Walter on BBC Radio2

Walter Trout will be live with Jools Holland's band and will be interviewed and tracks played from the album.The broadcast date has been confirmed for 6th Sept. at 11pm (UK time) on BBC Radio 2 Jools Holland 

Read about the show at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00738f4

Listen online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bbc_radio_two

Walter talking about Common Ground

Download an interview with Walter talking about Common Ground!

http://public.me.com/thelyonsden

Walter talking about Common Ground

Download an interview with Walter talking about Common Ground!

http://public.me.com/thelyonsden

WALTER TROUT – COMMON GROUND TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 6 BY PROVOGUE RECORDS

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WALTER TROUT – COMMON GROUND

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New AOL Blues Poll has Walter Trout in top 10!

Walter in good company with BB King, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Albert Collins, and more.
Here is AOL Radio's Top 10 "She Done Me Wrong" Blues Classics, by some of the greatest players, old and new."

10) Walter Trout: 'She Takes More than She Gives'

New Jersey's own Walter Trout is one of the hottest guitar-singers working the circuit today. Off of 2006's 'Full Circle,' this "She Done Me Wrong" blues classic is an slow burning eight and a half-minute jam with Trout trading stinging guitar leads with the legendary John Mayall, who joins in on vocals and harmonica.

CLICK HERE to listen

50 Best Blues Songs

50 Best Blues Songs

Arrow Rock Radio

Dutch National Radio Station Arrow Classic Rock asked their listeners to make up a list of what they feel is the blues song ever made. It turned out to become a chart of 50 best blues songs and Walter Trout is leading the list with the song "Say Goodbye To The Blues" (1991). Walter is also at 26 with Danny Bryant & Walter Trout - Days like this.

http://www.bluesmagazine.nl/arrow-classic-rock-blues-top-50-aller-tijden-editie-2009

20th Anniversary TOUR OF EUROPE begins

20th Anniversary TOUR OF EUROPE begins

Walter has been rehearsing with the band relentlessly lately and they have a beautiful set planned of old and new songs. Utilizing the 4 part harmony that having Sammy, Michael, Andrew, and Walter all sing adds a whole new element to the live show. Acoustic guitars are being used as well! This tour will be a chance to hear old favorites played - many of them for the first time live.

Last Time at Perqs?

Walter at Perq's September 25th & 26th

It might well be the last time ever Walter sets foot in Perq's in Huntington Beach as a performer. Perq's owner, Gary Mulligan died many months ago, and attempts to run the place without him have been unsuccessful. So Perq's is being sold, its destiny for the future unknown. www.perqs.com

Quotes for 20th Anniversay album

BBC Radio 2 "He's great - you always know what you are going to get with Walter Trout, he's fabulous". Alex Lester

Blues Matters Fabulous playing, excellent sound throughout and all summed up by that word energy. 20th Anniversary guitarist celebrates with new release of live recordings from his career & 3 new studio songs"

Guitar Mag. "His guitar shines through on both the studio & live recordings. The grooves are all top-notch.

Get Ready To Rock 4*** "In the rock/blues guitar idiom there can be few greater torch-bearers over the last 20 years than Walter Trout. He's unspoiled by progress, and we hope that continues for a very long time".

Blues in Britain "Trout's musical talent & song writing skills are evident throughout the album & he delivers the requisite killer solos with his no trademark impressive fretwork."

Gt. Yarmouth Advertiser "If you're looking for a solid introduction to this guitar legend then this will be right up your street"

Waveney Advertiser "Trout is like a fine wine he seems to get better & better as the years go by".

Blues in the South "...the music is excellent with some sometimes stunning axe wrok & of course Walter's powerful singing. Well worth getting hold of."

Classic Rock "20 yrs later & he is playing with a vigour & stamina that outstrips young pretenders less than half his age".

Classic Rock "This is a winning testament to a seasoned but still emotively charged performer."

Classic Rock Society "If ever a bluesman deserves a celebration it is Mr. Trout. He stays true to the blues when he plays them & with the new he has carefully added a touch of gloss while holding dear to the genre".

Guitar Techniques "We are taken on a roller-coaster ride through the history on one of the hardest working blues acts on the scene today - & damn fine it is, too!. If you like raunchy blues, buy it".

Total Guitar ""It's this raw quality, matched with a powerful band, that gives this music its edge. Unspoilt indeed. Blues worth carping on about".

The Crack "An essential purchase for fans of the Trout-meister, & an excellent primer for his Newcastle Academy gig on Oct. 16th

Maverick "4**** One of the greatest blues guitarists looks back over his last 20 years of hard rocking, adrenalin pumping blues."

Walter just donated 8 signed CD's and an xl t-shirt

Walter just donated 8 signed CD's and an xl t-shirt. Included is the brand new yet to be released Unspoiled By Progress CD. Walter wants to support the works of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.lls.org/ocie. This cause is dear to Walter's heart as a young friend of Walter's suffers from this form of cancer, and Walter very much wants to help in any way he can.
To bid on these items and also support a great cause at the same time, please go here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170363655506&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123

Opening bid is only $ 80 for the eight signed CD's and the t-shirt "got trout". Auction ends soon, so don't delay! Good luck and thank you for your help in supporting this cause!

BBC Radio 2 played Walter Trout

"She's Out There Somewhere" by Walter Trout was played on the Alex Lester show on BBC Radio 2 yesterday.
BBC Radio 2 "He's great - you always know what you are going to get with Walter Trout, he's fabulous".

To listen again go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows click on Alex Lester click on listen again to 26th June programme
slide the fader to around 40 minutes into the programme.

Walter Trout on House of Mercy playlist 27th June

House of Mercy radio
Play list w/e 27th June

Street I Grew Up On - Eve Selis
Wheel Inside A Wheel - Mary Gauthier
Shepherd - Bridgette DeMeyer

Cutting Loose - Al Perkins
Hey Nashvegas - Jesse Dayton
Ooh Las Vegas - Gram Parsons

Preacher Steve - Otis Gibbs
Scene Of The Crime - String Driven
Shoeless Joe - Rachel Harrington

They Call Us Working Class - Walter Trout
Top Of The Hill - Gutterball

Evening Call - Greg Brown

In Session Drew Nelson

Land Of The Navajo / Ancient Tones - Peter Rowan

Who's To Blame - The Stairwell Sisters

Done Got Ramblin' On My Mind - Carolina Chocolate Drops
My Soul To Keep - The Reverend Peyton's Big Dam Band
Fear - Rainer

The Great Unravel - Gandolf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams
Dead Head On The Wall - Eljandro Escovedo
Pushing Up The Daisies - Gandolf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams

Nightmares - Sean Taylor
Aerial - Chris Whitley
Round Midnight - Conil

Bound To Ramble - The John Butler Trio
A Perfect Day To Chase Tornado's - Jim White

Bag Of Bones - Guy Clark

www.houseofmercy.net

House of Mercy radio
broadcast weekly on
www.totalrock.com London
www.taintradio.org North Carolina
www.radioseagull.com Holland
www.radiofreephoenix.com Arizona

Walter Trout Performs "Reason I'm Gone" From the DVD Relentless (the concert)

Total Music Magazine Online

Born in New Jersey Walter Trout, as any blues fan worth his weight in dimples will know, is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 60's and early 70's before going on to become a sideman for artists such as Finis Tasby, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulsom, and Percy Mayfield, the guitarist for Canned Heat and then the mother of all blues bands John Mayall's Bluesbreakers where he made a name for himself sparring with second guitarist Coco Montoya. He went on to form the Walter Trout Band - although the band has also traded under Walter Trout and the Free Radicals, and Walter Trout and the Radicals - finding a ready-made audience in much of Europe and our man David Blue collared him on his way to dinner after a recent show in the UK...
CLICK to read whole feature

http://www.totalmusicmagazine.com/interviews/Walter_Trout.htm

"Unspoiled by Progress"

"Unspoiled By Progress" - 20 years of Hardcore Blues will be released in Europe in late June and in the USA on July 21st.

NEW Video for "They Call Us Working Class (But We Ain't Workin' Anymore)"

NEW VIDEO of the NEW SONG

Walter Trout - They Call Us Working Class (but we ain't workin' anymore)

Click to view the video on YouTube and on Vuze

Click to download from iTunes: Walter Trout - Workin' Class - Single

Walter has recorded a new song called: "They Call Us The Working Class (but we ain't working anymore)". That about sums up what the song is about also. It is written from Walter's heart about what he sees going on in society as he travels through the world. . It has been coupled with a video and has just been uploaded to youtube and to vuze. We will provide the links for you here above.

Walter can now be found on Twitter (twitter.com/waltertrout) as well as Facebook and MySpace.

"The Outsider" Interview

Walter Trout interview

Walter Trout - The Outsider

Posted by A1 Mark
Hear the Walter Trout interview where he talks about being in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Walter also talks about his CD The Outsider, which is nominated for "Rock Blues Album of the Year" by The Blues Foundation. As always we will hear songs from his CD.....

Roots Festival Web

Roots Festival Web

CD Award Of The Year 2008 poll

CD Award Of The Year 2008 poll

We have started the second part of our Bluesforum.nl CD Award Of The Year 2008 poll. The cd "The Outsider" is still in the running for the award. Bluesforum.nl members have chosen "The Outsider" and nine other cd's from a list of 173 cd's. The new list is here:

http://www.bluesforum.nl/smf/index.php?topic=4515.0

The winner will be the CD which is most voted for on January 6.

www.Bluesforum.nl is the largest Dutch-spoken blues community on the web. Bluesforum.nl has over 1250 registered members and a lot more unregistered readers. In October 2008 there were over 400.000 page views.

SWR Mainz Show on Air (Web Radio)

Parts of the show, that Walter did for SWR in Mainz will be on air this Sunday, 21 Dec. at 10 pm on SWR 1 RP

More Walter Trout can be heard on their programme on the 25th at about 10:30 pm and on the 26th at about 9:30 pm.

www.swr.de/swr1/rp then click "webradio"

"The Outsider" Nominated for 30th Blues Music Award

Walter Trout - The Outsider has been nominated for a 30th Blues Music Award. The May 7, 2009 event set for the Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis.

Nominees are on the website at www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/nominees.php4

Additional information will be posted in the coming weeks and months about the awards on www.blues.org as soon as it becomes available.

Appearance at NAAM (Rotosound)

Walter will appear at NAAM to sign for Rotosound on Sunday, December 14th at 3pm

www.namm.org/thenammshow

Pete Feenstra's Top Ten for Net Rhythms

Pete Feenstra's Top Ten for Net Rhythms

Walter Trout - The Outsider (Provogue)
'The Outsider' might loosely be interpreted as a concept album full of characters who as Walter himself sings on the title track are 'standin' on the outside lookin' in'. The album's sequencing is excellent and the production is everything that you imagine Walter wanted. And in the company of new set of musicians and an intuitive producer in the shape of John Porter, he plays to his optimum. Walter may see himself as an 'outsider' but this album offers further evidence that he is very much at the centre of everything that's good about contemporary blues rock.

Walter himself who provides the first person narrative on the barnstorming opening track 'Welcome to the Human Race' and extends the list of outsiders on one of the album's best tracks the riff driven 'Child of Another Day'
At times the lyrics may seem a little bleak but they are delivered with such passion and intense musicality by Trout that it all fits perfectly. Put simply 'The Outsider' does the trick because it is full of heartfelt emotion and scintillating playing by a guitarist at the height of his game.

Endorsement from Seymour Duncan

Walter Trout is now endorsed by Seymour Duncan.

Get Ready to ROCK! Best of 2008

Get Ready to ROCK! Best of 2008

Pete Feenstra

1. IAN PARKER The Official Bootleg Album

2. SPARKS Exotic Creatures of the Deep

3. WALTER TROUT The Outsider
Provogue PRD 7245 2(2008)

With an album crammed full of emotional honesty and brilliant playing, all neatly wrapped up by Trout's new producer John Porter, this is easily his most accomplished work. There's characteristic power shuffles, mellifluous grooves, big tones solos and great songs. 57 years old and rocking Walter is still the man!

"The Outsider" Review

"The Outsider" Review

WALTER TROUT - The Outsider
Provogue Records
Metal Express Rating: 8.0/10
by: GEORGE FUSTOS

Email: george@metalexpressradio.com

There are many blues based acts out there today. While some have less of a half-life than most elements on the periodic chart, many have gone on to long luxurious careers. This is especially true of ...

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Mesa Boogie

Walter talks about his history with using Mesa Boogie.

Click to see interview

"The Outsider" for Bluesforum.nl CD Award 2008

The Outsider is running for the www.bluesforum.nl CD Award 2008

Click here for more details

Bluesforum.nl is the largest Dutch-spoken blues community on the web. Bluesforum.nl has over 1100 registered members and a lot more unregistered readers. In October 2008 there were over 400,000 page views.

Main goal of Bluesforum.nl is promoting the blues. The Bluesforum.nlteam would be really thankful if you could add a link to bluesforum.nl in the link section on your website.

Bluesforum.nl

Varmints in Blues Heaven

Varmints in Blues Heaven
www.varmintshow.net

LIVE PODCAST - CLICK HERE

Written by Administrator

Friday, 24 October 2008 21:56

The Varmints are delighted to announce that Tonight's show (October 31st) will feature an extended interview with Walter Trout, all round top bloke and, without doubt, one of the world's finest guitarists. Don't just take our word for it - a late 90's Poll for the legendary "Whispering" Bob Harris at the BBC put him at No: 6, tied with Brian May (!!) and just behind Clapton/ Hendrix/ Moore/ Page & Knopfler (not that it's a competition ..., but to see some of the staggering talent he beat, see the full Poll HERE

Rob and Matt caught up with Walter a couple of weeks ago at the fantastic Cheese & Grain (across the Somerset Levels in Frome - as in "I believe I'll dust my Frome") and, even though his voice was obviously suffering, his manager was understandably keen that we didn't keep him too long because he'd just done a blistering two hour set, it was well after midnight and he had to get to Milton Keynes for the next gig - he was still willing to give us half an hour of his time... we're definitely not worthy (you can do the actions yourself).

Featuring tracks from his superb latest album, "TheOutsider", the interview has Walter waxing lyrical, discussing his work with John Lee Hooker, John Mayall and Canned Heat, as well as his relationship with Carlos Santana, his views on one music critic's opinions and, perhaps unexpectedly, the role of T.S.Eliot in the new album.

LIVE PODCAST - CLICK HERE

Classic Arrow's Rock Radio Blues Top 25

Classic Arrow's Rock Radio Blues Top 25 has been announced. This top blues list has been chosen by many listeners and just as last time Walter's "Say Goodbye To The Blues" is again on NUMBER ONE!

Also another song "Red House" make it to the top 25 blues songs (number 12)! The complete list is published here:

http://www.bluesmagazine.nl/arrow-blues-top-25-editie-2008-eindlijst

Alex Lester plays "The Outsider"

Alex Lester played The Outsider on his show this morning (20 October) and continued to say after airing the track

"Everything it should be right to the very end. That man knows how to play. He's got the knack of that guitar! That's some guitar playing - excellent. He took a 14 year old to see the show who's jaw dropped after hearing Walter play. Alex Lester also said He doesn't so much as play the guitar he must attacks it and trys to kill it stone dead."

To listen again go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows and click on Alex Lester then click on Monday's show listen again move slide bar to 46 minutes into the show.

Get Ready To Rock Interview

Interview © October 2008 Pete Feenstra
www.getreadytorock.com

After nearly 20 years and 18 albums as a solo artist as well as well as a previous decade spent playing guitar with John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat and John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Walter Trout has the kind of musical pedigree that most guitarists can only dream about.

Click to read full interview...

November 16th Show Change

NOTE CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING SHOW:

16 November
DE-München, Metropolis www.metropolis-munich.de
tickets: www.münchenticket.de

(first planned Erfurt / Gewerkschaftshaus had to be replaced by Munich/Metropolis because of magisterial reasons)

Live PODCAST of Walter Trout Session Unplugged

Live PODCAST of Walter Trout Session Unplugged

Direct audio download at http://media.libsyn.com/media/raven/rnb-waltertrout.mp3

UK Radio in October

Walter Trout on UK radio in October as follows...
BBC Radio 2 Bob Harris, Paul Jones & Planet Rock Walter was on legendary Nicky Horne's show Oct 1st on Planet Rock and will be on Mark Jeeves show soon. Mark's programme is called My Planet Rocks.

BBC Radio 2 Paul Jones show

29th Sept. Track played and full tour dates listed

13th Oct. 4 tracks acoustic session & interview with Paul.

Paul to join Walter on harmonica on 3 tracks. Paul will mention gigs again To listen live to Paul Jones it will be www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 and click on Listen where it says On Air Now in top right corner. 7pm UK time on 13th Oct.

BBC Radio 2 Bob Harris

4th Oct. 11pm 3-4 tracks unplugged and interview. Bob will mention all gigs. You can of course hear Bob Harris with Walter live on this page on Saturday 4th at 11pm UK time.

You can hear the whole programme for a week after at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/jones where it says Listen Again - Hear The Show on the right hand side. the Bob Harris show would also be available to Listen Again on his pages at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bobharris

The "bonus" session track, extended version and photo gallery will be on the Sessions page of the Paul Jones web pages for 28 days. The interview will then stay permanently in the Interview Vault on the Sessions pages and can heard at any time.

Planet Rock Radio

Nicky Horne session broadcast 30th Sept

"My Planet Rocks" Mark Jeeves broadcast next week

Walter discusses 8-12 blues/rock tracks (2 of Walter's own songs) 2 songs unplugged from the new album. www.planetrock.co.uk/

BBC Wales Alan Thompson Interview & 1-2 songs unplugged from the new album. 30th Sept. 7.30pm live on air Mentioned Cardiff Point gig 7th Oct.

BBC Cambridge Sue Marchant syndicated to East Anglia & some of Midlands 30th Sept. 8pm live on air. Interview & 2 songs unplugged. Mentioned Milton Keynes Stables gig 13th Oct.

BBC West Midlands Paul Franks drive time show. If you click on the link below Wed. 8th Oct between 6 & 7pm and click on listen live you should hear Walter.

Walter is live on BBC Wales and also BBC Cambridge and the East Anglia (Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire etc) region. It went out live but you can listen again for up to one week after the event. The main website for the BBC is www.bbc.co.uk and then if you put the radio station ie www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows then you can listen again to any of the Radio 2 shows.
For the local radio you need to put www.bbc.co.uk/cambridge or Wales or whatever town he's doing.

Dave Raven The Raven'n'Blues - http://www.bfbs.com/rnb

FM broadcast in 9 countries worldwide on 34 transmitters

Listen Again at http://www.bfbs2.com/listen/rnb.html

Podcast on http://www.bfbs2.com/rnb.xml and http://raven.libsyn.com/

Also on Skybird Radio - Friday 7pm Eastern (Midnight GMT)
Over 3,000 online listeners every week

Real Rock Radio legendary DJ Tom Russell live 1st October at 2.05pm

Graeme Scott Leith FM/Classic VRN Radio Scotland pre-record
World Of Music, Leith FM 98.8
Playlist Thursday Oct 02nd 2008 Programme 10.00hrs - 12.00hrs
includes... The Next Big Thing - All My Life - Don't Wanna Fall - Walter Trout - The Outsider - Provogue Records
Interview with Walter Trout

Total Rock Radio Chris Glancy interviewed Walter unsure of broadcast date

There are many interviews taking place throughout the tour for various blues, rock & other monthly magazines and local radio.

Water Trout Mailing List

Join Walter Trout's free e-mailing list to get news updates:

Guitar Jam Daily Interview

Walter Trout - Guitar Jam Daily Interview

Click here to listen www.guitarjamdaily.com

Interviewed by Ken Volpe

Fuzz Magazine

Walter Trout on the cover of Fuzz Magazine

Online Water Trout Competition (Guitar Part)

The biggest French magazine Guitar Part has an online Walter Trout competition.

Classic Rock's Blues Album of the Month

WALTER TROUT's new album will be CLASSIC ROCK's Blues album of the month.

classicrockmagazine.com

"Deepest End 5th Anniversary Show"

Walter played with Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule as part of the "Deepest End 5th Anniversary Show" in New Orleans on May 3rd. Thanks Warren for making it happen. We love your style, your show, and your dedication to the music!

Walter Trout, "The Outsider"

Click image to hear track from "The Outsider"

MIPAC is SOLD OUT (Russia)

Walter SOLD OUT the Moscow International Performing Arts Center on March 30th which was a huge success.

Click here to see more photos from Russia

NEW Walter Trout CD to be released May 26th

NEW Walter Trout CD to be released May 26th in Europe and June 24th 2008 in USA. The CD is produced by legendary producer, John Porter, and features 13 brand new songs.

Europe Click to > Buy it Now
USA Click to > Buy it Now
CANADA Click to > Buy it Now

Jeff Healey

Jeff Healey

Walter, the band, his management, and entire organization are saddened beyond compare as we reflect with heavy hearts at the loss of our talented friend, Jeff Healey, who lost his battle with cancer on March 2nd - a beautiful soul has been lost to this world. May he soar forever in our hearts and minds, as he swims in God's eternal waters! Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as they cope with this sad, sad loss.

Walter Trout CD to be released in JUNE 2008

News Flash

NEW Walter Trout CD to be released in JUNE 2008. Walter has just finished work on the upcoming studio CD. The CD is produced by legendary producer, John Porter, and features 13 brand new songs. Check back often for new information.

New Drummer joins WALTER TROUT and the RADICALS

New Drummer joins WALTER TROUT and the RADICALS

We want to welcome the new drummer: Michael Leasure, who will carry the torch from all the great drummers in The Radical's history. We also want to wish Joey Pafumi well. Joey and the Radicals have had an amicable split, realizing creative differences had come between them in recent years and months. We wish Joey all the best for his future drumming career, and thank all the fans for their support. To see Michael Leasure and watch him play, click here.

Michael Leasure

Michael has been rehearsing with the band in preparation to going in the studio next week to start recording the new CD called "The Outsider"

Concert Dates (USA, Canada, Europe)

We are beginning to announce American, Canadian and European tour dates. Details on Tour Dates page.

BUY YOUR TICKET NOW at www.ticketweb.co.uk for WALTER TROUT and the RADICALS at a majo London venue

UK Blues Band Doublecut Records Jimmy Trapp Tribute Song

UK blues band Doublecut have recorded a tribute song for Jimmy Trapp. It is called That's The Man and is available to download from their MySpace page if any friends, family and fans want it go to:

myspace.com/doublecutonline

You will also be able to leave your comments if you so wish.

Guitar Great Walter Trout Signs with Provogue Records

PRESS RELEASE 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2007

CONTACT: Ed van Zijl, Provogue Records

mail@provoguerecords.com

GUITAR GREAT WALTER TROUT SIGNS WITH PROVOGUE RECORDS

Guitar great Walter Trout has signed a new deal with Provogue Records, an independent label based in The Netherlands specializing in guitar heavy blues rock. Other artists on the Provogue label (Europe only) include Joe Bonamassa , Rick Derringer, Leslie West, Pat Travers, Scott McKeon, Julian Sas and Eric Gales. Walter Trout's first release for the label (Provogue's first release for the U.S. market) is scheduled for late spring/early summer '08. click for more...

Joey Pafumi Podcast Interview

Joey Pafumi Podcast interview

Click for more info and to listen

by Tony Dellaria of www.BluesSource.com

Video Lesson #1 Total Guitar Magazine

Walter Trout gives video lesson #1 in the UK's Total Guitar magazine issue 166 September 2007. www.totalguitar.co.uk

While WTR were playing in Frome-UK, October 2006, Walter did an interview and guitar tuition workshop. Lesson #1 is now published in TOTAL GUITAR, Europe's best selling guitar magazine. There is a short video, pictures and a small write up with some examples of what Walter is playing to go along with video. This will run over three or four issues on the cover mounted CD ROM. The only problem recording this in the tiny changing room was getting Walter's Mesa Boogie quiet enough. It was set to ZERO rather than the normal TEN!

Appearance on Bob and Tom Show

Walter Trout and the Radicals appearing on the Bob and Tom Show Monday July 30th at 10 AM EST

Go to www.bobandtom.com to listen LIVE

Self- released CD available to "Hardcore Fans"

New surprise self- released CD available to our "Hardcore Fans" on CDBaby for purchase as well as download.

"Hardcore" features 9 live tracks recorded during the Power Trio tour when Walter, Joey, and Rick did a "one time only" experiment through selected cities of the UK and Europe in the early spring of 2007. (See below to read how the idea for the Power Trio tour was born). CDBaby will have these for sale shortly (we have submitted them, now we are just waiting for them to get this up on the site 5-10 days). Hardcore will also be available for download through iTunes . We will update you with more information as it becomes available."

See discography for track listing

"Hard Core Blues Rock" tour in March 2007

"One evening in London on the recent European tour Walter and the band had to do the entire show without Sammy Avila on keys. Sammy's B3 had broken down and did not want to cooperate in time for the show to begin. It was an evening of tension for Walter at first: How was he going to get through an evening without his trusted sidekick? Well, it turned out that the mix of an enthusiastic London audience, and more ROOM FOR WALTER'S GUITAR was a powerful propellant, and Walter and his one-night-only power trio blew through a very inspired evening with more room for bass/guitar interplay and spontaneous errands into the land of "Hard Core Blues Rock".

So Walter decided to give this form of the band a small tour in the spring.

It was a liberating but also limiting experience to play as just three spontaneous blues rockers, but have no fear, there are no - repeat absolutely NO PLANS - to make this a permanent version of the Radicals. It is a chance to do a spontaneous hard core guitar driven evening of head banging balls out blues, not a permanent solution for the kind of music that Walter wants to play.

So anybody with the desire to experience the "hard core" trio will have a maybe once in a lifetime opportunity in the March into early April tour. We will have only 12 shows in the UK, a few in Holland and a handful in Germany.

Western Maryland Blues Fest performer

Western Maryland Blues Fest performer honed his sound throughout diverse, 40-year career

Click to read more

"Life in the Jungle"

Killer has confessed murder after 20 years in the case that inspired Walter to write the song, "Life in the Jungle"

Walter played with his band "the Walter Trout Band" at Perq's the night Jamie was killed. He walked through the streets the next night and found himself standing in front of her apartment and saw the blood and Police tape of "crime scene investigation" in front of his Jamie's door.

He knew Jamie as a fan, and a very artistic and sweet friend. It shook him so much that he went home and wrote the first song, since he got writer's block 15 years earlier. The song was then recorded with the band he was touring with: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.

When Walter went solo a few years later, it became the title of his first solo Album: "Life in the Jungle." Now it is of course also the name of the official Walter Trout Fan Club Magazine.

LA Times - Life In The Jungle

Click here to read the full story and the lyrics Walter wrote

Pete Feenstra interviews Walter Trout on YouTube

Pete Feenstra interviews Walter Trout on You Tube. Click on image to listen to interview and live music clips.

Full Circle voted BluesWax Album of the Year 2006

Walter Trout's Full Circle voted
BluesWax Album of the Year 2006

Blueswax writes.....

"Yes, the readers of BluesWax, the largest subscribed Blues publication in the world, have selected their BluesWax Artist of the Year 2006 and BluesWax Album of the Year 2006. During November and December we took your nominations and created a final ballot of six artists and six albums and then for the past few weeks you voted. As the largest subscribed Blues publication in the world, these awards are open to more fans than any other awards in the Blues. The final ballot for BluesWax BluesWax Album of the Year 2006 was

Walter Trout's Full Circle

As with the Artist of the Year Award, the nominating process for BluesWax Album of the Year 2006 began back in November when our readers and contributors began making nominations. The nominating process created the final ballot of:

Ain't Easy No More-Mark Hummel
Do I Move You-Janiva Magness
Full Circle-Walter Trout
Last Call-Lynwood Slim
The Torch-Ronnie Baker Brooks
Watermelon Slim and the Workers-Watermelon Slim and the Workers

These were all great nominations and we loved every one of them! In the final voting, again with record returns, you selected Walter Trout's Full Circle as BluesWax Album of the Year 2006.

BluesWax caught up with Walter Trout at home after a recent tour of Asia. Winning the Album of the Year award for Full Circle elicited this response from Trout, "To all the fans who voted for me: I am very moved by this honor you have given to my album Full Circle. This project was a labor of love for me and having you choose it as Album of the Year makes it a very special milestone in my long career. Thanks again and I'll see you on the road!"

The staff of BluesWax congratulates Walter Trout for winning the BluesWax Album of the Year Awards! And we thank the thousands of you who participated in this year's nominating and voting process. You have spoken! "

http://www.blueswax.com/

Jam with Buddy Guy

On February 4th, Walter joined Buddy Guy on stage for a high powered jam before Walter jumped on the plane and flew home again. This jam was a dream come true for Walter, as Buddy Guy is one of Walter's all time heros. More pictures from Mumbai both from Walter's set and the jam with Buddy Guy in the photographs section of the website.

Photography Copyright © Jairam

Mumbai Concert Reviews in Bombay Times

Reviews of the Mumbai concerts in the Bombay Times

Article 1 (.PDF) - click here to read

Article 2 (.PDF) - click here to read

eMUSICPOST.COM - Interview with Walter Trout

Interview with Walter Trout , including photos, from e-magazine eMUSICPOST.com

http://www.emusicpost.com

Interview and photographs by Mihir

Mihir: I've got a lot to talk about Fred...
Walter Trout: Eh?!

M: Oh you know, you once said in an interview "People ask me if they should call my music blues or rock, I tell them they can call it ‘Fred' if they must have a label." So yeah, I'd like to talk to you about "Fred".

WT: Hahaha! Ahh yes! Did you know... continued

Photography by Girish Menon

Photography by Girish Menon

Bombay, India - February 3rd 2007 [Click here for more]

Walter and the Radicals Return to Mumbai

"Walter and the Radicals returned to Mumbai, India Feb. 3rd and 4th for a great concert. The band has developed a love affair with the Indian people who have embraced Walter and the band's music. Walter jammed on stage with Buddy Guy on February 4th, and hung out with his actor friend, Sanjay Dutt. Here is a link to the CNN/IBN video clip about Walter and his visit to India".

Mumbai: Famous blues guitarist Walter Trout stole hearts when he performed at a rock concert in Mumbai. People danced to his numbers but little did they know that Trout is in India because of ‘Munnabhai' Sanjay Dutt.

While the guitarist said that Sanjay is like his brother, the actor proclaimed, "no one plays guitar better than Walter".

The blues guitarist has come back to India for the second time, because Dutt hoped for it. Dutt said his love affair with Walter Trout's music goes a long way back. "I listened to Walter in New York in my hotel room, many years ago," said Dutt.

"I became his biggest fan. And I must say I have never heard anybody play guitar like this," he added.

And for the man who was voted the 6th best all time greatest guitarist in a BBC radio poll, there is now more reason to keep coming back.

"We are a family. I feel like Sanjay is my brother and I know, had he not heard me in New York, I would have never been in India," said Walter Trout.

The evening also saw guest artists like Guitar Shorty and Bernard Allison who strummed up some good old Blues music with Walter Trout.

Copyright © CNN-IBN News

Full Circle #1 on Denver Radio Station

Full Circle #1 on Denver Radio Station

The Fox 103.5 Classic Rock

The Fox Radio

Click here for info

"Hard Core Blues Rock" Tour in March 2007

UNIQUE ONE TIME ONLY band line-up

"Hard Core Blues Rock" tour in March 2007

"One evening in London on the recent European tour Walter and the band had to do the entire show without Sammy Avila on keys. Sammy's B3 had broken down and did not want to cooperate in time for the show to begin. It was an evening of tension for Walter at first: How was he going to get through an evening without his trusted sidekick? Well, it turned out that the mix of an enthusiastic London audience, and more ROOM FOR WALTER'S GUITAR was a powerful propellant, and Walter and his one-night-only power trio blew through a very inspired evening with more room for bass/guitar interplay and spontaneous errands into the land of "Hard Core Blues Rock".

So Walter decided to give this form of the band a small tour in the spring.

It was a liberating but also limiting experience to play as just three spontaneous blues rockers, but have no fear, there are no - repeat absolutely NO PLANS - to make this a permanent version of the Radicals. It is a chance to do a spontaneous hard core guitar driven evening of head banging balls out blues, not a permanent solution for the kind of music that Walter wants to play.

So anybody with the desire to experience the "hard core" trio will have a maybe once in a lifetime opportunity in the March into early April tour. We will have only 12 shows in the UK, a few in Holland and a handful in Germany.

Check "Tour Dates" for more information as it comes in.

UNIQUE ONE TIME ONLY band line-up

Concert Review by John Hurd

Concert review written by John Hurd. Click image to read full review.

Silver Platters' Top 5 Blues Releases

Walter Trout high in the Blues charts again...

Silver Platters' Top 5 Blues Releases
1 Lang, Jonny Turn Around A&M
2 Trout, Walter Full Circle Ruf Records
3 Mayall, John Turning Point + Bonus Tracks (Remastered) Polydor
4 Guy, Buddy Can't Quit The Blues + DVD (Box Set) Silvertone
5 Mahal, Taj Dancing The Blues Private Music

www.silverplatters.com

LIVE WEBCAST of the Paradiso concert

The LIVE WEBCAST of the Paradiso concert on Saturday November 04, 2006 is now available to viewin the on-line archive:

www.fabchannel.com/waltertroutandtheradicals

50 Best Blues Songs

Dutch National Radio Station Arrow Classic Rock asked their listeners to make up a list of what they feel is the blues song ever made. It turned out to become a chart of 50 best blues songs and Walter Trout is No.1 on the list with the song "Say Goodbye To The Blues" (1991 written by Walter Trout and Tim Jahnigen). And Walter's version of Jimi Hendrix's "Red House" (Life in the Jungle) can be found at no. 24 of the list.

Click here for full details

BBC Maida Vale Studios

Walter Trout and the Radicals performed two live recordings in Studio 3 at the BBC Maida Vale studios in London on October 3rd 2006.

They were broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and Internet on

Thursday Oct 5th 20.00-21.00
BBC Radio Two Paul Jones show

Saturday Oct 14th 22.00-01.00
BBC Radio Two Bob Harris Show

The shows were archived and repeated for 7 days afterwards

Click here for Review and photos

Fradulent MySpace Profile Removed

With the help of the police department, we have just discovered and removed a fraudulent use of a myspace.com page with a person masquerading to be Walter Trout. To any of you who have been communicating with "Walter Trout" through myspace: YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING TO SOME BLOKE IN WISCONSIN, who has nothing to do with Walter. Any future communication with Walter can take place through the guest book on this site.

Our only OFFICIAL and approved MySpace:
www.myspace.com/waltertrouttheradicals

Mesa Boogie Factory

During a break in the touring on the August USA tour, the band (and a couple of Walter's kids) stopped at the Mesa Boogie factory in Petaluma, CA and received a tour of the factory. Everybody had a great time discovering the inner workings, and the careful production of each individual amp. The visit gave us great insights into why Mesa Boogie amps are just as much a piece of art, as they are great sounding music machines! Thanks Mesa Boogie!

More photos on Endorsements page, click here.

"Full Circle" #8 Billboard Blues Chart in USA

"Full Circle" this week is #8 Billboard Blues Chart in USA and has remained in the TOP TEN for the 11th consecutive week. It made its debut at #2.

"Full Circle" #3 Billboard Blues Chart in USA

"Full Circle" this week is #3 Billboard Blues Chart in USA and has remained in the TOP TEN for the 10th consecutive week. It made its debut at #2.

Billboard charts

What's In a Band Name?

Press Release 16
What's in a Band Name?

The Feds May Want to Know!

Blues veteran Walter Trout has been touring and recording with his band "The Radicals" since 2000. Nobody thought much about the name in 2000. It was just a clever band name. In fact, in 1999 they called themselves "The Free Radicals" before shortening it a year later to just "The Radicals".

But now, calling themselves "The Radicals" may be generating unwarranted attention from The Feds who have recently visited the website of Walter Trout and The Radicals some 81 times. www.waltertrout.com

Or maybe The Feds are visiting because... [click to continue]

Sunday Night Blues with Beef Stew

WCCC The Rock radio 106.99
WCCC Hartford, CT 106.9 FM
Sunday Night Blues with Beef Stew

Stew has played Walter's music on the radio in New England and on the Internet for over 10 years and Stew has been an influence on Walter's popularity in the New Haven, Hartford and Springfield areas. Stew has had tracks from Full Circle in rotation since June 11th. That's 9 weeks of continuous air play on the highest rated Sunday night radio program on the most powerful FM radio station in New England, with listeners in 5 states.

Requests can be emailed to: BeefStew@wccc.com

Full Circle debuts at #2 on Billboard Blues Chart in USA

"Full Circle debuts at #2 on Billboard Blues Chart in USA"

Billboard charts

Top Blues Albums

Issue Date: July 8, 2006

Position

1 Keb' Mo', Suitcase
One Haven/Epic | 77621 | Red Ink | (15.98) 1

2 Walter Trout, Full Circle NEW ENTRY
Ruf 1117 (18.98) 2

3 James Hunter, People Gonna Talk
Go | 612187 | Rounder | (17.98) 1

4 Joe Bonamassa, You & Me
Premier Artists | 60282 | (17.98) 1

5 Indigenous, Chasing The Sun
Vanguard | 79800 | (17.98) 2

6 Etta James, The Definitive Collection
Hip-O/Chronicles | 004010 | UMe | (13.98) 1

7 The Derek Trucks Band, Songlines
Columbia | 92844 | Sony Music | (18.98) 1

8 B.B. King, The Ultimate Collection
Geffen/Chronicles | 003854 | UMe | (13.98) 1

9 Susan Tedeschi, Hope And Desire
Verve Forecast | 005111 | VG | (18.98) 1

10 George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Hard Stuff
Eagle | 20039 | (13.98) 2

11 B.B. King, B.B. King & Friends: 80
Geffen/Chronicles | 005263 | UMe | (13.98) 1

12 Buddy Guy, Bring 'Em In
Silvertone | 72426 | Zomba | (18.98) 2

13 Delbert McClinton, Cost Of Living
New West | 6079 | (17.98) 1

14 Ray Charles, Golden Legends: Ray Charles Live
Madacy Special Products | 51843 | Madacy | (6.98) 8

15 Various Artists, 35 X 35: 35 Songs, 35 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
Alligator | 2021 | (17.98) 7© 2005 Billboard/VNU
Business Media Inc., and Nielsen SoundScan.

Top Blues Albums Chart Key

Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by SoundScan.

Sunday Night Blues with Beef Stew

WCCC Hartford, CT 106.9 FM
Sunday Night Blues with Beef Stew

Stew is playing tracks from Full Circle in rotation. That's air play on the highest rated Sunday night radio program on the most powerful FM radio station in New England, with listeners in 5 states.

Stew has played Walter's music on the radio in New England and on the Internet for over 10 years and Stew has been an influence on Walter's popularity in the New Haven, Hartford and Springfield areas.

Requests can be emailed to: BeefStew@wccc.com

ANOTHER TRACK FROM NEW CD "Full Circle"

ANOTHER TRACK FROM NEW CD "Full Circle" PLAYING ON SATURDAY June 3rd.

You can PRE-ORDER it
Europe Click to > Buy it now
USA Click to > Buy it now

For the second week running, on Saturday June 3rd, 22.00 to 01.00 UK time, Bob Harris will play another track from FULL CIRCLE on BBC Radio 2 and LIVE on the Internet at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/

Note that this show is repeated continuously for 7 days on the Internet.

If you would like to send Bob your thoughts on the track you can call the show FREE on 0500 28 82 91 or email bob.harris@bbc.co.uk

YouTube videos

There are videos of Walter in the studio doing '... Satisfied' and a short one of him jamming with Coco on www.youtube.com

(Search for Walter Trout)

"Full Circle" Review (Blues Music Club)

Review of "Full Circle" by Blues Music Club, Notodden publication.

[Click on image for full PDF file]

BBC Radio 2 Appearance

On Saturday 27th May, 22.00 to 01.00 UK time, Bob Harris will play a track from FULL CIRCLE on BBC Radio 2 or on LIVE on the Internet at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/

Note that this show is repeated continuously for 7 days on the Internet.

If you would like to send Bob your thoughts on the track you can e-mail him at bob.harris@bbc.co.uk

Bob is playing track 2 from the FULL CIRCLE ALBUM (which is the single)

Again on Radio 2 and the Internet Paul Jones will be play FULL CIRCLE on Thursday 22nd June.

Note that this show is repeated continuously for 7 days on the Internet.

BBC Radio 2 Appearance

On Saturday 27th May, 22.00 to 01.00 UK time, Bob Harris will play a track from FULL CIRCLE on BBC Radio 2 or on LIVE on the Internet at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/

Note that this show is repeated continuously for 7 days on the Internet.

If you would like to send Bob your thoughts on the track you can e-mail him at bob.harris@bbc.co.uk

Bob is playing track 2 from the FULL CIRCLE ALBUM (which is the single)

Again on Radio 2 and the Internet Paul Jones will be play FULL CIRCLE on Thursday 22nd June.

Note that this show is repeated continuously for 7 days on the Internet.

Record Release Parties Announced

"News flash: Record Release Parties announced for June 3rd, June 15th, June 17th and June 21st - see "tour dates" for more information."

Full Circle - RECORD RELEASE PARTY

Europe Click to > Buy it now
USA Click to > Buy it now

New "Full Circle" Advertisement

New Full Circle advertisement produced. Available for download in full page and one third page sizes on press kit page.

Website Updated

Updated pages PRESS RELEASE, BIOGRAPHY, QUOTES

Hall of Fame

Check out our new page starting with...

Valentino, a Fan Club member from Collingswood, New Jersey, USA has really confirmed his love of Walter Trout's music by having this tattoo done.

Russia Concert Dates Cancelled

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the two Russian concerts were cancelled and have been replaced by three concerts in Germany.

More info [click here]

"Full Circle" To Be Released June 20th

NEW CD Full Circle has been announced. Due for release on June 20th in the USA and in Europe a couple of weeks earlier but different from country by country

Europe Click to > Buy it now
USA Click to > Buy it now

Walter Trout - CD - Full Circle

With "Full Circle" Walter Trout has realized a long held dream: To invite some of the musicians he admires and respects in the studio to compose and play together. "Full Circle" is a journey within the range of styles that is the blues genre. "Full Circle" is about sharing that format honestly and with integrity.

"Full Circle" is not just another Walter Trout CD! It is a celebration of where the blues world is, where it has been and where it is going. Walter's focus with "Full Circle" was to break down artificial barriers between the music of "blues purists" and "blues rockers".

"Full circle" is about Walter's desire to explore the many aspects of the Blues and show that there are no boundaries between musicians that respect each other.

His goal: To celebrate that the Blues is alive as a diverse art form; to show that the Blues is vibrant, and is not held hostage by the critics who want to brand, label and limit its expression.

With "Full Circle," Walter and his friends are paying homage to the blues as a living testimony to the people and the places that create this honest form of music.

Featuring...

John Mayall
Jeff Healey
Joe Bonamassa
Coco Montoya
Bernard Allison
Eric Sardinas
Richie Hayward
Junior Watson
Guitar Shorty
James Harman
Deacon Jones
Jonny Ray Bartel

And many more!

Concert Dates (USA, India, UK, Germany, Austria, Poland)

Concert dates announced January through September in USA, India, UK, Germany, Austria, Poland. More dates to follow.

CD/DVD Review in Blues Matters Magazine Issue #29

CD/DVD Review in Blues Matters magazine issue 29

Walter Trout and the Radicals - Relentless

Ruf Records. 10 tracks. 73.01 mins.

This album was recorded live over a two-day period at The Paradiso in Amsterdam on May 13th and 14th 2003. An album of all new songs never recorded before and never in front of a live audience. It was recorded over the two days for the CD as well as a new DVD in 5:1 surround sound plus all the added extras of interviews, extra tracks and behind the scenes etc. As far as I know this has never been attempted before.
The album itself is absolutely brilliant, and so refreshing to buy and hear an album of one of your favourite artists where, you have not heard any of the tracks recorded before (not even one cover). Walter wrote 12 out of the 14 tracks, the other two were written by Walter and his wife Marie, and the other by the band (Walter, Jimmy, Sammy and Joey). Personally I think this is his best album he has ever done. Walter has been one of my favourites for a long time, so I may be a little bias when I say that this is the best album around at the moment. It's not JUST the quality of the musicians, it's not JUST the quality of the songs, and it's not JUST the quality of the recording, mixing, and production...IT'S JUST QUALITY... Like the album title suggests, Walter, his guitar and the band are "relentless".

Tony 'H' Stickland

Issue 29 edition of BLUES MATTERS! (Blues Without The Blinkers!) also includes SEAN WEBSTER, KATIE MELUA, JOHN MAYALL, BONNIE RAITT, MIKE BATT, STEVEN SEAGAL, CREAM, BETTYE LAVETTE, CHUCK BERRY, MR. DAVID VINER, DEEP PURPLE, GARY MOORE, B.B. KING, THE BLACK CROWES, LARRY MILLER, RORY GALLAGHER, NEIL YOUNG, BO DIDDLEY, DEVENDRA BANHART, HANK WILLIAMS, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, THE YARDBIRDS, T-BONE WALKER, IAN SIEGAL, ERIC CLAPTON...

New Concert Dates (NV/CA)

New concerts announced

12 January 2006
Boulder Station Casino, Las Vegas, NV

27 and 28 January 2006
Perq's Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA

24 and 25 February 2006
Perq's Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA

Guest Appearance on "Days Like This"

As you know Walter Trout is Danny Bryant's mentor and often asks Danny up to jam whenever they are on the same bill. Danny asked Walter if he would make a guest appearance on Danny's new CD.

Danny Bryant's RedEyeBand CD Days Like This is due to be released in December with the title track, Days Like This having a guest appearance by Walter Trout. It was recorded in Purple Studios, Norwich, UK on 24th October straight after Walter finished his concert at The Waterfront, Norwich.
Danny said the band gathered around in a circle and played the song through. Walter said "that's a take" so what you hear is it. No overdubs, re-recording or anything. They then recorded the vocals and again it was one take.

NEW Merchandise (Silk Ties)

New authorised merchandise in the form of two silk ties has just been launched. They are available directly from rock-ties.com.

Airplay on Planet Rock Radio

Fan Club member Alex Mack from Glasgow, UK has been on a one man crusade to get WTR played on Planet Rock radio and today he achieved it when DJ Colin Slade played the following tracks:

Life In The Jungle
Prisoner Of A Dream
Motivation Of Love
I Can Tell
Breaking The Rules
Got A Broken Heart

Planet Rock Radio
www.plantetrock.com

Airplay on Planet Rock Radio

Fan Club member Alex Mack from Glasgow, UK has been on a one man crusade to get WTR played on Planet Rock radio and today he achieved it when DJ Colin Slade played the following tracks:

Life In The Jungle
Prisoner Of A Dream
Motivation Of Love
I Can Tell
Breaking The Rules
Got A Broken Heart

Planet Rock Radio
www.plantetrock.com

European Tour Completed

The band completed another successful European tour. Walter's voice was better than ever after his vocal chord operation. New bass player Rick Knapp proved he was a great choice to enhance band. Andrew Elt, the tour manager sang backing and lead vocals on several songs during each show bringing a near "Robert Plant" performance to "Mercy".

Walter's Surgery

Walter had over some time developed a growth on his vocal chords. He had surgery on the 23rd of September.

The surgery went well and after more than a week of silence, Walter just got the ok to speak again yesterday, and his voice although still weak, is gaining momentum every hour that passes. He even has an increased vocal range and can hit notes, he has not been able to hit in years.

With a little TLC in the next week or so, his voice should be in fine form for the kick off of the UK/European tour beginning Oct. 8th!

I am also happy to report that the biopsy results came back, and told us that there was no cancer in the growth that had been removed from Walter's vocal chords.

Thanks for the messages of support!

Jimmy Trapp

WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE

Jimmy Trapp had a stroke followed by a ruptured aorta on Tuesday the 23rd. After 15 hours of surgery and intensive hospital care he died Wednesday August 24th at 7:15 PM PST.

Thank You From Dean Newman

A thank you from Dean Newman

To all,

I wanted to thank everyone who helped spread the word for the Walter Trout show @ the Southgate house. Now that Jimmy Trapp has money in hand I can say "THANKS" for all the help you gave. We raised $1,375.00! Walter donated a brand new guitar that he autographed on stage for the lucky winner. By the way the winner drove 5 hrs up from Tennessee.

I want to personally thank all who donated items and helped make this happen CINCINNATI BLUES SOCIETY....for the hat's and T's (The band loved the T's so some of them will travel to Europe this month! World wide advertisement!) RUF RECORD LABEL...for the CD's and DVD's. Richard for posting the poster on the web site Jeff Hannigan for the creative "force" behind the great posters Chris and staff @ the house,you all are great! I think the buzz of the crowd showed how hard you all worked

Thanks for all that supported and have always supported, you know who you are. And for the ones who didn't, I'll just have to work harder next year. Remember, "YOU" are the "conduit" to the masses for all their entertainment needs. And the blues fan look to you for that.

Oh Yeah!!! Breen , Brian & Rick....your support for this years bluesfest was fantastic!!!!!! Job exceptionally done!!!

THANKS EVERYONE,

Dean

Dean Newman of Moles Records
111 Calhoun St. Cincinnati Oh. 45219
513-861-6291
molesrecords@fuse.net

Concert Date Change (UK)

Note change of town and venue for UK concert on 11 August 2005 which is now at:

NCLA
Clarence Place
Newport, South Wales 01633 213344

LIVE Video Broadcast, "Ride Till I'm Satisfied"

LIVE video broadcast of Walter Trout and the Radicals recording "Ride Till I'm Satisfied" on the bluepower.com internet radio show

From: BluePower.com
By: John Rhys

A couple of years ago, BluePower finally managed to wrest Walter Trout and the band away from their busy schedule to come into Rotund Rascal Studios in North Hollywood to record half a dozen songs live to two track.

While they were doing this, Steve Altman shot the session with one camera so that we could preserve the moment for posterity.

Later, Steve took it upon himself to put together one song with the video. It took a great deal of finagling to get the DVD to come out right as utilizing only one camera, he had to pull shots from other sections of the video in order to piece together the song.

BluePower used the DVD in a contest in which over 5000 people entered to win one of four DVD's made.

Here is that DVD with all it's foibles. However; if you're a guitar player, there are some amazing shots of Walter and the fingerboard during the main solos. A must for any guitar player in the process of learning to play leads.

Watch DVD
(Quicktime Format)

LIVE Video Broadcast, "Ride Till I'm Satisfied"

LIVE video broadcast of Walter Trout and the Radicals recording "Ride Till I'm Satisfied" on the bluepower.com internet radio show

From: BluePower.com
By: John Rhys

A couple of years ago, BluePower finally managed to wrest Walter Trout and the band away from their busy schedule to come into Rotund Rascal Studios in North Hollywood to record half a dozen songs live to two track.

While they were doing this, Steve Altman shot the session with one camera so that we could preserve the moment for posterity.

Later, Steve took it upon himself to put together one song with the video. It took a great deal of finagling to get the DVD to come out right as utilizing only one camera, he had to pull shots from other sections of the video in order to piece together the song.

BluePower used the DVD in a contest in which over 5000 people entered to win one of four DVD's made.

Here is that DVD with all it's foibles. However; if you're a guitar player, there are some amazing shots of Walter and the fingerboard during the main solos. A must for any guitar player in the process of learning to play leads.

Watch DVD
(Quicktime Format)

Concert Dates (Netherlands)

Five new Netherlands concert dates in November announced on CONCERTS page

New England Blues Hall of Fame

Walter Trout and the Radicals enter the New England Blues Hall of Fame. Click on image for info.

Fundraiser for Jimmy Trapp

The show at Southgate House on July 14th is a fundraiser for bass player Jimmy Trapp who is recovering from a heart operation.

Fourth Golden Web Award

Walter Trout and the Radicals have received their fourth Golden Web Award.

Webmaster Richard Boyles' other sites can be viewed at
www.Boyles.co.uk.

Deep Trout USA Dates Announced

New and changed Deep Trout USA concert dates announced for June and July.

Update on Jimmy Trapp

Jimmy visited the doctors at the hospital for a checkup and is doing well. He wanted to know when he could start playing golf! He is still exercising and taking it easy.

You can leave a message for Jimmy on the guest book or via e-mail to Jimmy . Any letters or cards can be mailed via the Fan Club at PO Box 60, Corby, Northants NN18 9PT, England, UK.

Rick Knapp serves as temporary replacement

Due to Jummy's illness and the imminent USA tour schedule, Walter has recurited a temporay replacement bass player called Rick Knapp.

Following Jimmy Trapp's unfortunate illness we are pleased to announce that while he was recovering we have recruited a worthy replacement in the form of Rick Knapp. The band has been rehearsing and there will be no musical lapses. They are SMOKIN' and ready to embark on the American summer tour in June and July followed by dates in Europe in July and August. More details on the News and Concert pages.

Update on Jimmy Trapp

Jimmy left the hospital four days after and is now at home resting and recuperating. He is back to his usual joking self and taking gentle exercise under doctors orders. You can leave a message for Jimmy on the guest book or via e-mail to Jimmy. Any letters or cards can be mailed via the Fan Club at:

PO Box 60
Corby, Northants
NN18 9PT, England

Temporary replacement bass player to be announced

We are sorry to announce that Jimmy Trapp underwent major open heart surgery on Sunday, May 29th. He is still recovering in hospital and will be having extended rest and recuperation.

Keep watching for a place to send cards, etc. We will update as soon as more information is available.

A temporary replacement bass player will be announced shortly and the concert touring schedule will continue as planned.

Concert Dates (Europe)

Deep Trout European Tour dates announced in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands from 6 April to 7 May 2005

Gig of the Year

Walter Trout and the Radicals - gig of the year

Peter Feenstra - www.feenstra.co.uk Independent promoter / PR Mystic Records / freelance writer writes...

I welcome the chance to suggest a personal top ten of both albums and gigs of only for the fact it represents one of the few opportunities to spotlight some of the artists who continue to tour and keep the live music scene alive.

GIGS OF THE YEAR
Walter Trout & The Radicals at The Mean Fiddler, London This show came three quarters of a way through a month long UK tour and both Walter and band were at their peak. Walter's biggest London crowd for over 5 years saw him play highlights from his 14 year solo career. Trout's playing exuded emotion, fire and shifted from low down blues to incendiary rock and roll. Highlights of a two hour set included Jericho Road" and the guitar/Hammond avalanche of "Put It Right Back On You". The two encores were fully deserved.

To see the remaining artists on the top ten gigs of 2004 visit: http://www.netrhythms.co.uk/albums_p2004.html

FREE Bonus CD with "Deep Trout" Purchase

A FREE BONUS CD containing an Arrow Rock radio interview is included in the very first pressing of DEEP TROUT and thus limited. People who buy early will get rewarded this way without paying more. The interview is a great one and very much in line with the concept of Deep Trout.

Buy It Now

"Deep Trout" Releasd January 31, 2005

A new CD called "Deep Trout" is due for release on January 31, 2005.

It is a compilation of Walter's early years with some previously unreleased tracks comes out in late January. This will be a co-operation between Provogue Records and Ruf Records. Provogue will release it in Europe in January and Ruf in North America on May 24, 2005.

"Deep Trout" To Be Released

"Deep Trout" It is a compilation of Walter's early years with some previously unreleased tracks comes out in late January. This will be a co-operation between Provogue Records and Ruf Records. Provogue will release it in Europe in January and Ruf in North America on May 24, 2005.

Concert Dates Announced (USA/Canada)

New concert dates announced in USA and Canada in January and February 2005.

Click for details

August and September Press Cuttings

• Revolver magazine review of CD The Outsider
  All Access Magazine article in 9/9 issue - interview with Walter
• "417" magazine in Springfield, ran photo of Walter for performance at the Greater Ozarks Blues Festival, on 9/10 in Springfield, MO.
• The News Journal in Delaware Riverfront Blues Festival in Wilmington ran a photo & article 8/8 date
• Erie, PA the Times NewsMonday August 16th at Forward Hall phone interview/ran August 12th
• Jim Lundstrom, staff writer,The Post-Crescent Appleton, WI, phone interview Aug. 31/Sept. 1 dates
• River City Blues Society in Peoria, 2004 Illinois Blues Festival on September 3rd RCBS
• newsletter and possibly the website. Dan Dimitroff/writer
• preview: 2004 Greater Ozarks Blues Festival, Sept. 10-11, main stage at Olive Street and Campbell Avenue, downtown Springfield, $20-$40 at Stick It In Your Ear, Kaleidoscope, Springfield Brewing Company, Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield Symphony or at the gate, Headliners include Delbert McClinton, Walter Trout and the Radicals, Bobby Rush, Renee Austin, The Cate Brothers, Big James with the Chicago Playboys and Deanna Bogart. 864-6683 or go to greaterozarksbluesfest.com.
• preview: Other national alumni of Moondog's include Koko Taylor, James Cotton, Chris Duarte, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Rod Piazza, Jimmy Thackery, Corey Harris, Walter Trout, Monster Mike Welch, Luther Allison, Shemekia Copeland, Brian Auger and Jim Croce's son, A.J. Croce. (valley news dispatch - Pittsburgh - article on Moondog's.
• Blues Series Coming To River - KETV - Omaha August 21st
• The blues are coming to Omaha's riverfront this summer.
• The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) will run a color photo for weekender section - Ohio
• promo piece in Cincinnati Weekly magazine (www.cinweekly.com) about the Walter Trout show at Southgate House Sept. 4.
• Brad Burke, entertainment ed./ the Journal Star in Peoria, IL. Blues Festival on 9/3 will run photo and preview for weekend column.
• preview: Omaha's newest blues concert series to the city.
• The complete concert list is below. Each performance is free to the public and takes place at Lewis & Clark landing along the Missouri River beginning at 5:30 p.m.
• Headliners for the eighth annual event, to be held downtown Sept. 10 and 11, include Delbert McClinton, Walter Trout, Bobby Rush and Deanna Bogart Greater Ozarks Blues Festival Springfield MO
• Sat. May 22 - Bernard Allison (tentative), Debbie Davies Band and Satellite Blues Band
• Fri. June 4 - Joe Bonamassa and Anthony Gomes, Blue House and Rent to Own Horns
• Sat. July 3 - Savoy Brown and Eric Sardinas, and Kris Lager
• Sat. Aug. 21 - Walter Trout and the Radicals, Deborah Coleman and the Thrillseekers and John Crews Blues
• Sat. Sapt. 18 - Coco Montoya, Ana Popovic and the Prairie Cats
• Des Moines Cityview Aug. 25/press photo ran in Calendar
• preview on KSPR TV: THE 8TH ANNUAL GREATER OZARK BLUES FEST IS JUST TWO MONTHS AWAY, AND THE LINE UP IS SET.
• ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AND 11TH, DOZENS OF BLUES BANDS WILL TAKE OVER CENTER CITY. "WALTER TROUT AND THE RADICALS" WILL HAVE THE MAIN STAGE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SATURDAY NIGHT, GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, DELBERT MCCLINTON WILL BE THE HEADLINER.
• TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE GREATER OZARKS BLUES FESTIVAL OR LOG ON TO WWW.GREATEROZARKSBLUESFEST.COM
• WMSE: on 9/2 on the Blues Drive show - interview/possible performance on air

LIVE Interview in Las Vegas (LV Rocks Radio Show)

Walter will be interviewed on the air live on October 11th in Las Vegas on the LV Rocks radio show. Tune into...... The SOUND ADVICE SHOW 8:00p.m. Monday the 11th of Oct. at lvrocks.com. The show is a live worldwide web radio show with video/sound and a live chat line during the show. They also will be giving away The new CD from Walter "RELENTLESS" to one lucky listener. Walter will be on at 8:30p.m.

www.lvrocks.com

"Deep Trout" Compilation in 2005

We are working with Provogue on a 2005 compilation called Deep Trout. No further details so far.

New Publicist, Jo Rae Di Menno

New publicist appointed for Walter Trout and the Radicals

For all publicity information please contact:

Jo Rae Di Menno, Publicist

Hard Pressed
2709 E. 22nd St.
Austin, TX 78722

Phone: 512.236.0969
Fax: 512.236.8071
Web site: hardpressedpublicity.com
e-mail: Walter Trout Publicist

Recipient of 2003 - 2004 Golden Web Award

Official Results for Walter Trout and the Radicals regarding the "2003-2004 Golden Web Awards"

All web sites are voted on by the Association members.
All I.A.W.M.D. decisions are FINAL

Congratulations! Walter Trout and the Radicals has been reviewed and chosen to bear the 2003-2004 Golden Web Award.

Walter Trout and the Radicals triple Golden Web Award winning web site is created and maintained by Richard Boyles, who is a member of the HTML Writers Guild

Walter Trout on BET

US television station BET will air Water Trout and the Radicals on May 26th and 30th at the Eastern Daylight Times mentioned below.

Show #13 Walter Trout "Relentless" AIRDATE

May 26 at 1pm, 9pm, 2am EDT

May 30 at 6am, 2pm, 2am EDT

Walter Trout on CNN

CNN segment on Walter walking around the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania talking to Richard Quest and a 30 second clip from the sold out Trout Concert in Vilnius will air on CNN Europe April 27th and May 2nd.

The segment will air throughout the day at the second half of the news shows both days. This also airs throughout the Middle East and Africa!

"Relentless" DVD Review (Crossroads Blues Society)

April 23, 2004

New review of Relentless DVD appears on the web site of the Crossroads Blues Society who are an organization in Northern Illinois dedicated to promoting and preserving the original American art form known as Blues Music.

crossroadsbluessociety.com

To read review click here

Endorsement from Pro Tec

Walter Trout is endorsed by Pro Tec as of March 2004

For over 25 years PRO TEC International has been supplying the music industry with cases and bags designed by musicians for musicians... [read more]

Endorsement from Rotosound Strings

Walter Trout is endorsed by Rotosound Strings as of March 2004

A truly British company that has been making strings since the beginning of popular music.

Walter will be using .009 gauge Roto-pinks for his beloved Strat and Vigier and .011 gauge Country Gold Phosphor Bronze on his Carvin Acoustic [read more]

rotosound.com

Concert Dates Announced (Europe)

February 06, 2004

New European concert dates announced from 21 April to 31 May 2004

Click here for more info

Have YOU Experienced Walter Trout?

Press Release 11

New York • January 20, 2004 - Have you experienced Walter Trout?

To compliment last summer's explosive CD release "Relentless," Ruf America has made available to fans the full multi-media Walter Trout experience with the home viewing DVD release of "Walter Trout and the Radicals - Relentless" as well as the 5.1- channel high definition Super Audio CD (SACD), one of .... continued

"Relentless" to Receive Multi-Media Treatment (Atlanta Music Guide)

Atlanta Music Guide

Relentless, last year's excellent, rocking album by Walter Trout & The Radicals, is about to get the multi-media treatment from Ruf America, which is putting out a DVD as well as a 5.1- channel high definition Super Audio CD (SACD). The 165 minute-long DVD was filmed at the famous Paradiso in Amsterdam last May and is said to be "incendiary."

Concert Dates Announced (USA)

New USA concert dates announced. Click here for more info.

Top Ten Lists of 2003 - January 2004

Maximum Ink Brett Lemke

Top Ten CD's of 2003

1. Canned Heat - Friends In The Can - Ruf Record
2. The Buzzcocks - S/T - Merge Records
3. Robert Belfour - Pushin' My Luck - Fat Possum Records
4. Atmosphere - Seven's Travels - Epitaph/Rhymesayers
Records
5. Nevada Backwards - Alleyways, Avenues & Seedy Bars -
Tortellini Records
6. Bob Log III - Log Bomb - Fat Possum Records
7. Transplants - S/T - Hellcat Records
8. Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Unclassified -
Warner Bros. Records
9. The Real McKenzies - Oot & Aboot - Honest Don's
Records
10. Walter Trout & The Radicals - Relentless - Ruf Records

New LIve DVD (1987 Performance)

December 27, 2003

New DVD with Walter Trout performing in 1987 on
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
Live At Iowa State University

DVD click to > Buy it now UK

Track Listing:
Birthday Blues
Parchman Farm
Little Girl
It Ain't Right
Room To Move
Rolling With The Blues
Riding on the L & N
Oh Pretty Woman
Stepping Out
One Life To Live
DVD Description
John Mayall is acknowledged as the father of British blues, having baptized a whole generation of white, British musicians and an audience who might otherwise have never discovered the blues. Apart from having discovered - in Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor - three of the most talented guitarists of the rock era, his "blues school" fostered the talents of a roster of artists who have since profoundly influenced the course of rock ‘n' roll. Mayall's new incarnation of the Bluesbreakers, officially launched in 1984, included future stars in their own right, guitarists Coco Montoya and Walter Trout and quickly proved to be as innovative and technically gifted as their peers.
Band John Mayall ; Coco Montoya ; Paul Hines ; Bobby Haynes ; Walter Trout
Certificate Exempt from Classification
Year 1987
Screen Fullscreen 4:3
Duration 1 hour 25 minutes (approx)

DVD click to > Buy it now UK

Tour News for 2003

Tour news for 2004 (ALL subject to change)

In early 2004 (mid February) we will tour the Pacific Northwest in the USA. We will do shows in Seattle/Tacoma, Vancouver in Canada, as well as Reno Nevada and Portland Oregon.

We will be doing a special festival in the USA in the spring and a few days around it. Cannot announce which yet).

The plan is to tour in Europe in late April through May. We will cover Germany, Lithuania, Italy and France.

July will be a festival tour of Europe with festivals scattered all over Europe. We will start this run on July 2nd and end 20 days later or so. I cannot reveal which festival we will be playing yet, as the festivals have not announced themselves.

August and September will be touring in the USA. We will hopefully get some good festivals and definitely play the club circuit to back it up.

We will end the year by doing a big event in the USA (cannot reveal it yet, as it is not 100% confirmed)
Then tour the UK, Netherlands and Denmark, as it is customary for us to do late in the year. This year, Walter has requested that we do the tour so that he can vote and be home for the Presidential Election in early November. So whether we will be in Europe before the election or after, remains to be seen.

Live Show Energizes Trout

Live show energizes Trout

By Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News
December 12, 2003

It's an idea that has a solid track record, so it's a wonder that more people don't try it. Neil Young did it with Time Fades Away, Jackson Browne with Running On Empty, Joe Jackson with Big World, Jimi Hendrix with Band of Gypsys

[ continued ]

Plato Online Store Rated "Relentless" DVD

On November 09, Dutch online web store rated DVD "Relentless, The Concert" at number 12, up from an earlier position of 14.

Click on above logo for more information.

Electric Blues Radio

In Cooperation with Your Independent Blues Artists

Electric Blues Radio

Feature Album Presentation:
Walter Trout and the Radicals - Relentless

Initial Netcast:
Thursday, Oct 30th at 10pm US EST [Find Your Time]

Weekend Replay:
Sunday, Nov 2nd at 1pm US EST [Find Your Time]

Simulcast on EB Radio56 & EB Radio16. Join us in the BluesChat during the Feature.

- ElectricBlues Radio Ranked

"Relentless" Review

Walter Trout and the Radicals
Relentless (Ruf Records)

Reviewed by Eric Steiner

Walter Trout's newest CD is just like most of his Ruf Records catalogue, and he's been able to keep the blues flames fired by his relentless guitar wizardry in five other Ruf solo CDs. [more]

"Relentless" Review (Blues Wax)

BLUES WAX REVIEW of RELENTLESS 9/11/03

Relentless can be viewed as an apropos title considering Walter Trout has been relentless in performing some of the most powerful, guitar driven Blues-based Rock of any practitioner in the last twenty or so years. Picture someone playing hard, as if trying to make Stevie Ray Vaughan look like a slacker.

[more]

"Relentless" Is Out Now

Walter Trout and the Radicals new recording "Relentless" official release dates for the USA are:

SACD November 18, 2003

DVD December 02, 2003

However, the product will probably be available before these dates in Europe.

Las Vegas Weekly Interview

Article from Las Vegas Weekly
Date: August 28 - September 3, 2003

His Way

Bluesman Walter Trout thrives in obscurity

By Richard Abowitz

Sure, in interviews the rock stars say it's all about the music. But then why not play jazz-or, as Frank Zappa called America's great art, the music of unemployment? The truth is that... continued

"Relentless" Is Out Now

September 02, 2003

Walter Trout and the Radicals new CD "Relentless" is out now also in

SACD release: end of October

DVD: no dates yet, but manufactured product will be sold on tour in Britain.

Vinyl: no news

Buy it now USA
Buy it now UK

New Artists/CDs - EBR Library

New Artists/CDs added to EBR's library as follows:

Aynsley Lister - Supakev 'n Pilchards
Charles Ford Band - A Reunion Live
Dr. Bendix - Life is a Rocky Road
Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers - True Stories
Walter Trout - Relentless

As voted by EBR listeners, here are the top 6 songs and their scores from the August playlist:

1. Walter Trout - If you just try - Live (No More Fish Jokes) - 8.4
2. Eric Steckel - The Sky Is Crying - A Few Degrees Warmer - 8.3
3. Kelly Richey - Red House - Kelly Rickie Band - Live - 8.2
4. Vargas Blues Band - Del Sur - Madrid - Chicago - 7.9
5. Stevie RV - Tin Pan Alley - Couldn't Stand The Weather - 7.9
6. Eric Steckel - Where I Play My Blues - A Few Degrees Warmer 7.8

Song scores are compiled (by Live365) from clicks listeners make on the "Buy, Wish, Thumbs Up, and Thumbs Down" links in the PlayerWindow.

Herm - ElectricBlues Radio - Sizzlin' Electric Blues Guitar

Keep lettin those blues artists know you heard their music on:

ElectricBlues Radio - Independentblues Radio

The Blues Jukebox at www.ElectricBlues.com

"Relentless" Released in Europe

Walter Trout and the Radicals new CD "Relentless" is out now in: Switzerland, Denmark, BeneLux. You can order it also in German stores (product available immediately, though official release date is in September), Sweden/Finland/Norway will follow soon, also Great Britain.

Buy it now USA
Buy it now UK

13th CD Released, "Relentless"

Walter Trout and the Radicals PRESS RELEASE with news of 13th new CD "Relentless"

Track Listing for "Relentless"

Walter Trout and the Radicals new CD "Relentless" track listing announced on web site at Discography for Walter Trout and the Radicals.

Latest Studio Album

Canned Heat - Friends in The Can

The latest studio album features the current Canned Heat line-up plus special guests: WALTER TROUT, Mr. John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Corey Stevens, Robert Lucas, Larry Taylor, Henry Vestine, Harvey Mandel, Roy Rogers and Mike Finnegan.
Details at CD's with Walter Trout of Walter Trout and the Radicals

Blues On Blonde on Blonde

A blues recreation of Bob Dylan's vintage album with various artists including WALTER TROUT

Details at CD's with Walter Trout of Walter Trout and the Radicals

"Relentless" Release Dates

Walter Trout and the Radicals new CD "Relentless" cover now on the web site with release dates for US and Europe.

CD release dates:

USA: August 12, 2003
Denmark: August 18, 2003
France: September 20, 2003
Great Britain: September 22, 2003
Germany: September 26, 2003
most other distributors also in September

Amazon.com are now taking USA pre-orders for the "Relentless" CD which is due for release on August 12th. Click here to pre-order CD now (USA only)

"Relentless" SACD and DVD will be released in autumn

Plans to release "Relentless" on an analog vinyl LP record are still to be finalized

Additional Concert Dates

Walter Trout and the Radicals have just added 8 more concert dates to their 2003 tour. Two in the USA, three in the Netherlands and three in Denmark. 

Click here for details

Special news for UK and Dutch WTR fans who regularly come to the Wilbarston concert in England.

The Walter Trout and the Radicals date is now confirmed on Friday 10th October. Full details at LoudPromotions.co.uk.

MP3 Sound Samples from "Relentless"

Great news. We have now posted some MP3 sound samples from the new up coming CD release "Relentless" on the web site. They are located above photographs of the recording at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Just go to the home page and click on the link. Release date for the CD "Relentless is August 12th.

Also there are new and CHANGED concert dates for the UK and USA

Lastly, the latest Fan Club magazine has just been mailed and it includes full details of the recording of "Relentless" with on and off stage stories and photographs.

LIVE DVD-CD Recording

News of the forthcoming LIVE DVD-CD recording.

For the next release for Walter Trout and the Radicals we thought we would attempt a new approach to doing the same old studio CD, and hence make our product more interesting and set it apart from the rest.
For our August 2003 CD release, we are going to release ALL NEW SONGS recorded LIVE at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (where the Rolling Stones did "Stripped"). We will be documenting this on a DVD in surround sound, where all the tracks will be featured, and of course a lot of "special features" with background information, interviews, fun stuff etc. We will have Michael Au (Ohne Filter) take care of the video aspect (filmed by Dutchview), and Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie Ray) produce the sound.
By having a double product: The CD featuring the tracks of all the new songs (never before recorded), and the DVD in 5.1 surround sound with a more relaxed and "documentary" feel, but with some great sounding music.... We hope to raise the bar for what is expected of recording artists, and certainly what can be done with the new technology.
I believe, if we can make the music relevant and fun to the record buying public, we will have a chance of actually keeping their attention. This as we of course keep trying to find new avenues exploiting the Internet as well.
This has not been done before. Not many bands have yet recorded their NEW MATERIAL live in front of an audience, and the 5.1 surround sound technology is fairly new in this, and most 5.1 DVD's are just remixed old recordings.
The actual recording at the Paradiso will take place on May 13 and 14. The USA release date is set for August 12th, 2003. Other countries dates will vary.

Concert Dates (UK)

Walter Trout and the Radicals UK concert tour announced.

30 September - 20 October 2003

Blues Matters! Magazine (March/April Issue)

Walter Trout and is interviewed in the March-April issue of Blues Matters! magazine.

Orange County Music Awards

On March 29th, Walter Trout will be performing at the Orange County Music Awards. They have asked him to perform this year, as a winner from last year.

orangecountymusicawards.com

Recording NEW DVD May 13th & May 14th

Walter Trout and the Radicals are going to be recording a new DVD on May 13 and 14 at the Paradiso in Amsterdam and it will be all new material recorded live in front of the audience. It will be produced by Jim Gaines, who will fly in for the event. The DVD will be available for sale around August 2003. It will be sound and image in 5.1 surround sound. It will probably be available also on a CD with just the sound track. Tickets go on sale February 22nd.

Endorsement from Vigier Guitars

January 17, 2003

Walter Trout is now endorsed by Vigier Guitars. See Vigier press release below.

Walter Trout Expert in Blues

Vigier, the advanced guitar designer, is proud to welcome Los Angeles Music Award Blues phenomena, Walter Trout to Vigier's circle of artists and users.

With a reputation for rippin' licks alongside the greatest names in blues including John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Canned Heat, the Vigier Expert series guitar provides extreme value to his stage performance.

With Trout's on stage ability and his Vigier guitar, he keeps the art of blues thriving and vivacious. "My Vigier Expert guitar plays great and sounds awesome. It has an especially full and clear tone down on the lower strings. A lot of guitars tend to get muddy in that area, but not my Vigier. The sustain is incredible but not at the expense of the clarity of tone. It stays in tune very well through all my crazed bending of strings. It plays with lots of ease and a minimum of effort. It's an awesome guitar," says Trout. Beyond any doubt, Vigier's scorching guitar sound enhances the boundaries of one of music's oldest forms.

With strong endorsement the Vigier Expert, series leans strongly on the classic double cutaway design and with masterful construction possesses one of the most comfortable necks created.

The Expert is an advanced guitar, a subtle combination between modern technology and classic art of lutherie, which makes it unique in a saturated market. It is available in 3 pickup configurations and models; Retro 54, Standard '63 and Texas Blues.

Find more information on our web site www.vigierguitars.com and a JPEG photo of Walter Trout at www.vigierguitars.com/PR/index.htm

Site Used as HCI Example

Marc Campbell, a student from the University of Stirling (Scotland), contacted the webmaster regarding Walter Trout and the Radicals website. He was doing a project for university on HCI which stands for Human Computer Interaction and is basically to do with colour schemes, buttons, images and usability of multimedia. It's part of his Multimedia and HCI course. He included the website as an example of good HCI. His project went really well and he managed to compare several other sites too (Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Bibb) and he was awarded a 1A for it so his professor was obviously a Blues Rock fan!

January Issue of Blues Matters! Magazine

Walter Trout and Danny Bryant of RedEyeBand feature on the front cover of the January issue of Blues Matters! magazine. Inside is a dual interview with Walter and Danny who talk about their special relationship.

Win a Live Video (BluePower.com)

November 02, 2002

WIN A LIVE VIDEO of Walter Trout and the Radicals at BluePower

The staff at BluePower.com will select the best five answers and send the writers an exclusive video of Walter and the band recorded and filmed by filmmaker Steve Altman at the same time this show was performed

Click on BluePower.com for details

Competition now closed.

Live Recording at Rotund Rascal Studios

November 01, 2002

Walter Trout Recorded for BluePower.com on September 15, 2002.

Walter Trout Live! CLICK HERE

Broadcast from 11/01/2002

Talk about capturing a moment in time! BluePower presents Mr. WALTER TROUT and THE RADICALS recorded live to DAT at the fabulous ROTUND RASCAL STUDIOS in North Hollywood September 15th, 2002. No overdubs, no editing just four great players doing what they do best.

Listen in as John Rhys Eddins speaks with the members of this phenomenal band as they perform live for the audience of BluePower.com.

A BluePower.com exclusive.

Concert Dates (CA/NV)

9 new concerts in California and Nevada announced during November, December 2002 and January 2003.

Last UK Show of European Tour

Walter Trout and the Radicals finished the UK leg of their European tour with a concert promoted by Pete Feenstra (who promotes concerts at the Rayners Hotel amongst many other venues) who has personally promoted Walter since he first played the UK for him at the end of the 80's. This show was a special end of UK tour concert and the night opened up with Walter's young protégée Danny Bryant's RedEyeBand and followed by Norweigan blues guitar virtuoso Peer Gynt who toured throughout the September and October with Walter Trout and the Radicals. The night was hot and sweaty, and as Walter keeps reminding us "if you are not not and sweaty, you can't be doing it right!" It was a fantastic end to the UK tour.

Recording Live for BluePower.com

Walter Trout Recording For BluePower.com in September!

Wed Aug 28 18:11:20 PDT 2002

WALTER TROUT and THE RADICALS will come into the studio on September 15th to record live for BluePower. This will be broadcast via the web on November 1st 2002.

Walter Trout, California's amazing Bluesman, has agreed to do a live recording for BluePower on September 15th. Walter Trout is one of the world's finest Blues performers, drawing thousands of fans in Europe and now rapidly becoming a huge draw in the USA. Currently signed to RUF RECORDS, Walter has agreed to do a live, one hour show exclusively for the BluePower Hour.
Last time Walter did a show for BluePower the page hits were well over 500,000 with 2000 unique listeners per day.
Stay tuned for updates as to when the Walter Trout show will air.
BluePower is extremely fortunate to have Mr. Trout and his terrific band do another show.

John Rhys BluePower.com

Life in the Jungle Review

Review of Life In The Jungle CD by Gary W. Miller

DJGaryBlues.com

Concert Dates (USA)

More US concert dates announced.

See Concerts

New Release "Life in The Jungle"

New release in USA May 21st

Life in The Jungle will be released for the first time in the USA as a "historical document". This is how it all started for the Walter Trout Band in Europe.

click on image for more info

Endorsement from Vigier Guitars

Walter Trout is now endorsed by Vigier Guitars.

Joey Pafumi Joins As Drummer

A new drummer, Joey Pafumi, joined the band and played his first show in Bakersfield, CA on April 6th. A biography will be published shortly.

Living Blues Report for March 2002

March 31, 2002

Here is the Living Blues Report for March 2002
Chef Eddy's New Blues Revue

Click image to go to KERX Paris/Ft.Smith, AR
6 - 9pm Saturdays 12:35 Monday - Friday

The Delectable Dozen for March 2002
for an evening of fine blues may I suggest:

1. Walter Trout - Go the Distance (Ruf)
2. Janiva Magness - Blues Ain't Pretty (Blues Leaf)
3. Paul Reddick - Rattle Bag (Private)
4. The Crudup Brothers - Franktown Blues
(Warehouse Creek)
5. Bill Perry - Fire it Up (Blind Pig)
6. Ronnie Baker Brooks - Take Me Witcha'
(Watchdog)
7. Shawn Pittman - Full Circle (Private)
8. Omar & the Howlers - Big Delta (Blind Pig)
9. Charlie MusselWhite - One Night in America
Telarc)
10. Rory Block - I'm Every Woman (Rounder)
11. Little Charlie & the Nightcats - That's Big
(Alligator)
12. Texas Johnny Brown - Blues Defender
(Choctaw Creek)

Jim McCormick, producer

Jimi Hendrix Music Festival (Dutch backing band)

Jimi Hendrix Music Festival
Walter Trout with a Dutch backing band

De zesde editie van The Jimi Hendrix Music Festival geeft weer een aantal artiesten de gelegenheid om ruim een week lang op te treden met de muziek en gitaarstijl van Jimi Hendrix als rode draad. Composities van Hendrix worden afgewisseld met traditionals en eigen werk van de musici.

Walter Trout with a Dutch backing band
Juan van Emmerloot - drums
Walter Latupeirissa - bass
Bobby vanden Bergh - keyboards

Golden Web Award Winner (2002 - 2003)

For the second year running, WalterTrout.com is a Proud Winner of the Golden Web Award.

Presented by The International Association of Web Masters and Designers

The Golden Web Awards is a service of the Association and is presented to those sites whose web design, originality and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of recognition.

More Concert Dates Announced

USA, Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz,
United Kingdom, Netherlands

+ Jimi Hendrix Festival dates confirmed

More - concerts announced
See concerts page

Jimi Hendrix Tribute Tour Announced (Netherlands)

Jimi Hendrix Tribute tour announced in the Netherlands

See concerts page

Concert Dates (USA, Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, UK, NL)

USA, Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, UK, NL
concerts announced

See concerts page

DVD Release

This 8 track concert, from the German "Ohne Filter" series, was recorded June 29, 1993.

For more information, click the image.

BUY IT NOW USA
BUY IT NOW UK

LA Music Awards - Guitarist of the Year / Independent Rock Album of the Year

The Los Angeles Music Awards voted Walter Trout as Guitarist of the Year and also awarded the band Independent Rock Album of the Year for Go The Distance

Review below taken from bluepower.com

Trout Takes Two At LA Music Awards!
Fri Nov 09 07:16:40 PST 2001

11-08-01 Hollywood, CA: Fire-breathing guitarist WALTER TROUT, took two awards home from the LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARDS held at Hollywood's WHISKEY AU GO GO last night.
Walter's "section" of the show was hosted by RUF RECORDS and Walter and the RADICALS were in fine form as they rocked their way through "A Love So Deep" and "Go The Distance", both penned by Walter. The latter, dedicated to America and it's people, blew the roof off the Whiskey.
Walter was then presented with two awards....One for "Best Rock CD Of The Year" and the other for "Best Guitarist Of The Year". Deservedly so!

Folks from all areas of the entertainment world were in attendance last night.
The event was hosted by WINSOR HARMON, who holds down a leading role in THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
Among the notables were GARY BUSEY (The Buddy Holly Story), DAVID GATES (Bread), TONY TARANTINO (father of QUENTIN) and JOEY HEATHERTON, who still manages to look radiant after all those years.

By: John Rhys - BluePower.com

Wes Johnson Joins As Drummer for California Concerts

Drummer, Wes Johnson joins the band for local California concerts.

Live on BBC Radio 2

Walter Trout and the Radicals live on BBC Radio 2

Click on the logo above to hear it live on the web too!
Paul Jones Show, Thursday, October 11, 2001

"Go The Distance" Re-Recorded

Guitarist Walter Trout and his band The Radicals have re-recorded "Go The Distance anthem-esque title track from the critically acclaimed, RUF Records CD. A portion of the single's proceeds will go to www.LibertyUnites.org

See Press Release 8 for details

Two (2) New Album Releases

Two new album releases featuring Walter Trout
Click on images for more information...

Canned Heat Live in Oz, Featuring Walter Trout.
Recorded in 1981

Bob Harris presents Vol 1...
15 different artists including Walter Trout and the Free Radicals playing Nothin' But The Blues from the CD Livin' Every Day.

Not Cancelling European Tour

We did think of cancelling the European tour in the days following Sept. 11th. Then we thought: No we are not going to let them stop us. So Walter and the boys will be doing the tour.

Walter's arm is fine and he is playing with a new intensity....

Sammy Avila replaces Bill Mason

Keyboard player Sammy Avila has replaced Bill Mason in the band as they start their September touring schedule.

New Guestbook

Try our new guestbook which replaces the bulletin board. It's a chance to have your say.

Dylan Scott Braendgaard Trout

Congratulations to Marie and Walter Trout on the safe arrival of their third son. Dylan Scott Braendgaard Trout arrived on August 9th at 1:53 AM. He weighed 8 lbs and 10 oz. Marie gave birth to him in their home in Huntington Beach. Brothers Jonathan and Michael E. are very excited about the arrival of their new little brother. Parents, Marie and Walter are equally excited and proud of Dylan.

LA Music Awards Nominations

The Los Angeles Music Awards selections committee is proud to publicly announce that Walter Trout has received two nominations in 2001. One for Independent Rock Album of the Year for Go The Distance and the other for Guitarist of the Year.

See review

CD Release - Go The Distance

The band release a new CD Go The Distance. See Press Release 6 for release details and Walter Trout's description of each song.

Live Webcast - Galaxy Theatre (Santa Ana, CA)

Live from the Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA
webcast by www.sonicfish.com

LIVE Concert webcast April 21, 2001
(56k dial up modem version)

LIVE Concert webcast April 21, 2001
(High speed modem version)

Bernie Pershey Leaves Band

Bernie Pershey leaves Walter Trout and the Radicals after 10 years. See Press Release 7 for details.

Grand Opening of Disneyland House of Blues

Walter Trout will be at the grand opening of the (Disneyland) House of Blues. Dan Akroyd will be there and it will be a great amount of press. Walter Trout and the Radicals will co-headline with Little Charlie and the Nightcats and the Paladins.

Concert Dates (USA)

USA concerts dates announced - click here

More Recording with Jim Gaines (Memphis)

In mid February the Band is off to Memphis to cut yet another CD with producer extraordinaire, Jim Gaines. The CD is due for release both in the US and in Europe on May 22, 2001.

Name Change

The band have changed their name to Walter Trout and The Radicals. Not the FREE Radicals. Unknown to Walter, the "Free Radicals" name had been previously registered in the USA.

Golden Web Award Winner (2000 - 2001)

WalterTrout.com receives web design award

Bill Mason Joins As Keyboard Player

Bill Mason has joined the band as keyboard player. Bill has previously played with Eddie Money as well as Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi (Traffic)

Dutch Fan Club

Dutch Fan Club site launched.

Best of 2000 List - KLPX Tucson Internet Radio

KLPX Tucson's Internet Radio

Best Of 2000 - Terry O' Productions
Top 10 - "Nothin' But The Blues" /KLPX

1) Eric Clapton, B.B. King/Riding With The King
2) Walter Trout / Live Trout

Photos from 14th Annual Fort Lauderdale Blues Festival

Photographs of Walter Trout at the 14th Annual Fort Lauderdale Blues festival, November 3 - 5, 2000.

Also links to more photos and LIVE VIDEOS

© Mp3Blues4U.2000 All rights reserved.

Recording with Jim Gaines (Memphis)

In mid February the Band is off to Memphis to cut yet another CD with producer extraordinaire, Jim Gaines. The CD is due for release both in the US and in Europe on May 22nd 2001.

If you go to some of the shows in California during Jan and Feb, you will be sure to hear some of the new material being polished off.

14th Annual Fort Lauderdale Blues Festival

Visit Blues4U to see photographs and LIVE VIDEOS of Walter at 14th Annual Fort Lauderdale Blues festival, November 3 - 5, 2000.

14th Annual Fort Lauderdale Blues Festival

Visit Blues4U to see photographs and LIVE VIDEOS of Walter at 14th Annual Fort Lauderdale Blues festival, November 3 - 5, 2000.

Cover of Blues Revue (October 2000, Issue # 61)

Walter Trout lands October cover of Blues Revue (Issue #61).

Appearance on Blue Haze (Jimi Hendrix Tribute)

Walter Trout appears on two tracks on Blue Haze, a new Jimi Hendrix tribute CD, due for release in the USA on 12th September 2000. Released on Ruf Records.

Win a Copy of Blue Haze (Jimi Hendrix Tribute)

Web Competition to win one of 4 copies of Blue Haze, a new Jimi Hendrix tribute CD

CD Reaches No. 1 on The Fox 103.5 FM

Walter Trout & the Radicals CD Live Trout No.1 in the August chart on 103.5 The Fox.

Billboard Blues Chart

August Blues chart. Unfortunately the Blues chart is not available on the web, but check out their site anyway.

Win a Copy of Live Trout

Web Competition to win one of 4 copies of the Live Trout CD

CD Release - Live Trout (Double Disc)

Walter Trout and the Free Radicals are releasing a new live double CD entitled Live Trout Recorded at the Tampa Bay Blues Fest, March 2000. Released in the USA 13 June, and in Europe at the end of June. Ruf Records # 7 10347 10512 1

See press release No. 5 for full details.

Tampa Fest 2000 - St. Petersberg Times Online

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Summer Concert Dates (USA)

USA summer concert dates announced. Details on Concerts page

Bluepower.com Interview

Sensational Interview and LIVE playing with Walter Trout on the Internet Radio show Bluepower.com.

Venues Sold Out Across Southern CA

HOOPLA MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Walter Trout and the Free Radicals sell out venues across Southern California

Chat Room Launch

Walter Trout and the Free Radicals have launched their own unique Chat Room on their web site. Now Fans all over the globe can chat with and about the band. (now superseded by a Forum/Guestbook)

JAZZ N BLUES ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE

JAZZ N BLUES ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE

WALTER TROUT 1/27/2000 BLIND MELON'S
"FABULOUS PERFORMER! EASILY HOLDS THE CROWD IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND: Raging guitar techniques! Equal bits taken from the classic: 'Fur Elise',on to heavy rock, and then back to the blues.
This guy and his band knows how to bring the crowd in and keep them all the way to an awesome finish... helping them to forget for a moment the' daily grind' and transporting each listener up off their chairs to the joyous heart thumping conclusion."
KEYBOARDS: BEST SOLO BITES HEARD IN YEARS!

THE SAN DIEGO EDITION:
JAZZ N BLUES ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE
EDITOR/PUBLISHER Michele Armstrong

Walter is going to be on the cover of this magazine for the next issue!

CD Release - Face the Music (Live) [Europe Only]

CD release in Europe only on 31 January 2000. It will be his last release on the Provogue label. CD PRD 7121 2
(A live album will be released in the USA on the Ruf label in May/June 2000)

The title is Face the Music (live on tour)

1. Got a broken heart
2. Hard time blues
3. The reason I'm gone
4. Come home
5. Marie's mood
6. Soodo slide
7. Obstacles in my way
8. Tired of sleeping alone
9. On the rise

Total 52.72

The first two cuts are unbelievable... especially Hard Time Blues... I cannot sit still to that one.
Then he goes into a very emotionally charged slow blues (The Reason I'm Gone).
Then a shuffle.... raw and unchained as Walter can do them with Come Home.
Then again a very emotional explanation about Marie's Mood....Walter talks about how the song was written while his wife was expecting their second son..... and then he gets wild again with Soodo Slide. An instrumental fireball, that sounds like he is doing slide work... but he is not... just showing off his skills with his hands.
Obstacles is a great change of pace. Starting very simple with just guitar and vocals and growing into a frenzy of sound.
Then again a slow blues (Tired Of Sleeping Alone...) a song about hating the"road" and missing his baby (made up I believe on stage....). Again a very deep felt blues cut... and then all out blasting on "On The Rise" - a very energetic way to end the show....(CD).

Fishnet Productions - October 1999

CD Release - Face the Music (Live) [Europe Only]

CD release in Europe only on 31 January 2000. It will be his last release on the Provogue label. CD PRD 7121 2
(A live album will be released in the USA on the Ruf label in May/June 2000)

The title is Face the Music (live on tour)

1. Got a broken heart
2. Hard time blues
3. The reason I'm gone
4. Come home
5. Marie's mood
6. Soodo slide
7. Obstacles in my way
8. Tired of sleeping alone
9. On the rise

Total 52.72

The first two cuts are unbelievable... especially Hard Time Blues... I cannot sit still to that one.
Then he goes into a very emotionally charged slow blues (The Reason I'm Gone).
Then a shuffle.... raw and unchained as Walter can do them with Come Home.
Then again a very emotional explanation about Marie's Mood....Walter talks about how the song was written while his wife was expecting their second son..... and then he gets wild again with Soodo Slide. An instrumental fireball, that sounds like he is doing slide work... but he is not... just showing off his skills with his hands.
Obstacles is a great change of pace. Starting very simple with just guitar and vocals and growing into a frenzy of sound.
Then again a slow blues (Tired Of Sleeping Alone...) a song about hating the"road" and missing his baby (made up I believe on stage....). Again a very deep felt blues cut... and then all out blasting on "On The Rise" - a very energetic way to end the show....(CD).

Fishnet Productions - October 1999

Sunday Night Blues - WCCC 106.9 FM - 1290 AM

Sunday Night Blues - WCCC 106.9 FM - 1290 AM

2. Walter Trout / Livin' Every Day / Ruf Records
3. Jeff Pitchell / One Day Away / Premier Music
4. Bill Perry / Greycourt Lightning / Pointblank
5. Jonny Lang / Wander This World / A&M
6. Big Bill Morganfield / Rising Son / Blind Pig
7. Stavin' Chain / Stavin Chain / Ruf Records
8. Jimmy Rogers All-Stars / Blues Blues Blues / Atlantic
9. Michelle Willson / Tryin' To Make A Little Love / Bullseye Blues
10. Susan Tedeschi / Just Won't Burn / Tone-Cool
11. Indigenous / Things We Do / Pachyderm
12. Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan / In Session / Stax
13. Shemekia Copeland / Turn Up the Heat / Alligator
14. Savoy Brown / The Blues Keep Me Holding On / Mystic
15. Mem Shannon / Spend Some Time With Me / Shanachie
16. Rishell & Raines / Moving To The Country / Tone-Cool
17. Clarence Brewer / King Clarentz / HMG
18. Various / Songs Of Bob Dylan / HoB
19. Maria Muldaur / Meet Me Where They Play The Blues / Telarc
20. Tommy Castro / Right As Rain / Blind Pig
21. Various / A Tribute To Muddy Waters / Hybrid
22. Amyl Justin & Peter Malick / Sons Of The Jet Age / Mr. Cat Music
23. Johnnie Bassett / Party My Blues Away / Cannonball
24.. Debbie Davies / Tales From The Austin Motel / Shanachie
25. Chris Aaron Band / Freedom 5 Miles / Hardknocks

Based on 26 hours per month of commercial radio airplay, broadcasting from the 50,000 watt studios of The Rock ... 106.9 WCCC, Hartford, CT.

Sunday Night Blues is the #1 Arbitron Sunday night radio program and is heard in 5 states. Hartford, CT is the 45th radio market in the U.S.

Sunday Night Blues with Beef Stew
6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight
WCCC 106.9 FM - 1290 AM
1039 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105

Web: http://www.neca.com/~bfstew

Airplay Chart Status

Week commencing August 1st there is a continued upward motion for Walter Trout and the Free Radicals on the US airplay charts:

Album Network ROCK CHARTS #82 up from #84
- 329 spins (+25)
Fmqb Hot Trax chart: #60 up from 68 - 371 spins (+15)
fmqb25/44 rock chart #37 up from #43 - 296 spins

Walter Trout and the Free Radicals have been booked to play the Long Island, NY, WBAB radio sponsored event with Sammy Hagar on Sunday 29th August 1999.

WBAB is broadcast over the Internet, so tune in.
They are flying in from Europe for this one show, and returning to continue their tour the next day, in Amsterdam!

Review of Apple River Blues Festival

Review of Apple River Blues Festival - June 1999

Week commencing July 19th there is a continued upward motion for Walter Trout and the Free Radicals on the US airplay charts:

# 84 (from #97) Album Network Powercuts Chart
# 68 (from #74) FMQB Hot Trax Chart
# 43 (from #47) FMQB 25 - 44 Rock Chart

NEWS FLASH - Shot Rumor

Rumors of Walter or his brother being shot are totally false. Walter is in good health and continuing with his tour.

Walter Trout and the Free Radicals have finished recording their new CD which is called Livin' Every Day and is released on 8th June in the USA on the RUF Record label.

CD Release - Livin' Every Day

Walter Trout and the Free Radicals have finished recording their new CD which is called Livin' Every Day and is released on 1st May in Europe, 10th May in the UK on the RUF Record label.

Bay TV - San Francisco

Bay TV, San Francisco. Walter Trout and the Free Radicals appeared on the morning show of April 9th 1999, and played three songs.

KSHE 95

Walter Trout Band has been played extensively for a year on the St. Louis radio station KSHE 95 (one of the 10 top rock stations in the States). They have been on heavy rotation with Come Home, Broken Heart and also Put it Right Back from Breaking the Rules! They just LOVE Walter, and they see themselves as pioneers for Walter Trout Band in the States. On 12th February, they are going to fly Walter in from Memphis, the band in from LA, and Dan the soundman from Phila. This is all for a gig in a big nightclub called Mississippi Nights, and we would love for some of our core fans to show up, and get people off their feet. You can listen to the station live over the Internet. It's called KSHE 95 in St. Louis. KSHE 95 is the oldest Rock and Roll (AOR) radio station in the United States, KSHE has been rocking St. Louis for 32 years. KSHE began in a little building behind a drive-in movie theater in Crestwood, Missouri. Today the broadcast from a state of the art studio in St. Louis Union Station.

Through past events such as the Free Concert Series, KSHE Birthday Party, KSHE Kite Flies, Blood Drives and Rock & Roll Auctions, a special bond has been formed between KSHE and its listeners. Many listeners have fond memories of growing up with KSHE. Whether it was the music or special events, KSHE is a part of their lives. No other St. Louis radio station can make this claim.

Live Cybercast Concert

The WTB appeared in a live Cybercast concert broadcast on Saturday 9 January on the LiveConcerts.com site. Don't worry if you missed it, It will be archived in the Blues section.

BBC Site - Bob Harris

The WTB site has now been linked from the BBC site of Bob Harris. Bob was very helpful in supporting the WTB when they first appeared on the UK Blues scene. Check out Bob's site Whispering On The Web.

First U.S. Tour

WTB are doing their first US tour to promote the CD called Walter Trout. The tour has taken them to Sturgis, where they got a great response out of the crowd and their Harleys... Other stops on the way were Chicago, St.Paul, Salt Lake City, Lincoln NE etc. The last gig was at the House Of The Blues, where WTB opened up for Joe Cocker. It was a great show to a sold out house.
August there is, what Platinum Entertainment are calling, a "bootleg" CD and video on Walter Trout Band becoming available at key independant stores in the states. The CD is two tracks recorded live at his performance in March at the NARM convention and the video is the whole performance. They are setting that up as an added value item at stores for giveaway with purchase of the album.

New Live Concert Recording

New Live Concert Recording called Live & Kickin' in DVD Format only Recorded live in March 1998, before an invitation-only audience at "The Zone," an after-hours nightclub at the annual convention of NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers in San Francisco, Trout masterfully grabs the capacity crowd's attention with his gritty voice and guitar pyrotechnics. This performance presents Walter Trout at his category-defying best.

New Booking Agency

The WTB now have a new booking agency in the USA.

Intrepid Artists
Midtown Plaza
1300 Baxter St.
Ste 225, Charlotte
NC 28204.
Phone 704. 358. 4777
Fax 704. 358. 3171

Easy Rider Festival

The WTB are appearing at the Easy Rider Festival in Sturgis South Dakota. The "Easy Rider" gathering of bikers from all over the world is the oldest motorcycle rally in the US. It goes on all week long, finishing up with the shows on the weekend of 7, 8 & 9. Usually Friday is the biggest night getting around 10,000 to 20,000 people. WTB will be playing both Friday and Saturday. Other artists appearing are Lynyrd Skynrd and Corey Stevens.

Ruf Records Sampler

Ruf Records has released a sampler with WTB performing "Got a Broken Heart" along with Taj Mahal, Luther and Bernard Allison, and James Solberg (used to back up Luther A) and others. The Ruf sampler was made for Blues Revue Magazine. There's one cut from Walter Trout Band ("Got A Broken Heart") and 9 other tracks from other Ruf artists including upcoming release from James Solberg. It's not for sale. The sampler was packaged with the July/August issue of Blues Revue and was mentioned in a label ad that Ruf ran mentioning all of their artists. Readers could write in (and send $10) and request a copy.

Doheny Blues Festival

The WTB are appearing at the Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point, California at 2:45 and then they will be signing autographs at the Virgin Megastore booth at the festival.

National Listening Post Program

The album "Walter Trout" has been in a national listening post program for the month of April with 60 or so of the top SoundScan reporting independent record stores in the country.

Special Appearance

The WTB are appearing at the PGD Zone during the NARN convention in San Francisco. Polygram Distribution Group (PGD) are showcasing the WTB at this National Retailers Convention. This is great exposure for the them, with all the people who own and operate the stores where the CD's are sold.

CD Release

New CD released in the USA only, entitled "Walter Trout". This CD is a re-packed version of Postively Beale Street which was released in Europe during 1997.

Special Valentine's Day Performance

Special Valentine's Day performance of the Walter Trout Band at the Virgin Megastore in Costa Mesa at 2pm. Anyone purchasing the new CD on the 14th will receive a special heart shaped CD single of Got A Broken Heart and Tender Heart, both from the new album.

Drummer Bernie Pershey re-joins the WTB. He has now overcome his health problems.

Drummer Bernie Pershey re-joins the WTB. He has now overcome his health problems.

Keyboard player, Martin Gerschwitz, leaves the band to join Eric Burdon & The New Animals

Keyboard player, Martin Gerschwitz, leaves the band to join Eric Burdon & The New Animals.