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Fatback Deluxe
Matt Andersen
Danny Bryant
Aynsley Lister
Sue Foley
Chantel McGregor
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Imelda May
Joe Bonamassa
Damon Fowler
Grady Champion
Oli Brown
Ana Popović
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Derek Trucks
Wilson T King
Seasick Steve
Susan Tedeschi
Virgil and The Accelerators
Jimmy Bowskill
The Black Keys
The White Stripes
Walter Trout
Dani Wilde
Candye Kane
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Style: Blues rock
Influenced by: Jimi Hendrix
Gear: Fender Stratocaster
Find out more:www.waltertrout.com
Just as we were putting this puppy together a copy of Walter Trout’s new album Common Ground dropped through our letterbox. The album is Walter’s 20th.
Compared to some of the Strat-spanking blues fetuses doing the rounds these days (take a bow Tallan ‘T-Man’ Latz), Walt has an ancient soul. Of course, longevity is a good thing - great blues has all favoured the experienced - and Walter’s incendiary licks and soulful voice are testament to a life spent perfecting his craft. You can put a seal on that by watching Trout blast his way through the blues standard Dust My Broom (watch here).
His new album Common Ground is great by the way - you should really check it out. Like many of the younger artists in this roundup, Walter is signed to RUF Records.
