Pat Travers
Pat Travers is a Canadian rock musician and guitarist, known for his high-energy guitar playing and blues-infused rock style. He was born on April 12, 1954, in Toronto, Canada. Travers began playing guitar at a young age and developed his skills by listening to and playing along with blues and rock records.
Travers started his music career in the 1970s, and his breakthrough came in 1979 with the release of his album "Live! Go for What You Know." The album featured Travers' signature guitar sound and included hit songs like "Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)" and "Snortin' Whiskey."
Throughout the 1980s, Travers continued to release successful albums, including "Crash and Burn," "Radio Active," and "Black Pearl." He also collaborated with other musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne and Sammy Hagar.
Travers' music has been described as a blend of hard rock, blues, and boogie, and he is known for his dynamic live performances. He has continued to tour and record music, with his most recent album, "Swing!", released in 2020.
In addition to his music career, Travers is also an accomplished martial artist and has studied various disciplines, including Shotokan Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Pat Travers (1976 - 1978)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass
- Nicko McBrain - drums
Albums:
- Pat Travers (1976)
- Makin' Magic (1977)
- Putting It Straight (1977)
Pat Travers Band I (1978 - 1980)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Pat Thrall - guitar
- Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass
- Tommy Aldridge - drums
Albums:
- Heat in the Street (1978)
- The Pat Travers You Missed Mini-Album (EP) (1978)
- Live! Go for What You Know (live at Opry House 1979) (1979)
- Crash and Burn (1980)
Pat Travers Band II (1980 - 1983)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass
- Sandy Gennaro - drums
Albums:
- Radio Active (1981)
- Black Pearl (1982)
Cowling left in 1983. Various bassists came and went between 1984 and 1989.
Pat Travers Band III (1984 - 1989)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Cliff Jordan, Donni Hughes, et.al. - bass
- Sandy Gennaro - drums
Albums:
Pat Travers Band IV (1989 - 1993)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Jerry Riggs - guitar
- Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass
- Sandy Gennaro - drums
Albums:
- School of Hard Knocks (1990)
- Boom Boom (live 1990) (1991)
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (live 1977 and 1980) (1992, re-released in 2000)
- Blues Tracks (1992)
Pat Travers Band V (1993 - 19--)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Erik Cartwright - guitar
- Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass
- Sandy Gennaro - drums
Albums:
- Just a Touch (1993)
- Blues Magnet (1994)
- Halfway to Somewhere (1995)
- Lookin' Up (1996)
- King Biscuit Flower Hour (live 1984) (1997)
- Blues Tracks 2 (1998)
- Don't Feed the Alligators (2000)
- Boom Boom - Live at the Diamond Club 1990 (CD & DVD) (2000)
- Etched in Stone (2-CD live 2002) (2003)
- P.T. Power Trio (also called Power Trio) (2003)
- From the Front... Live! (DVD-audio live 1984) (2003)
- PT=MC2 (2005)
Pat Travers Band VI (2006 - 2007)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Carmine Appice - drums
Albums:
- P.T. Power Trio 2 (2006)
- Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) (live) (2007)
Pat Travers Band VII (2008 - 2016)
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- Kirk McKim - guitar/vocals)
- Rodney O'Quinn - bass
- Sandy Gennaro - drums
Albums:
- Stick with What You Know - Live in Europe (live 2007) (2008)
- Travelin' Blues (2009)
- Fidelis (2010)
- Blues on Fire (2012)
- Live at the Bamboo Room (live CD & DVD) (2013)
- Can Do (2013)
- Snortin' Whiskey at the Warfield (Official Bootleg) (2014)
- Live at the Iridium NYC (2015)
- Retro Rocket (2015)
- Live at Rockpalast (1976) (2017)
- Swing! (2019)
Pat Travers Band VIII (2021 - )
- Pat Travers - guitar, vocals
- David Pastorius - bass
- Alex Petrosky - drums
Albums:
- The Art of Time Travel (2022)
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