Pat Travers

Show Dates are Subject to ChangeSHOW DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGEThe Pat Travers Band (PTB) currently consists of Pat Travers (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Alex Petrosky (drums), and David Pastorius (bass/vocals). Travers sang on Boston metal band Extremes Get the Funk Out on their 1990 album Pornograffitti. Paul Gilbert has referred to Travers as a guitar god[6], and Kirk Hammett of Metallica has cited him as one of his favorite guitar players. Vito Bratta White Lion has stated Pat Travers is an influence to his soloing.Pat Travers was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12, he saw Jimi Hendrix perform in Ottawa. Travers began playing in bands early in his teens; his first bands were the Music Machine (not to be confused with the Californian psychedelic/garage band of the same name), Red Hot, and Merge, which played in clubs in the Quebec area. While performing with Merge, he was noticed by rock artist Ronnie Hawkins, who invited Travers to perform with him. In his early twenties Travers moved to London and signed a recording contract with the Polydor label. His self-titled debut album was released in 1976.The guitar Travers most often appeared with on stage and on album covers in the bands early years was a 1964/65 model double cutaway, double [humbucker] pickup Gibson Melody Maker. The bands next release was a live album entitled Live! Go for What You Know, which charted in the Top 40 in the United States and included the tune Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (originally recorded by Little Walter, credited to Stan Lewis), which climbed even higher on the charts, entering the Top 20. Snortin Whiskey was a major American radio hit from 1980s Crash and Burn.