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Show Dates are Subject to ChangeSHOW DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGEAll of us are broken. But no-one is beyond repair. Its a philosophy that Walter Trout has lived by during seven volatile decades at the heart of Americas society and blues-rock scene. Even now, with the world more fractured than ever by politics, economics, social media and culture wars the fabled US bluesmans latest album, Broken, chronicles the bitter schisms of modern life but refuses to succumb to them.Ive always tried to write positive songs, and this album is not quite that, considers the 72-year-old of an all-original tracklisting that rages and soothes. But I always hold on to hope. I think thats why I wrote this album.For the last half-century, however rocky his path, hope has always lit the way. The beats of Trouts unbelievable story are well-known: the traumatic childhood in Ocean City, New Jersey; the audacious move to the West Coast in 74; the auspicious but chaotic sideman shifts with John Lee Hooker and Big Mama Thornton; the raging addictions that somehow never stopped the boogie when he was with Canned Heat in the early-80s. Even now, some will point to Trouts mid-80s guitar pyrotechnics in the lineup of John Mayalls legendary Bluesbreakers as his career high point. But for a far greater majority of fans, the blood, heart and soul of his solo career since 1989 is the main event, the bluesmans songcraft always reaching for some greater truth, forever surging forward, never shrinking back.Its a peerless creative streak underlined by the guitarists regular triumphs at ceremonies including the Blues Music Awards, SENA European Guitar Awards, British Blues Awards and Blues Blast Music Awards. The iconic British DJ Whispering Bob Harris spoke for millions when he declared Trout the worlds greatest rock guitarist in his 2001 autobiography, The Whispering Years. If he were a less questing artist, Trout could mark time and dine out on those past glories, leaving the polemics and calls-to-arms to a younger generation. But thats not enough, considers the still-hungry veteran. I have to grow. I want to be a vital contributing artist. I dont want to come out every night and play my first hit, Life In The Jungle. I feel young. I know Im not. But in my head, Im still 25, still wanting to get better and do something I havent before. I have more to say.
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