He after that decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for such artists as Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones. He too worked in the bands of John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex. In 1981 be became the guitarist for blues rock band Canned Warmth. This led to an invite to play in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers where he shared the phase by means of guitarist Coco Montoya.

He left the Bluesbreakers in 1989 and formed the Walter Trout Band which urbanized a successful following in Europe. In 1996 the bureaucrat international Fan Association was launched and has members in 13 countries in Europe, America and Australia. In 2006 the Fan club celebrated its tenth anniversary by giving Fan Club members an exclusive live CD recorded in Las Vegas which was the previous performance of the late bass player, Jimmy Trapp who died in 2005.

As that occasion Trout has been footage plus touring together in North America and in Europe. 2006 Walter Trout interview by Brian D.