Trout Fishing in America (band)

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Trout Fishing in America is a two-man folk-rock musical group that performs children's music as well as some music aimed at adults. The band, which includes Keith Grimwood (upright bass, bass guitar, Clevinger bass, vocals) and Ezra Idlet (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals), 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, but moved to the Prairie Grove, Arkansas area in 1992, where Keith and Ezra currently reside.

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 three Grammy nominations in the Best Musical Album for Children category; first for their 2001 release inFINity, then for their 2004 release Merry Fishes to All and most recently for their 2006 live performance release My Best Day.