EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW • ROCKING WITH JAM MAN • OCTOBER 12, 2026
Foghat’s Scott Holt Joins Jam Man as the Band Gets Ready to Turn It Up Again
Foghat has spent more than 50 years bringing blues-soaked rock and roll to the stage, and they’re not slowing down. Singer and guitarist Scott Holt joined Jam Man on October 12, 2026, for a new one-on-one Rocking With Jam Man interview, recorded as the band prepares to unleash its latest live album, Live & Loud Across the U.S.A., on October 30.
The full, uncut conversation is available in the video below. There’s a lot more to Foghat than a couple of radio staples, and the upcoming album makes the case for just how deep the band’s catalog runs.
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A New Live Record That Wasn’t Supposed to Exist
The band wasn’t originally planning to make a live album. Performances from 2024 and 2025 were recorded at shows across the United States, and the resulting tracks were strong enough to turn into Live & Loud Across the U.S.A. From Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Miami, Oklahoma, and Great Falls, Montana, the collection captures the current lineup playing live rather than trying to recreate the past in a studio.
The live songs include “My Babe,” “Drivin’ On,” “Road Fever,” “She’s a Little Bit of Everything,” “Home in My Hand,” “Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love,” “It Hurts Me Too,” “Hole to Hide In,” “Third Time Lucky,” “Sweet Home Chicago” and “I Just Want to Make Love to You.” In a surprising choice, “Slow Ride” and “Fool for the City” are absent from the official live track list, giving deeper cuts and blues favorites more room.
Scott Holt’s Blues Roots
Before fronting Foghat, Scott Holt played guitar and toured with blues giant Buddy Guy, a job that put him in the company of some of the most important musicians in American blues. Holt also recorded with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, whose names are forever connected to Jimi Hendrix. That history makes him a natural fit for Foghat’s raw, blues-based approach to rock and roll.
Today’s band brings together Holt on lead vocals and guitar, original Foghat drummer Roger Earl, guitarist Bryan Bassett and bassist Rodney O’Quinn. Roger is still hammering away behind the kit more than five decades after helping launch the band, and the current group continues to take the music on tour.
54 Years Later: “Hole to Hide In” Is Back
“Hole to Hide In” first appeared on Foghat’s self-titled debut album in 1972. The newly released version brings the song back into the spotlight 54 years later and ties into the band’s history through the return of Luther Foghat, the character originally created by Lonesome Dave Peverett. Another advance track, the blues classic “It Hurts Me Too,” puts Holt’s vocals and guitar playing front and center.
Earl & the Agitators — Same Musicians, Different Side of the Story
The triple-vinyl configuration adds Shaken & Stirred by Earl & the Agitators, a side project by the same players that explores blues, country, roots and straight-ahead rock and roll. The additional music gives fans an even better look at the musicians behind the Foghat name.
Get the New Record and Watch the Interview
Live & Loud Across the U.S.A. arrives October 30, 2026, on triple-colored vinyl, double CD and digital. If Foghat is coming to your town on the Twang & Bang tour, catch the band live and hear the sound that inspired the new album.
Official links: Preorder the new Foghat album • Foghat’s website and tour dates • Rocking With Jam Man on YouTube • Instagram • TikTok.
Interview by Rocking With Jam Man. Album artwork courtesy Foghat Records.