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MASCOT LABEL GROUP AND IRIDIUM ANNOUNCE EVENING IN CELEBRATION OF WALTER TROUT ON JUNE 10TH Documentary The Blues Came Callin' - The Walter Trout Story Will Be Premiered Followed by Performances from Special Guests Joe Louis Walker, Jon Paris and Jim Weider Joining House Band Assembled By Elmore's Arnie Goodman Featuring Rocky Athas, Scott Holt, and Jeff Simon TROUT UNDERGOES SURGERY FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT MAY 26 New York --- Legendary New York venue Iridium in association with Mascot Label Group have announced a special evening planned to celebrate Walter Trout on June 10.  Trout's THE BLUES CAME CALLIN ' will be released that morning by Provogue / Mascot Label Group.  The accompanying documentary The Blues Came Callin' - THE WALTER TROUT STORY will be premiered at the venue, followed by performances of Trout repertoire by esteemed, special guests Joe Louis Walker, Jon Paris and Jim Weider joining a house band assembled by ...

I just received the newest release (June 10, 2014), The Blues Came Callin' , from Walter Trout and it is nothing short of super. This release, marking Trout's 25th anniversary as a solo artist is a nice addition to his catalog. Opening with blues rocker Wastin' Away , Walter and his troupes sound tight and ready to rock. A slight melodic tip to Humble Pie's I Don't Need No Doctor, Walter sings I Feel Like I'm Wasting Away as he fires up his strat like a flame thrower. The World Is Going Crazy (And So Am I) has a rhythm putting me in mind of The Shape I'm In (The Band) but Trout is nothing about that laid back country rock stuff and much more about the hot running blues. Stepping up again he shows that there is no loss of imagination or feel. The Bottom Of The River opens with acoustic guitar/resonator guitar work. Developing a heavy bottom and with the addition of harp, the intensity slowly grows until Trout is full out on electric guitar. Take A Little ...

PROVOGUE / MASCOT LABEL GROUP ANNOUNCES JUNE 10 RELEASE DATE FOR WALTER TROUT'S THE BLUES CAME CALLIN' ON ARTIST'S REQUEST AS HE FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE AWAITING LIVER TRANSPLANT AT UCLA MEDICAL CENTER IN LOS ANGELES http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/walter-trout-needs-a-new-liver-you-can-help-/151911 EPK: http://youtu.be/btiS6ijncMk Los Angeles, CA --- Last year, Walter Trout was struck with a life-threatening liver disease, and as a result lost 100lbs. Marie Trout shares, " For five years, Walter, Provogue Records, and I have worked towards making Walter's 25th year as a solo artist a special celebratory event.  But the festivities will have to wait.  Walter is urgently in need of a liver transplant.  It has been heart-breaking for me to watch Walter struggle through these past many months, as we tried various treatment options provided by Walter's doctors and liver specialists.  One by one the treatments failed.  Yet through...