Sonny Landreth

The State Room Presents
SONNY LANDRETH
SUN, 6 SEP 2026 at 08:00PM MDT
Ages: 21 & Over
Doors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 at 10:00AM MDT
Announcement: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 at 10:00AM MDT

BIOGRAPHY
Fourteen albums,
two
Grammy nominations, nearly a dozen major awards and more
than four decades into a career like no other,
Sonny Landreth
is an artist who
’
s found a
different way to play guitar and then some. Music journalists have called the
singer/songwriter/bandleader/slide guitar virtuoso everything from
“
an innovator on the
order of Eddie Van Halen
” (
All About Jazz
) to
“
one of the fin
est guitarists America has
ever produced
” (
Rock & Blues Muse
), while artists that include John Hiatt, Jimmy
Buffett, Mark Knopfler, Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton
–
who
’
s famously said,
“
Sonny
Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the pla
net, and also one of
the most advanced
”
–
consider him an invaluable colleague, collaborator and bonafide
guitar hero.
For the Lafayette, Louisiana native, it
’
s a journey of remarkable musicianship that began
with his first guitar at
age
12.
By his
20’
s
he was
sitting in with local Creole and Cajun
musicians and
would soon become
the first white member of Clifton Chenier
’
s
legendary Red Hot Louisiana Band.
“
Being raised in a community where music is such
a huge part of the culture,
”
Landreth explains,
“
lo
ving Robert Johnson and Duane
Allman as much as Mozart, I
just
absorbed every one of those influences and
somehow
crystallized it into my own style.
”
Through it all, Landreth has discovered
his music being embraced by
fans of blues,
rock, jazz, zydeco, c
ountry, Americana, world music and more.
“
Not being pinned down
to any one genre can be a blessing and a curse,
”
he laughs.
“
But I was always
comfortable playing different styles because slide guitar can speak to any audience.
”
And as anyone who
’
s witnesse
d him as the opening performer for an unprecedented
seven of Eric Clapton
’
s Crossroads Guitar Festivals can attest, Landreth
’
s slide
wizardry is a consistent highlight of the world
’
s most famous six
-
string summit.
For Landreth, the future is an open road
with the top down and the radio turned up. He
’
s
currently recording a new album
–
his first since
2020’
s worldwide Top 5
Blacktop Run
–
and maintaining a busy touring schedule. But for a one
-
of
-
a
-
kind artist who continues to
defy categorization, what keep
s him going/growing as an ever innovative yet always
down
-
to
-
earth performer?
“
I still believe that music can possess
the
same magic
that we
all felt when we were
kids,
”
Landreth says.
“
You want it to feel personal and be inspiring.
Whenever my music commu
nicates or resonates with people,
it
’
s a great affirmation.
”