The Trials and Tribulations Blues Band was formed in Northern California in the early 1990s. For several years, the band played in many of the top music venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2018, the band reformed in Boise, Idaho. Their music is heavily influenced by renowned West Coast artists such as T-Bone Walker, William Clarke, Rod Piazza, Gary Smith, George “Harmonica” Smith, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulson, Junior Watson, and more.