Pat Travers

Patrick Henry Travers (born April 12 1954) a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Hendrix-influenced guitarist who began putting out albums on Polydor Records in the mid 1970s. Pat Thrall, Nicko McBrain and Tommy Aldridge are among the people who have worked with Travers.

History

Pat Travers was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12, he saw Hendrix perform in Ottawa. Inspired by Hendrix, as well as other artists including Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Travers began playing in bands early in his teens; his first bands were The Music Machine Red Hot and Merge, which played in Quebec-area clubs.

While performing with Merge, he was noticed by rock artist Ronnie Hawkins, who invited Travers to perform with him. Travers moved to London and landed a deal with the Polydor label in his early 20s. His self-titled debut album was released in 1976. Travers gained a strong following in his native country with his accessibility during his concerts. He often mingled with fans, sometimes inviting them to join him on stage.

His popularity with fans and his music skill combined to give Travers a reputation as one of the rising stars of Guitar Rock in the mid 1970s. One of his most popular songs is a cover of a John Lee Hooker blues classic, "Boom Boom Out Go the Lights", Other popular songs included "Snorting Whiskey", "Heat in the Street", "I Just Got Paid Today" and "Stevie". The albums Go For What You Know and Crash and Burn from the early 1980s, increased his profile to that of a super star of the Guitar Rock world.

Although his commercial popularity began to fade a little toward the start of the 1990s, Travers has continued to record and tour regularly, and has a very loyal fan base. In 2001 he was part of the “Voices of Classic Rock” tour, and had a hit song with Leslie West from the band Mountain called "Rock Forever". Still rocking in 2006 with the Power Trio playing cover tunes from bands such as: Led Zeppelin, Montrose, Queen, Trapeze under the album name: P.T. Power Trio 2.

Discography

• 1976 Pat Travers
• 1977 Makin' Magic
• 1977 Putting It Straight
• 1978 Heat In The Street
• 1978 Go For What You Know, Live!
• 1980 Crash And Burn
• 1981 Radioactive
• 1982 Black Pearl
• 1984 Hot Shot
• 1990 School Of Hard Knocks
• 1991 Boom Boom (Live)
• 1992 BBC Radio 1 Live Concert
• 1992 Blues Tracks
• 1993 Just A Touch
• 1994 Blues Magnet
• 1995 Halfway To Somewhere
• 1996 Lookin' Up
• 1997 King Biscuit Live
• 1997 Whiskey Blues (a.k.a. Boom Boom, Live)
• 1998 Blues Tracks 2
• 2000 Don't Feed The Alligators
• 2000 Boom Boom, Live at the Diamond 1990
• 2003 Power Trio
• 2005 PT=MC2
• 2006 P.T. Power Trio 2

Travers & Appice albums

• 2004 It Takes A Lot Of Balls
• 2005 Live At The House Of Blues
• 2005 Bazooka

Compilation albums

• 1985 Boom Boom, The Best of Pat Travers
• 1990 Anthology Vol 1
• 1990 Anthology Vol 2
• 1991 The Best of Pat Travers
• 1997 Best Of Blues + Live!
• 2003 20th Century Masters, The Best Of Pat Travers

Pat Travers Is Credited On The Following CDs

• 1993 Songs From The Better Blues Bureau
• 1993 L.A. Blues Authority, Vol.III "Hats Off To Stevie Ray"
• 1993 L.A. Blues Authority, Vol.IV "Fit For A. King"
• 1994 L.A. Blues Authority, Vol.V "Cream Of The Crop"

External link

• Official site