The Groundhogs

The Profile

The Groundhogs are an English blues-rock band led by guitarist-vocalist Tony (T.S.) McPhee. Emerging from the 1960s British blues scene, they backed John Lee Hooker and peaked with the early-70s run of Thank Christ for the Bomb, Split, and Who Will Save the World?, blending hard-blues with psychedelic and progressive touches.

Backed John Lee Hooker on a UK tour; classic power-trio lineup with Tony McPhee, Pete Cruickshank, and Ken Pustelnik; Thank Christ for the Bomb produced by Martin Birch; noted for Live at Leeds '71.

Four DeBaser reviews chart The Groundhogs’ shift from blues roots to hard-blues with psychedelic edges. Tony McPhee’s guitar and raw vocals dominate, with peak acclaim for the trilogy Thank Christ for the Bomb, Split, and Who Will Save the World?. Live at the Astoria captures their late-era bite. Blues Obituary stands as a balanced late-60s bridge work.