Walter Trout biography
Walter Trout (born March 6, 1951, Ocean City, New Jersey, United States) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Biography
Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones. He also worked in the bands of John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex.
In 1981 he became the guitarist for Canned Heat. This led to an invitation to play in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers where he shared the stage with fellow guitarist Coco Montoya. He left the Bluesbreakers in 1989 and formed the 'Walter Trout Band' which developed a successful following in Europe.
In 1994 the official Walter Trout Fan Club for the Netherlands and Belgium was founded, followed in 1996 by the official International Fan Club who has members in 14 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. In 2006 the official International Fan club celebrated its tenth anniversary by giving fan club members an exclusive live CD recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was the last performance of the late bassist, Jimmy Trapp, who died in 2005.
In 1998 Trout released his self-titled US debut album and renamed his band 'Walter Trout and the Free Radicals' (later renamed 'Walter Trout and the Radicals' and currently simply 'Walter Trout'). Since that time Trout has been recording and touring in North America, Europe and India.
In 2002, he was featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album, Hey Bo Diddley - A Tribute!, performing the song "Road Runner" and many more guest appearances on other recordings.
The 2006 release Full Circle, meant that Trout realized his dream of creating an album with some of his most admired musicians, including John Mayall, Coco Montoya, and Joe Bonamassa, among others.
Discography
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Walter Trout Band
- 1990 Life in the Jungle (re-released in US in 2002)
- 1990 Prisoner of a Dream
- 1992 Transition
- 1992 No More Fish Jokes (live album)
- 1994 Tellin' Stories
- 1995 Breaking The Rules
- 1996 ''Jimi Hendrix Music Festival (Janblues)
- 1997 ''Positively Beale St.''
Walter Trout and the Free Radicals
- 1998 ''Walter Trout'' (same tracks as ''Positively Beale St.'')
- 1999 ''Livin' Every Day''
- 2000 ''Face The Music (Live on Tour)''
- 2000 ''Live Trout''
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Walter Trout
- 1985 ''Behind the Iron Curtain'' (live in Hungary), reissue:
2004 ''Steppin' Out''
* 1987 ''Chicago Line'', reissues:
- 1994 ''Uncle John's Nickel Guitar''
- 1999 ''Blues Power'' (with bonus CD ''Life in the Jungle: Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 4'')
- 2000 ''Blues Breaker'' (with 2 bonus tracks)
* 1988 ''The Power of the Blues'' (live in Germany 1987), reissues:
- 1993 ''New Bluesbreakers: The Blues Collection Vol. 8''
- 2003 ''Blues Forever'' (with bonus CD ''Life in the Jungle: Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 4'')
* 1993 ''Life in the Jungle: Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 4''
- 2005 ''Rolling with the Blues'' (live 1972-1973, 1980 and 1982), reissue:
2006 ''The Private Collection''
Walter Trout and the Radicals
- 2001 ''Go The Distance''
- 2003 ''Relentless''
- 2005 ''Deep Trout: The Early Years of Walter Trout''
- 2006 ''Full Circle'' (featuring guest artists)
- 2007 ''Hardcore'' (self released recording of the 'Power Trio' playing live in Europe)
Walter Trout
- 2008 ''The Outsider''
- 2009 ''Unspoiled By Progress: 20 Years of Hardcore Blues'' (previously unreleased tracks and three new songs)
- 2010 ''Common Ground''
- 2012 ''Blues For The Modern Daze''
References
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