Walter Trout
Walter Trout (b. 1951, guitarist and composer). Trout’s career began in New Jersey in the late 1960s, then decided to move to Los Angeles, where he became a sideman artist such as Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones.
He was invited to play in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, which shared the stage with guitarist Coco Montoya. Together they created an unusual guitar duo. Trout left the Bluesbreakers in 1989, and founded the Walter Trout Band and then Walter Trout & The Radicals, who became popular in Europe.
In 1989 he decided to work on their own account. Since then he has been recording and releasing albums, which immediately become box office hits, and then another long is sought after by fans of the classics. In the BBC poll for the best guitarist of all time he took 6th place, just behind Jimi Page, and very close to the same icons as Jimi Hendrix.
The Los Angeles Times wrote about him “gladiator guitar” because he actually boasts a simply stunning technique, and giving more than 200 performances a year on the stage is in his element.
In 2016, Walter Trout received two important awards. The first was a Blues Music Award for Song of the Year – “Gonna Live Again.” The second award was for his entire album, Battle Scars, which was recognized as the 2015 Blues Album of the Year. A highly significant addition to Walter Trout’s discography is the album “We’re All in This Together,” released in 2017. For the recording of the album, the guitarist invited some of the most renowned blues musicians, including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Charlie Musselwhite, Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, and his former teacher, John Mayall. This lineup of names highlights the respect and esteem with which Walter Trout is regarded.