Walter Trout (born 1951, Ocean City, New Jersey).
New Jersey-born blues-rocker Walter Trout spent decades as an ace sideman, playing guitar behind the likes of
John Lee Hooker,
Big Mama Thornton, and
Joe Tex.
In 1981, he was also tapped to replace the late
Bob Hite in
Canned Heat, remaining with the venerable group through the middle of the decade.
While filling in one night for an ailing
John Mayall, Trout (also a
Bluesbreaker for some five years) was spotted by a Danish concert promoter who agreed to finance a solo tour. Assembling his own backing band, in 1990 he released his debut LP,
Life in the Jungle.
Walter Trout