 In 1977, he recorded Weekend Warriors with guitarist Ted Nugent, and they toured together for many years.To celebrate John Lee Hooker's 100th birthday anniversary in 2017, Sauter joined Muruga Booker, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee guitarist J.C. "Billy" Davis, P-Funk guitarist Tony "Strat" Thomas, and singer Misty Love to form the "Booker Blues All-Stars", and released a CD called "Booker Plays Hooker".Sauter pioneered the use of a tremolo/vibrato system and a bottleneck slide while playing bass.