Lou Gramm in Layton

Lou Gramm is an American rock singer and songwriter, born in Rochester, New York, in 1950, best known as the original lead vocalist of Foreigner. He sang on the band’s hits “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero” and “I Want to Know What Love Is.” His solo work includes the albums Ready or Not and Long Hard Look, and the songs “Midnight Blue” and “Just Between You and Me.” Lou Gramm toured arenas with Foreigner during the album cycles for 4 and Agent Provocateur, then performed under his own name after beginning his solo career. In 2017, he joined Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Al Greenwood for a 40th-anniversary Foreigner concert at Jones Beach in Wantagh.