Walter Trout

“Whereas many of his contemporaries may have fallen by the wayside, the iconic blues-rock guitarist refuses to hop off what is (and continues to be) an extraordinary ride.” – Blues Rock Review

Prolific American blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Walter Trout started as a sideman for John Lee Hooker, Percy Mayfield, and Big Mama Thornton. He went on to become the lead guitarist for Canned Heat, and then for John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, before forming the Walter Trout Band, Walter Trout and the Radicals, and then simply Walter Trout. After a liver transplant in 2013, he was named “the ultimate, supreme bluesman of the 20^th and 21^st centuries” by Metal Zone magazine. His 2019 album, Survivor Blues, debuted number one on the Billboard Blues Chart for two consecutive weeks. His 2022 album, Ride, is a stunning collection of charging momentum and modern energy, and his latest album, Broken, was released in 2024. With an extensive discography, multiple Blues Music Awards, and British Blues Awards, Walter Trout is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene. Last playing McPherson Playhouse in 2023, now you can witness this blues master and his band make their rockin’ return to Victoria!