LACONIA — The Colonial Theatre of Laconia will present Tab Benoit: Soul of the Swamp Tour on Thursday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m., and tickets to the show go on sale on Friday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. at ColonialLaconia.com or by calling 800-657-8774.
Tab Benoit is a four-time Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30-plus year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues, acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way, as well as five Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. After a 13-year hiatus, Benoit is back with his latest effort, "I Hear Thunder," on his own label, Whiskey Bayou Records.
The new album was his first No. 1 on the Billboard charts in over 30 years.
Benoit has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr., Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musslewhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne, and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name a few.
For more information, visit ColonialLaconia.com or call 800-657-8774.
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