Tab Benoit to perform at The Kate in January

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Tab Benoit is set to perform at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook on Jan. 8. Tab, who has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues and acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way, as well as five Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

He 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. Tab’s accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands.

Benoit is the founder and driving force behind “Voice of the Wetlands”, an 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.

For tickets to see Tab Benoit perform in Old Saybrook, call the box office at 8605100453.

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Contributed photo Singer, songwriter and guitarist Tab Benoit is set to perform at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook on Jan. 8.