Live From Nerdville with Joe Bonamassa - Episode 4 - Walter Trout

Join Joe Bonamassa & the legendary Walter Trout for episode 4 of Joe's interview series, LIVE FROM NERDVILLE.

[@rorygfan]

I had heard of Walter but never saw him live . One fishing trip up in Minnesota I had saw in a a local paper there that their was a huge Blues festival and he happened to be there. Damn .... he and the band, left the stage in embers ... he did a meet and greet and was as cool and humble as ever. This would of been early 2000’s it wasn’t the Duluth blues fest it was at the Iron mountain theater . It was a great show with many great players but Walter blew me away.

[@matthoot5777]

Once again, thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@markbeaver5010]

Love Walter Trout, a living legend for many of us frustrated guitar players!!!

[@dalezjc]

If I could give this interview multiple thumbs-up, I would! What an awesome interview!! Walter is the consummate story-teller and I could listen to him all day. Great job Joe!

[@Flukey_1970]

double whammy for me this interview Joe and Walter are my favourite current blues players guitaritsts. I came across Battle Scars (cold cold ground and Gonna live again) when i was on my death bed back in 2019, when I developed intestinal failure from 35 years of very agressive Crohns disease.,I dont have enough gut to live on. I discovered Walter purely just though browsing through Apple Music. Since being brought back from the brink being kept alive by being fed directly into my blood stream for the rest of my life and having to deal with multiple ongoing issues including having a stroke in one eye and being partially blind, a DVT in the leg that wrecked the valves so blood flow is greatly reduced, and then threat of surgery. I started to learn to play the guitar. Now Walter is a huge inspiration to me I am going to see him this year (2024 when he tours UK)

[@IDoBluesdeluxe]

Good for you!!

[@M._Lou]

Joe’s Nerdville interviews are really great. I love them. ...enjoyed hearing about how Walter crammed all his gear into a VW Beetle as he headed from the East Coast to Los Angeles for his young career! Could relate, as it reminded me of when my husband and I loaded the contents of our entire household into our 1967 Beetle as we had to move from Navy Base to Navy Base back in the day (1969-1970). We rented cheapo furnished apartments…were young and broke, but not in Vietnam, so we were happy to be so lucky!!! Also enjoyed hearing about Bruce Springsteen before he made it big…and how writing songs was his thing. Loved how Walter could hear his mom (in his mind) telling him to just make music. Luckily, moms are/were very wise…and supportive by nature! 😊 Walter, listening to you today made my day! You are so right about doing your best and being your honest self! Important words to live by! ❤️.¸¸.☆

[@petemehrmannsguitars9060]

Thank you Walter, your passion brought tears to my eyes too.

[@petehall2982]

God Bless Walter Trout!!!!

[@russellsmith2979]

Fantastic stuff had me in tears too, many many thanks to both. Russ

[@kevinolear6717]

Long live Walter Trout! Thanks for this!!!

[@benmaarleveld3136]

What a great interview. Thanks Joe! I first saw and heart Walter in Tilburg/NL perhaps 25 years ago when playing at a Jimi Hendrix tribute. Was immediately hooked to his music and live performances. Saw many of his concerts in the mean time and collected most of his recordings. I was very touched when he went through his liver disease and unbelievable recovery after that. I am happy to have witnessed a very memorable moment two years ago at the Holland International Blues Festival where Walter did an extremely impressive performance and went into heavy emotions when finishing the gig and heard the extremely rewarding response of the crowd. Tears all over the place. Thanks Walter, for all memorable music and live experiences. Hope you and you dear family will stay healthy and be around on stage soon.

[@sam31]

Amazing stories and an amazing life. Long live Walter Trout!

[@AJgeartalk]

Great interview Joe. Walter is a living legend. One of the all-time great blues-rock guitarists and a GREAT human being.

[@SIXSTRING63]

Great video Joe! Love Walter Trout! Been a fan since I saw him and Coco Montoya with John Mayall on some show 30 years ago. I’ve been a gigging musician for 42 years and have played with some great people, my photo you might recognize the guitar, The Beast. Your set list was sitting under it when Bernie brought it out to the garden for me to play at his home in Tingewick UK 5 years ago. I entered a contest to record with Bernie and won out of 4000+ entries. So my wife and I flew over from upstate NY to play in the studio with Bernie, have dinner with he and Fran that evening. Bernie and Fran took us sightseeing to Oxford the next day. What a true gentleman he was, even carried a good bit of our luggage from his car to our bus back to London. As far as gigging, we did a small outdoor show last weekend and have one this Saturday. If the country doesn’t get its priorities in order I fear we will never have live shows as we knew them. Not the c19 thing I am concerned about, all the lunacy going on around us at the moment. Hopefully things will improve. I’m glad I got to play through the best times to be a guitar player, late 70’s- present.

[@Dang...]

Joe Bonamassa: Thanks for another great interview! Your interviews are beyond mere entertainment. You are creating historic documentation of important and interesting musicians. Decades from now, people will refer to these for the unique insight into these artists provided here. Priceless. Your skillful and sympathetic interview style is outstanding. Many thanks.

[@cynthiagrandmont6674]

I really enjoy listen to your interviews, your voice is most satisfying. Thank you for picking some of the best performers around. Music is the common denominator.❤️ Your the Best!!! 💯

[@cristaud]

Love the enthusiasm for the music in Joe’s interviews - humility and inspiration in wonderful measure

[@obbor4]

I saw Walter, several times, when he used to play at Perq's in Huntington Beach and was also lucky enough to have seen Canned Heat open for John Mayall, with Walter doing double duty playing lead for both of those legendary acts. The last Time I saw him was at Spaghettini's Restaurant, in Seal Beach, Ca. He played monster sets each time and was easily approachable to talk to between sets. I remember wondering why this awesome player wasn't huge at the time. Those who know of him, like us blues enthusiasts, will always rate him among the very best, like Joe is. As for our host, I have yet to see Joe in person. Can't wait until this virus goes away so that I may yet get the chance. Thanks for the incredible music, guys!

[@edwardskinner651]

I have seen Walter twice and Joe four times. Both are worth going to. Joe may be a bit more expensive, but with 9 people on stage, he was worth the $$$

[@huskvarsm]

I have been blessed to stand at the very front of a walter trout band gig in London in the early 90s they were supported by the original whitesnake mick moody and Bernie marsden.....walter and band was on fire that night and I’ll never forget it....so Thankyou walter.

[@chrisheise2912]

Great conversation Joe and Walter! Love both of you!

[@bluespig1]

Walters lesson on honesty @41:00 is wonderful and applies to every last one of us, whatever we do or where ever we are. Thanks Joe & Walter.

[@jahbay]

I've heard this guy's name but never knew who he was. This is a great interview.. Walter makes me proud to be a guitarist and a rocker.. History is quite inspiring. I almost soiled myself when he said "I hallucinated my way to California". Thanks Joe for another great interview.....

[@pablocortando1]

This is one of the most honest and heartfelt interviews I have seen,You can feel Walters emotion

[@0TR]

Saw Walter and the Radicals play a tiny theatre in the South East of the UK some years back..... Still one of the greatest gigs I've ever seen, Walt blew the roof clean off !!!

[@alexeysmirnovguitar]

Walter is amazing. Joe! Thank you so much!

[@gary32436]

God bless you Walter Trout. I opened a show for you in Birmingham Alabama years ago. It was an amazing evening.

[@kevinhunter9485]

saw mr trout at a small bar in huntington beach CA in the mid 80s. best hey joe cover i've ever heard.

[@martymartin2894]

I think it's great to see the love this man has for his mom and probably both parents the way he got so emotional. Both my parents are gone and I really feel his pain.

[@joebonamassa3246]

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[@riittahatinen4579]

I really love you JOE❣️😍😘🌹♥️ REALLY ♥️

[@MrGuyroxxx]

My favorite Water is the lead work in Mayall's Life In The Jungle live..blew me away when I first heard

[@hollysmith6257]

This is by far my most favorite interview so far. What a wonderful sweet man. I could sit and listen to him for hours. Thanks Joe for sharing him with us. ❤

[@joebonamassa3246]

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[@martymartin2894]

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[@joebonamassa3246]

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[@martymartin2894]

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[@hollysmith6257]

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[@hulldanfan]

Joe has been more successful and has deservedly made huge amounts of money and I've been a fan since seeing him on Sep 26th 2006 at the Boardwalk in Sheffield. But Walter is the real deal and I have seen him many times, including through his health problems. Its so good to see him back and working and enjoying life again. One interesting point is that when Joe 1st came to the fore, his fans got into a terrible flame war with those on Walter's website. It got quite brutal at times. So glad that Joe and Walter have remained friends and I hope they can make music together again !!

[@FlySC19]

These are great! Great guests and Joe does a great job interviewing them, thanks for doing this.

[@stephenmocko7365]

I am loving these interviews. So great!

[@joebonamassa3246]

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[@brandonhupp464]

We need a Joe&Walter tour for 2021👍👍👍

[@jeroen9637]

Wow, what a fantastic and honest guy. And what a great interview. He's talking, so let him talk.

[@lawlaw1]

When Walter tears up ... wow..

[@dangledstash]

I know, that hit me. Just his passion coming through talking about his beginnings is so inspiring and incredible.

[@DSmith264]

Joe smoothed him out nicely, eased him back in the pocket.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Wow , been a fan of Walters for at least 30 years what a great guy . Not afraid to say what he thinks and is defective as the rest of us .

[@billtaylor4897]

Joe, these interviews are so great.

[@blakegowan6623]

I love these Nerdville vids. Great stuff.

[@riittahatinen4579]

So great stories again JOE❣️ and Walter🌹

[@RockDrillSuite]

Well done Joe and Walter! It was a privilege to hear your interview with Walter and very entertaining. Thanks for the upload, very cool.

[@markstanford594]

Really enjoy this series. Please keep them coming. I had the chance to see Walter at the Pacific Amphitheatre with George Thorogood last summer. He was great and was the first time for me. He is an incredible talent. Thanks again for doing this series.

[@Blue_3rd]

I´m enjoying this one so much - sitting here with my guitars and a cold beer, with both of your autographed tickets in a frame on the wall :) Cheers, both of you!

[@paulcowart3174]

Love these shows Thanks Joe

[@sunking2001]

I've never seen Walter...seen Joe twice and plenty of Blues greats from the past. Blues runs thru my body. Recently discovered Danny Bryant. WOW KTBA

[@MikeyNewman1974]

two of the best blues men around, love seeing you both perform live, saw Joe last year at the Royal Albert hall and Walter at Rocktober, how about a tour together????

[@petemehrmannsguitars9060]

when I was in 5th grade i started on the Trombone & switched to the Trumpet a few weeks later..

[@michellegayden5174]

The hummingbird says what an outstanding interview that was. All I can say Joe is wow... I'm such a blues baby.

[@BlairVorgang53]

Awesome interview! Walter is as real as you can get. When Martin Barre's name came up ... it hit me that he would be an incredible person to include in this series. Being "a guitarist's guitarist" ... he has got to have some incredible insight and stories.

[@gudearquitectura]

Great interview, congratulations from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@monkeyrater]

I used to watch Walter play at Perq's in Huntington Beach back in 87 all the time. I would kill for a bootleg of one of his hot nights when he had a too few many tokes of weed and went nuts. Best guitarist ever when under the influence. Im glad he sober now, but still.

[@mrcngls]

My two guitar heroes together! Great interview!

[@larry8006]

I can really relate to Walter im 74 and i remember watching the Beatles on ED Sullivan show. It changed the way i thought about music they played there on music and wrote there on songs.They where not fake they where real.I remember Jane Pauley doing a peace way back when i thought at the time this kid is really cool.Then you kinda left my mind .I have most of Eric Clapton's guitar festivals dvd s.I remember watching three guys doing Going down and one of them was you i said i think that is that kid i saw on Jane Pauley many years ago.I live in Indy and have been to several your shows.

[@AMaj7Sharp5]

10:32 and I'm like yeah, the Butterfield release was something different, something that...to this day unreal. I've never heard anyone copy that sound truly.

[@Masza84]

Dang, I missed it live. Work, work, work... what can I do. Walter is an amazing person. I listened with pleasure to what he was saying. As for concerts in the CoVID era, one band in Kiev set up a stage on the roof of one building and people were watching from the hotel next to it. The only thing is that this hotel had balconies. Thank you, Joe for having those guests. I guess you have a real journalistic talent! 👍

[@joebonamassa3246]

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[@1101964]

What a legend , love this man

[@KowankoMusic]

Many years ago I worked at a small promotional firm and we promoted one of Walter's records to North American AAA radio. I noticed that he had the same amp as me (on the album cover) - a Crate Vintage Club 30. He and I chatted about it on the phone one day and he was super cool. Great player.

[@geruto17760]

Legend of legends!

[@HillbillyCharm]

Love trout ,his song recovery is a awsome song

[@musicalmae]

Walter you a true person you have good insight you know god has blessed you eye contact is what is about time to transcend

[@richiewuinschik5774]

Walter Trout The last of The Mohegan 's Found his stuff in the blues Section at Tower Records. SINCE wanting to play like him I can honestly say I can play with any major blues act.Walter is my Danny Gatton even though I am poor and had to sell my Guitar. It's hard to survive on Long Island....

[@j.l.mckelvey7569]

Joe I wish you a long happy life!

[@mgradiant]

“If my back is against a brick wall, I can only move forward. If my back is against a pillow, I can fall back farther.” WOW!!!!

[@joeobrien196]

Not many can make just short of an hour go so quickly.

[@jayedg9591]

and such a great human being!

[@timorourke1155]

Love you guys show your passion for your passion, dose that make sense? Hmmm?

[@Lion862]

What a treat !

[@MrGuyroxxx]

Haha i also had the Silvertone with the amp in the case.Memories

[@richiewuinschik5774]

Walter Trout:Dust my broom-live at the Paradiso..What I tell people what my style is like.

[@riittahatinen4579]

Aaawwweeesomeee man you are JOE❣️and WALTER🌹too☀️

[@crusheverything4449]

Why do you need six E’s if they’re silent?

[@lauhendrix8582]

Two Monsters

[@craighermle7727]

Sincerity!

[@kenkeyes8148]

Walter's duels with Coco Montoya under John Mayall are epic.

[@bc3174]

Like it!.....great idea. You have the 'Actors on Actors' series.... why not 'Guitarists on Guitarists'. More of this please.

[@kathleenloverso5654]

🎶 🎸Walter 💙 Joey 🎸🎶

[@joebonamassa3246]

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[@user-bs3jc6qn6j]

🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@richiewuinschik5774]

Joe Bonnamassa your a Great as well.A little Jealous of you.

[@mamajb4224]

How can anyone hear when you have music on full blast?

[@playpaulbee]

I'd love it if Michael Bloomfield knew how many great players he's inspired

[@sheiladonovan3990]

Great interview but I have to say the last few times I was at Royal Albert Hall (getting closer to the front each time) the sound was awful!

[@plobanov]

WTF - somebody has turned off the sound - why? get it back on please !

[@marcsouthwood3456]

Prince purple rsin

[@LeandroDiCostanzo]

26:09

[@tracilackey7004]

Joe is your wife music?

[@markbeaver5010]

Joe, you live close to Walter, play with him in his Garage one night!!!!

[@Guitarplayer724]

Yes! And film it, or at least record it!

[@SDPickups]

If people would just wear their masks, live gigs could return again. PLEASE?

[@salyer28]

Too loud and too many notes. Right up my alley!!