However fraught his path, hope and resilience have always lit the bluesman's way over the past half-century. The incredible story of Trout is well known: the traumatic childhood in Ocean City, New Jersey; the courageous move to the West Coast with the first chaotic shifts as a sideman of John Lee Hooker e Big Mama Thorntonheavy addictions that never stopped the boogie when he was with the Canned Heat in the early 1990s. Some identify militancy in the legendary Bluesbreakers by John Mayall as the culmination of the career of Troutbut for most fans, the heart of his work is the solo career since 1989 is the main event: the constant search for a greater truth, always moving forward without ever backing down. It is an unparalleled creative vein, underlined by the guitarist's multiple triumphs at ceremonies, including the Blues Music Awards, i SENA European Guitar Awards, i British Blues Awards and the Blues Blast Music Awards.