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October 2008

World Famous Guitarist and his Band

Doors £

In a BBC radio poll, Trout was ranked #6 out of the top 20 all-time greatest guitarists (where a few more votes would've landed him snugly in the Top 5 amongst Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page!). Trout has his sites set on similar stateside notoriety.

His 1998 self-titled release (and his American debut) was locked on Blues Revue's Top 40 sales chart for a year where it peaked at number 18. Consistently packing crowds into 1,000+ seat venues and sought out for all the key Blues Festivals nationwide, Walter Trout & The Radicals will continue to ride coast to coast playing their hearts out and lighting up their audiences. Both on record and on stage, Trout keeps the art of blues thriving and vivacious. Blues Revue comments "Trout gets into the groove where the magic happens. But each night offers a particular set of circumstances that keep the music fresh." From introspection to full blown rockin' blues, Trout's music is always marked by his adept song writing, sturdy vocals, searing guitar work and ability to enhance the boundaries of one of music's oldest forms. But as Trout is quick to point out, "the blues shouldn't be a museum. The music ought to constantly expand and be alive."

With interest in Arthur Lee and Love’s music apparently unceasing, Baby Lemonade have decided to continue to perform the music they know best. Their first UK tour will celebrate the wonderful music of Love & Baby Lemonade...

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The neo-psychedelic power-pop quartet Baby Lemonade, formed in Los Angeles, debuted in 1994 with the six-song “Wonderful” EP, released on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label.

Following the record's release, the band - comprised of singer/guitarist Rusty Squeezebox, guitarist Mike Randle, bassist Dave Chapple and drummer David “Daddy-O” Green - accepted an invitation to tour with Arthur Lee in a reunited version of his legendary band Love. But this was short-lived: in 1996 Arthur Lee was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on firearms offences.

Baby Lemonade remained with Sympathy, for whom they recorded 1997's full-length “68% Pure Imagination”. “Exploring Music”, their first record for the Big Deal label, followed a year later and “High Life Suite” was released in mid-2001.

Following Arthur Lee’s much publicised release from prison in 2001 Baby Lemonade were once again invited to perform as Love. In the three years thereafter the band went on to enjoy unprecedented success with sell-out tours of the UK, Europe and USA. Huge critical acclaim accompanied their rendition of the classic Love album “Forever Changes” which was filmed by the BBC at the “Glastonbury Festival” and “Later With Jools Holland”. Arthur Lee even went on to collect a “Lifetime Achievement” award from MOJO and a “Living Legend” award from the NME.

Sadly, Arthur Lee passed away in 2006 following complications arising from leukaemia. In Arthur's absence, many current artists such as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Dears, Siddhartha (Marlon Hauser), The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Apollo Heights and Yo La Tengo cite Arthur's music as a major influence.

With interest in Arthur Lee and Love’s music apparently unceasing, Baby Lemonade have decided to continue to perform the music they know best. Their first UK tour will celebrate the wonderful music of Love & Baby Lemonade...