What a peculiar period — the mid-‘70s — particularly for the music world. In 1975, the disco craze was revving up, yet the charts remained dominated by such wholesome, mother-approved pop artists as Barry Manilow, Olivia Newton-John, Donny & Marie and John Denver. Then, Foghat crashed the party. Hey! Who invited THESE guys? Sporting fabulously feathered, shoulder-length coifs and well-cultivated Sam Elliott-sanctioned staches, the blues-based British boogie brigade burst through the door with reckless abandon. Donning glittery jackets, satin scarves and velvet britches, they immediately sparked a joint, spiked the punch and stuck their fingers in the clam dip. Then they grabbed Olivia, Marie and a bevy of John Denver’s groupies and trotted upstairs for an all-night soiree. Hello, front...
