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Although pop music annals record Tom Dawes as an associate of folk-pop combo the Cyrkle, which scored a 1966 smash using the traditional “Red Plastic Ball,” he enjoyed a lot more unforgettable moments as an advertising jingle writer, especially composing Alka-Seltzer’s immortal “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz” theme. Blessed in Albany, …

Lonesome Dave Peverett was the lead singer of English blues-rock foursome Foghat. The band’s musical origins had been steeped in early rock and roll, traditional blues/boogie blues, and gained a status for thrilling concerts, which result in a loyal group of fans. They’re most widely known for the 1975 strike …

Foghat specialized in a straightforward, hard-rocking blues-rock, releasing some best-selling albums within the mid-’70s. While by no means deviating using their fundamental boogie, they maintained a large target audience until 1978, offering out concerts across America and generating several platinum or platinum albums. Once punk and disco arrived, the band’s …