Walter Trout

Walter Trout (born 1951, Ocean City, New Jersey) is a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter of his own band.

Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 60's and early 70's that jump started the career of artists like Bruce Springsteen. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for such artists as Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones. He also worked in the bands of John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex.

In 1981 be became the guitarist for blues rock band Canned Heat. This led to an invitation to play in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers where he shared the stage with 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 saw the light of day, 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 which was the last performance of the late bass player, Jimmy Trapp who died in 2005.

In 1998 Trout released his self-titled US debut CD 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 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. See full details in the discography section of Walter's web site below.

External links

* [http://www.waltertrout.com/ Waltertrout.com] - Official Website of Walter Trout and Official Global Fan Club.
*waltertroutfanclub.nl - Official Website of Dutch Walter Trout Fanclub.
* [http://www.intrepidartists.com/waltertrout.html Intrepid Records] – Artist page.
* [http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002328.html 2006 Walter Trout interview] by Brian D. Holland
* [http://www.fabchannel.com/walter_trout_and_the_radicals Free video of entire Amsterdam concert Walter Trout and The Radicals]

Discography

Walter Trout Band
* 1990 "Life In The Jungle" (re-released in USA in 2002)
* 1990 "Prisoner of a Dream"
* 1992 "Transition"
* 1992 "No More Fish Jokes (live)"
* 1994 "Tellin' Stories"
* 1995 "Breaking The Rules"
* 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)"
* 2000 "Live Trout"Walter Trout and the Radicals
* 2001 "Go The Distance"
* 2003 "Relentless"
* 2005 "Deep 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"