Legendary 4x-Blues Music Award-Winning Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter WALTER TROUT is one of the greatest Blues Rock Guitarists - ever! Most recently, his song 'Just Out of Tears' won the 2021 Blues Music Award "Song of the Year". Walter has been Nominated 12 times for "Blues Rock Album of the Year" - winning the award in 2016 ('Battle Scars') and 2018 ('We're All In This Together'). Trout also won "Song of the Year" in 2016.
Walter Trout has been nothing short of prolific over the course of his seven decades on this Earth. He’s released 30 solo albums over a career that has spanned the globe, and delivered notoriety as one of the great purveyors of the blues and blues rock. Trout's history is equal parts thriller, romance, suspense and horror. There are musical fireworks, critical acclaim and fists-aloft triumph, offset by wilderness years, brushes with the jaws of narcotic oblivion, and the survival of an organ transplant few come back from.
When Trout walked away from the John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, he embarked on a solo career that has yielded a catalogue that has established a deep legacy in the world of Blues, Americana, and the realm of revered singer-songwriters. While many would slow down as they get older, Trout continues to deliver inspired recordings, performances, and a voice that articulates relevant ideology and insights in to The World that inspires his deep perspective. There’s no autopilot emanating from Walter Trout, but a true a sense of growing momentum, elements of surprise, and repertoire that continues to be more compelling with each new creation.