Veteran bluesman guitarist to make appearance at The Apex
From early stints in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Canned Heat to a career lasting five decades, veteran bluesman Walter Trout (pictured above) still plays earth-shattering blues rock and he is set to appear at The Apex, in Bury St Edmunds, later this month.
A native of New Jersey, his practical schooling began in earnest when he arrived in Los Angeles in 1974, and promptly earned his reputation as an A-list sideman, backing John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulsom, Percy Mayfield and Joe Tex.
In 1981, he joined the remaining original members of the legendary Canned Heat, but the real turning-point was his five-year tenure with British blues giant John Mayall, who invited Trout to become the latest in the Bluesbreakers’ lineage of guitar greats (including Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor).
Trout founded his own solo band in 1989 and cut his debut album “Life In The Jungle” that same year, rapidly becoming a chart-topping star in Europe.
His first stateside release, 1998’s critically heralded “Walter Trout”, made him a fixture of the US blues-rock scene.
Over the decades, Trout has accumulated numerous honours. He is a three-time winner of the Overseas Artist Of The Year title at the British Blues Awards and was voted sixth best guitarist in a BBC Radio listeners’ poll.
Support comes from Laura Evans, whose blend of blues, rock and soul has reached over two million streams on Spotify.
She has graced the cover of the “Nu Blue” playlist and receives continued support from Cerys Mathews at BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Wales.
Classic Rock Magazine compares her to Stevie Nicks jamming with Blackberry Smoke, embracing notes of Americana, pop and bluesy rock and roll.
Walter Trout and Laura Evans are at The Apex on Tuesday, October 22, at 8pm. See www.theapex.co.uk or ring 01284 758000 for tickets. Or visit The Apex box office in Charter Square Bury St Edmunds.