Bassist Justin Cary died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 50, following a stroke.
In January 2025 Foghat called in current Blue Öyster Cult drummer Jules Radino to sub for an ill Roger Earl until Roger was able to return in May.
Also in 2025, one of the group’s crew members, Eddie Lefebvre, began appearing on stage with them playing percussion.
While the band has made no official announcement of lineup changes, Baker has not played with the band since the anniversary tour. Jon Radford has played live with the band since 2025.
In January 2024, it was announced that drummer Dale Baker was returning to the band and that they had signed a management deal with Deep South Entertainment with plans to re-release their self-titled album on vinyl. In June, they announced a 25th-anniversary tour with the classic lineup for the first…
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In September 2023, Nash released a single, “The Tide”, that additionally credited Sixpence None the Richer, making it the band’s first new song in 11 years. She and Slocum also announced a new tour with 10,000 Maniacs , playing songs by both bands, but in January 2024, Nash and Slocum…
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In August 2023 Foghat announced plans to release their 17th studio album, Sonic Mojo , with first single being “Drivin’ On,” co-written by Kim Simmonds from Savoy Brown in November 2023. It was released on 10 November, nearly a year after the ailing Simmonds’ death from colon cancer.
In January 2022 lead singer Charlie Huhn retired and Scott Holt, formerly a guitarist for Buddy Guy , became the new lead singer and guitarist. Holt had previously lent his vocals for Under the Influence and was lead vocalist in Foghat side project Earl & the Agitators.
The lineup of Earl, Bassett, Huhn and O’Quinn went on to record a live record in November 2019 called 8 Days on the Road . The album was released in July 2021.
Longtime bassist MacGregor was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2015. The cancer was first detected at an earlier stage in 2012, but MacGregor was not informed until 2015. Following this incident, he became a proponent of a bill that would require physicians to communicate test results with patients…
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