Nalle Colt
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nalle Colt
| image = Vintage Trouble@49. Heineken Jazzaldia (15179981134) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Colt in 2014
| birth_name = Nalle Colt
| origin = Malmö, Sweden
| instruments = Guitar, vocals, composer
| genre = Rock, rhythm & blues
| occupation = Musician, guitarist
| years_active = 2010s
| label = Blue Note Records
| associated_acts = Vintage Trouble
Dakota Moon
| website = http://www.vintagetrouble.com
}}
Nalle Colt is a Swedish guitarist and resident studio musician, best known as the lead guitarist in the Los Angeles based rhythm & blues band, Vintage Trouble.{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/tag/vintage-trouble/|title=Vintage Trouble News - Speakeasy - WSJ|work=wsj.com|accessdate=26 November 2016}} Colt was born in Malmö, Sweden. As a child, he was a skateboarding prodigy, competing on a professional level. After an injury left him bed-ridden, he learned to play guitar at the age of 13.{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarplanet.eu/the-nalle-colt-interview.html|title=The Nalle Colt Interview|work=guitarplanet.eu|accessdate=26 November 2016}} Colt cites his early musical influences as The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin.{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/entertainment/red/9239577-64/vintage-trouble-draws-inspiration-from|title=Vintage Trouble draws inspiration from classic rock ’n’ roll|first=John|last=Wirt|work=theadvocate.com|accessdate=26 November 2016}}
Music career
Colt played with Ty Taylor in the band Ghost Hounds before forming Vintage Trouble with Rick Barrio Dill and Richard Danielson in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-vintage-trouble-guitarist-nalle-colt-455777|title=Interview: Vintage Trouble guitarist Nalle Colt|work=musicradar.com|accessdate=26 November 2016}}
Vintage Trouble has supported artists including Joss Stone, Paloma Faith, the Dixie Chicks, The Who, Lenny Kravitz, Bon Jovi,{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/vintage-trouble-on-touring-the-uk-and-supporting-the-rolling-stones-578108|title=Vintage Trouble on touring the UK and supporting The Rolling Stones|work=musicradar.com|accessdate=26 November 2016}} and AC/DC on their 2015 Rock or Bust World Tour.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
Colt has also played with 2 Cent Penny, 6 Foot Nurse.
Discography
- 2019 Chapter II - EP II / Vintage Trouble / Guitar, Vocals
- 2018 Chapter II - EP I / Vintage Trouble / Guitar, Vocals
- 2015 1 Hopeful Rd. / Vintage Trouble / Guitar, Vocals
- 2014 The Swing House Acoustic Sessions / Vintage Trouble / Guitar, Vocals
- 2013 Sound the Alarm / Booker T. Jones / Composer, Guitar
- 2011 The Bomb Shelter Sessions / Vintage Trouble Composer, Group Member, Guitars, Vocals
- 2010 Little Immaculate White Fox / Pearl Aday / Composer, Guitar, Lyricist
- 2007 The Winding Road / Engelbert Humperdinck / Guitar (Electric){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nalle-colt-mn0002058107/credits|title=Nalle Colt - Credits - AllMusic|work=allmusic.com|accessdate=26 November 2016}}
Equipment
Colt is endorsed by Fender Guitars, Taylor Guitars, D'Addario, Schaffer Replica-Solo Dallas, Lazy J Amplifier, Mogami Cable and Clayton Guitar Picks.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420041541/http://www.vintagetrouble.com/bio.html|archivedate=April 20, 2016|url=http://vintagetrouble.com/bio.html|title=Vintage Trouble - Live-wired, straight-shootin, dirty-mouth'd, pelvis-pushing juke music|work=vintagetrouble.com|accessdate=26 November 2016}}
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Category:Swedish rhythm and blues musicians