.
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re: the wiki source, it's the "7th Inning" radio interview...
References
^ a b Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
^ Scully, Michael F. (2008). The never-ending revival. University of Illinois Press. p. 107.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra (2003). All music guide to the blues. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 555.
^ Washington Post Op Ed May 15, 1993 - "M Street Shuffle" - fact-checked correction to Weekend section feature "Tune Town"; May 7, 1993
^ a b 7th Inning interview on WGN Radio, June 27, 2007. ^ Bailey, Steve (March 14, 2012). "George Thorogood, guitar hero". Delaware Today. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
^ "Interview: George Thorogood Discusses His New Album, '2120 South Michigan Ave.'". Guitar World. June 20, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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the ultimate Thorogood site:
http://www.thorogoodconcerts.com/http://www.thorogoodconcerts.com/1980.htmlhttp://thorogoodconcerts.com/5050tour.html
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Famed 50/50 tour begins
10-23-81 The Wave, Honolulu, HI
10-24-81 International Banquet House, Anchorage, AK
10-25-81 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
10-26-81 Performing Arts Theater, Washington State University, Pullman, VA
10-27-81 Boise State University, SUB Building, Boise, ID
10-28-81 New Faces Roadhouse, Salt Lake City, UT
10-29-81 Hitching Post, Cheyenne, WY
10-30-81 Macky Auditorium, U of CO, Boulder, CO
10-31-81 The Barbarian, Rapid City, SD
11-01-81 Fox Theater, Billings, MT
11-02-81 The Playmore Club, Mandan, ND
11-03-81 Zodiac, Moorehead, MN
11-04-81 The Music Hall, Omaha, NE
11-05-81 C.Y. Stevens Auditorium, Ames, IA
11-06-81 Hoch Auditorium, Lawrence, KS
11-07-81 Night Moves, St. Louis, MO
11-08-81 Student Center Grand Ballroom, U of KY, Lexington, KY
11-09-81 Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, IN
11-10-81 Headliners, Madison, WI
11-11-81 Park West, Chicago, IL
11-12-81 Second Chance, Ann Arbor, MI
11-13-81 Agora, Columbus, OH
11-14-81 Mountainlair Ballroom, U of WV, Morgantown, WV
11-15-81 Forum, Harrisburg, PA
11-16-81 Savoy, New York, NY
11-17-81 Bradford Ballroom, Boston, MA
11-18-81 Capitol Theater, Concord, NH
11-19-81 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT
11-20-81 Longbranch, Saco, ME
11-21-81 Edwards Auditorium, U of RI, Kingston, RI
11-22-81 Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
11-23-81 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
11-24-81 Carpenter Hall, U of DE, Newark, DE
11-25-81 Warner Theater, Washington, D.C.
11-25-81 Coast To Coast, Catonsville, MD
11-26-81 Much More, Richmond, VA
11-27-81 Music City, Raleigh, NC
11-28-81 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
11-29-81 Agora, Atlanta, GA
11-30-81 Ruby Diamond Auditorium, Tallahassee, FL
12-01-81 Saenger Theater, Mobile, AL
12-02-81 Abbey's Irish Rose, Oxford, MS
12-03-81 The Music Hall, Memphis, TN
12-04-81 Library, Fayettville, AR
12-05-81 Superdome, New Orleans, LA
12-06-81 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
12-07-81 The Jersey Lilly, Amarillo, TX
12-08-81 Popejoy Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
12-09-81 Shakey Drakes, Flagstaff, AZ
12-10-81 Las Vegas Troubador, Las Vegas, NV
12-11-81 Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA
End of 50/50 tour, 51 shows actually played
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there IS a recrording of the final Perkins Palace show in the recordings link under the last photo
QUESTION:
is there a Melvins site like that besides this one?
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2 other things...
1. regardless of whether or not it's in Guinness, it did happen, I've never heard in 20+ years of being a rock music fan the tour being cut short, and if it were, there'd be multiple sources
2. The Melvins tour is 51 days long, which is a day longer than the above documented 50/50 tour
