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Cincinnati, OH – National City Pavilion at Riverbend is pleased to announce that George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Buddy Guy will be live in concert on Wednesday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. [Doors open at 6:30 p.m.]

A blues-rock guitarist who draws his inspiration from Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and Chuck Berry, George Thorogood became a popular favorite in the early '80s through repeated exposure on FM radio and the arena rock circuit. Thorogood's music was always loud, simple, and direct -- his riffs and licks were taken straight out of '50s Chicago blues and rock & roll.

Last year, Thorogood and his band played more than 70 shows in the US and toured Europe to support their latest release, The Hard Stuff, which surfaced in May 2006. The set features a number of originals, as well as covers of several obscure blues tunes, including Jimmy Reed's "Little Rain," Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig," Fats Domino's "Hello Josephine" and Johnny Shines' "Dynaflow Blues."

Buddy Guy is Chicago's blues king today, ruling his domain just as his idol and mentor Muddy Waters did before him. Guy's first three albums for Silvertone in the '90s all earned Grammys. High-energy guitar histrionics and boundless on-stage energy have always been Guy trademarks, along with a tortured vocal style that's nearly as distinctive as his incendiary rapid-fire fretwork. Guy's reputation among rock guitar gods such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan is unsurpassed. Eric Clapton unabashedly calls Buddy Guy his favorite blues axeman, and so do a great many adoring fans worldwide.

Register for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Thorogood/ Buddy Guy on August 20th.

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