Tab Benoit in Houston

Tab Benoit is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Houma, Louisiana, who plays swamp blues and blues rock. His catalog includes the albums Nice and Warm, Fever for the Bayou, Brother to the Blues and Medicine, built around his electric-guitar playing and Southern soul vocals. In 2004, he founded Voice of the Wetlands and became a central performer at the organization’s festival in Houma. The project also put him onstage with the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, whose members have included Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne and George Porter Jr. He has toured extensively with a guitar-led trio and performed at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Jesse Dayton is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Beaumont, Texas, born in 1966. His music draws on outlaw country, blues and roots rock, heard across solo albums including The Revealer and The Hard Way Blues. He also recorded the collaborative album Death Wish Blues with Samantha Fish. The 2023 Death Wish Blues tour paired Jesse Dayton and Samantha Fish for guitar-led performances backed by a full band, with both musicians singing material from the record. The collaboration also brought them to the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Los Angeles, where they performed at Crypto.com Arena.