New Jersey rocker Walter Trout, top, served up his on-fire style of blues-rock on Saturday, giving fans a first-hand account of why his weathered Stratocaster looks like it's been through a blues war.

Blues guitarist Walter Trout is the real deal — he was inspired to begin a music career on his 10th birthday after meeting Duke Ellington, and went on to play with John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, and ...