GUITAR CENTER SESSIONS PRESENTS: BLUES HALL OF FAME GUITARIST GEORGE THOROGOOD

DATE:       JULY 21, 2009

FROM:       TODD BRODGINSKI/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON

GUITAR CENTER SESSIONS PRESENTS:
BLUES HALL OF FAME GUITARIST GEORGE THOROGOOD

 
Legendary Guitarist Brings Historic Perspective and Insight to Guitar Center’s Ongoing Mentoring and Networking Series
In Los Angeles Monday, July 27 at Guitar Center/Hollywood

July 20, 2009, Westlake Village, CA – Guitar Center is pleased to announce the next installment of Guitar Center Sessions: An Evening of Dialogue and Music with guitar legend George Thorogood. Scheduled for Monday, July 27th at the Guitar Center in Hollywood on Sunset Blvd, the evening will focus on George’s historic role in the evolution of blues guitar, the secrets behind his instantly recognizable finger-picking and slide technique as well as his distinguished career.  Presented in conjuncture with Gibson Guitars and Capitol Records, the event is free and open to the public.

Often described as the “World’s Greatest Bar Band,” George Thorogood & The Destroyers released their self-titled debut album in 1977 and quickly established themselves as radio favorites and as a touring machine.  The group has had hits with Thorogood’s original compositions like “Bad To The Bone,” “You Talk Too Much,” “I Drink Alone” and “Get A Haircut,” as well as choice covers of iconic blues-rock songs like “Who Do You Love” (Bo Diddley), “Move It On Over” (Hank Williams) and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” (John Lee Hooker).  George Thorogood & The Destroyers have returned to Capitol/EMI for the July 28 release of The Dirty Dozen, a scorching new blues-rock album pairing six new studio recordings with six classic fan favorites.  The Guitar Center Sessions event takes place the day after Thorogood & The Destroyers perform at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, after which they will travel to more than 30 U.S. cities this summer on a tour that includes 22 co-headlining dates with Jonny Lang. 

Guitar Center’s mission is to provide aspiring musicians of every playing style and background with support-based programs that vastly improve their potential for becoming successful professional musicians. Designed to provide informative, provocative conversation and hands-on tutorials, Guitar Center Sessions serves as an incubator for musicians, providing them an opportunity to network with their peers in an intimate setting and gain career-fostering advice from their heroes. Past Guitar Center Sessions have featured music legends such as Slash, RZA, Pete Rock, Dave Mustaine, Dick Dale, and Joe Satriani. Other Guitar Center programs designed to foster up-and-coming musicians include Guitar Center’s Drum-Off , the world’s largest drum competition, Guitar Center’s King of the Blues, the search for the nation’s greatest undiscovered blues guitar player and Guitar Center On-Stage, a program developed to organically scout and launch unsigned artists by providing career altering opportunities through partnerships with some of the world’s greatest artists.

Join us as the legendary George Thorogood shares
Experiences, music and insights from his distinguished career.

Monday, July 27th – 7pm
Guitar Center Hollywood
7425 Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, Ca 90046

Free to the public. Limited capacity.
www.guitarcenter.com/sessions

 
George Thorogood is also available for interviews.
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please contact:
Todd Brodginski  toddb@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson kashton@msopr.com

About Guitar Center
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