- Trout Fishing in America (band)
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Trout Fishing in America Origin Houston, Texas, USA Genres Folk rock
Children's musicYears active 1979–present Labels Trout Records Associated acts Milo Deering Website http://www.troutmusic.com/ Members Keith Grimwood
Ezra IdletTrout Fishing in America is a musical duo which performs folk rock and children's music. The duo is composed of Keith Grimwood (upright bass, Clevinger bass, bass guitar, vocals) and Ezra Idlet (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, vocals). They took their name from the novel Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan.
Grimwood attended the University of Houston and played in the Houston Symphony Orchestra after graduation, whereas Idlet left a college basketball team to pursue rock and roll. The two met while performing together in the Houston-based folk-rock band Wheatfield, later renamed St. Elmo's Fire. When St. Elmo's Fire dissolved in 1979, Grimwood and Idlet formed Trout Fishing in America on the streets of Santa Cruz, California. The band was based for many years in Houston, Texas, but moved to the Prairie Grove, Arkansas area in 1992.
Their song "When I Was a Dinosaur" became a favorite of Dr. Demento, who played it frequently on his radio program.
Trout Fishing in America has received much critical recognition for both family and adult music. This includes three National Indie Awards, numerous Parents Choice awards and four Grammy Award nominations in the Best Musical Album for Children category; first for their 2001 release inFINity, then for their 2004 release Merry Fishes to All, then for their 2006 live performance release My Best Day and most recently for their 2008 release Big Round World.
Discography
(All releases under the Trout Records label)
- You Bore Me to Death! (LP only), 1979
- Hot to Trout (cassette and LP only), 1983
- Yes, the Fish Music (cassette only), 1987
- Stark Raving Trout (cassette only), 1988
- Truth Is Stranger than Fishin, 1990
- Big Trouble (Family), 1991
- Over the Limit, 1992
- Mine! (Family), 1994
- Who Are These People?, 1994
- Reel Life, 1996
- My World (Family), 1997
- Family Music Party]] (Family), 1998
- Closer to the Truth, 1999
- InFINity (Family), 2001
- It's a Puzzle (Family), 2003
- Merry Fishes to All (Family), 2004
- My Best Day (Family), 2006
- Who Knows What We Might Do, 2007
- Big Round World (Family), 2008
- Lookin' at Lucky, 2010
External links
- Trout Fishing in America's website
- Trout Fishing in America's website discography
- Allmusic band entry
- Interview of Trout Fishing in America by Renée Montagne for National Public Radio, Jan. 9, 2004.
- Interview of Trout Fishing in America on The Front Row KUHF Houston Public Radio, June 2, 2009.
Categories:- American folk musical groups
- Musical duos
- Musical groups from Houston, Texas
- American children's musical groups
- United States musical group stubs
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