Tab Benoit with Special Guest Sierra Green and The Giants

Schedule

Wed Apr 09 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Lyric Theatre | Stuart, FL

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The bayous of southern Louisiana have a tradition rich in good food, good people, and good music. Tab Benoit is one of the most impressive guitar players to emerge from the bayous in recent years; his guitar tones can be recognized before his Otis-Redding-ish voice is heard. He doesn’t rely on special effects and his set up is simple: a guitar, cord, and Category 5 Amp. The effects you hear come from his fingers.
Born in Baton Rouge, Benoit grew up in the nearby oil and fishing town of Houma, where he still lives. Musically, he was exposed early on to traditional Cajun waltzes and the country music broadcast on his hometown’s only radio station. His father was a musician, and the home was always filled with instruments. The younger Benoit began playing the drums but switched to guitar because the only gigs around were in churches and at church fairs, and they wouldn’t allow loud drums to be played.
Benoit has come a long way since those early days. A four-time-Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and guitar player, he has built a remarkable 30-year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues. He has won five Blues Music Awards, including the BB King Entertainer of the Year Award twice, and was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has recorded and performed with Junior Wells, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Maria Muldaur, Cyril Neville, Allen Toussaint, Jimmy Thackery, Kenny Neal, Ivan Neville, and Alvin Youngblood Hart.
In addition to music Tab Benoit has another passion, the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. In 2004 he released Wetlands, an album that combined many musical styles indigenous to Louisiana. It was a mile marker in his journey to finding his own original sound and style. Following the release of Wetlands, he founded Voice of the Wetlands, a non-profit organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. He also starred in the IMAX movie Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. His all-star band, featuring some of his musical friends including Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Sansone and others, became the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars. They have released two CDs and occasionally tour the country.
Benoit recently released his first new album in 14 years, I Hear Thunder. The self-produced album, released for his imprint, Whiskey Bayou Records, is the culmination of his personal growth and advancement as a songwriter and musician. The record not only showcases his artistic brilliance but also his deep commitment to environmental advocacy, a legacy that extends beyond the stage into the heart of the land that inspires his bluesy soul. On this tour in support of the album, fans will hear new songs, as well as selected tracks from his vast catalogue.
Guitar World named Tab Benoit one of the 30 best guitar players currently performing. That’s high praise for a man who took up the guitar because the drums were too loud. He’s been compared to Albert King, Albert Collins and even Jimi Hendrix, but he’s all Tab Benoit. He does more than play the blues; he defines its future while paying homage to its rich past.
Come hear the thunder.
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