 In 1998, Trout released his self-titled US debut album and renamed his band 'Walter Trout and the Free Radicals' (later renamed 'Walter Trout and the Radicals' and currently simply 'Walter Trout').Since, Trout has been recording prolifically and touring in North and Central America, Europe, Australia, and India.In 2002, he was featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album, "Hey Bo Diddley – A Tribute!