‘Lonesome’ Dave Peverett; Blues-Rock Musician With Foghat

“Lonesome” Dave Peverett, 56, lead singer of the British-cum-American blues-rock quartet Foghat. Born in Dullwich, England, and raised in London, Peverett first became a guitarist and singer in the British blues band Savoy Brown. But in 1972, he and drummer Roger Earl and bassist Tony Stevens left to form Foghat, relocated it to the United States and went on to record more than 16 albums, including six gold, one double-platinum and one platinum. They also played the American rock circuit and reached great popularity in the 1970s. Best known for their hit “Slow Ride,” they also found success with “Honey Hush,” “Third-Time Lucky” and “Driving Hat.” Among their popular albums were “Fool for the City,” “Foghat,” “Rock and Roll Outlaws,” “Night Shift,” “Stone Blue” and the 1977 “Foghat Live,” which earned the double platinum. The band disbanded in the 1980s but reformed in the 1990s and in recent years had played at such Southern California venues as the Ventura Theater in Ventura and the Bacchanal in Kearny Mesa in San Diego County. On Monday in Orlando, Fla., of kidney cancer.