April 16, 1943 – February 07, 2000
As legend would have it, young Dave Peverett and his brother, John, parlayed their active childhood imaginations into one of the best-selling rock groups of the 1970s. While playing a word game with John, Dave coined the nonsense word “foghat”. This led to an imaginary friend named “Junior Foghat” and the adoption of the personal persona of “Lonesome Dave.” Both would shape much of the rest of Peverett’s life.
Born in London, in 1943, Dave Peverett grew up idolizing blues musicians like Chuck Berry. He learned to play guitar and eventually joined the band, Savoy Brown, in the late 1960s. The band found some decent success, releasing 5 albums during Peverett’s tenure. By the early 1970s, Lonesome Dave wanted to embark on something new, so he and fellow Savoy bandmates Roger Earl and Tony Stevens teamed up with guitarist, Rod Price, and formed a new band…called Foghat.
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