Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States… Read Full Bio ↴Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) is a blues guitarist, musician and singer. He plays a style that is a combination of Swamp blues, Soul blues and Chicago blues. He plays Fender guitars and writes his own music compositions. Benoit graduated from Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, Louisiana in May, 1985. In 2003, he formed an organization promoting awareness of coastal wetlands preservation known as "Voice of the Wetlands."
A guitar player since his teenage years, he hung out at the Blues Box, a music club and cultural center in Baton Rouge run by guitarist Tabby Thomas. Playing guitar alongside Thomas, Raful Neal, Henry Gray and other high-profile regulars at the club, Benoit learned the blues first-hand from a faculty of living blues legends. He formed a trio in 1987 and began playing clubs in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. He began touring other parts of the south two years later and started touring more of the United States in 1991- and he continues to this day.
Benoit landed a recording contract with the Texas-based Justice Records and released a series of well-received recordings, beginning in 1992 with Nice and Warm, an album that prompted comparisons to blues guitar heavyweights like Albert King, Albert Collins and even Jimi Hendrix. Despite the hype, Benoit has done his best over the years to maintain a commitment to his Cajun roots— a goal that often eluded him when past producers and promoters tried to turn him and his recordings in a rock direction, often against his better instincts. These Blues Are All Mine, released on Vanguard in 1999 after Justice folded, marked a return to the rootsy sound that he’d been steered away from for several years.
That same year, he appeared on Homesick for the Road, a collaborative album on the Telarc label with fellow guitarists Kenny Neal and Debbie Davies. Homesick not only served as a showcase for three relatively young but clearly rising stars, but also launched Benoit’s relationship with Telarc that came to fruition in 2002 with the release of Wetlands —arguably the most authentically Cajun installment in his entire ten-year discography.
On Wetlands, Benoit mixes original material like the autobiographical “When a Cajun Man Gets the Blues” and the driving “Fast and Free” with little-known classics like Li’l Bob & the Lollipops’ “I Got Loaded,” Professor Longhair’s “Her Mind Is Gone” and Otis Redding’s timeless “These Arms of Mine” (Tab’s vocal style has long been influenced by Redding).
Later in 2002, Benoit released Whiskey Store, a collaborative recording with fellow guitarist and Telarc labelmate Jimmy Thackery as well as harpist Charlie Musselwhite and Double Trouble—the two-man rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton that backed Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Benoit, in 2003, released Sea Saint Sessions, recorded at Big Easy Recording Studio (better known among musicians in the region as Sea Saint Studio) in New Orleans. In addition to Benoit and his regular crew—bassist Carl Dufrene and drummer Darryl White—Sea Saint Sessions includes numerous guest appearances by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Cyril Neville, Brian Stoltz and George Porter.
That same year, Benoit and Thackery took their dueling guitar show on the road and recorded a March 2003 performance at the Unity Centre for Performing Arts in Unity, Maine. The result was Whiskey Store Live, a high-energy guitar fest released in February 2004.
Benoit's 2005 release is Fever for the Bayou,which also includes guest appearances by Cyril Neville (vocals and percussion) and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (vocals).
An interview with Tab Benoit:
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/tab_benoit.html
A guitar player since his teenage years, he hung out at the Blues Box, a music club and cultural center in Baton Rouge run by guitarist Tabby Thomas. Playing guitar alongside Thomas, Raful Neal, Henry Gray and other high-profile regulars at the club, Benoit learned the blues first-hand from a faculty of living blues legends. He formed a trio in 1987 and began playing clubs in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. He began touring other parts of the south two years later and started touring more of the United States in 1991- and he continues to this day.
Benoit landed a recording contract with the Texas-based Justice Records and released a series of well-received recordings, beginning in 1992 with Nice and Warm, an album that prompted comparisons to blues guitar heavyweights like Albert King, Albert Collins and even Jimi Hendrix. Despite the hype, Benoit has done his best over the years to maintain a commitment to his Cajun roots— a goal that often eluded him when past producers and promoters tried to turn him and his recordings in a rock direction, often against his better instincts. These Blues Are All Mine, released on Vanguard in 1999 after Justice folded, marked a return to the rootsy sound that he’d been steered away from for several years.
That same year, he appeared on Homesick for the Road, a collaborative album on the Telarc label with fellow guitarists Kenny Neal and Debbie Davies. Homesick not only served as a showcase for three relatively young but clearly rising stars, but also launched Benoit’s relationship with Telarc that came to fruition in 2002 with the release of Wetlands —arguably the most authentically Cajun installment in his entire ten-year discography.
On Wetlands, Benoit mixes original material like the autobiographical “When a Cajun Man Gets the Blues” and the driving “Fast and Free” with little-known classics like Li’l Bob & the Lollipops’ “I Got Loaded,” Professor Longhair’s “Her Mind Is Gone” and Otis Redding’s timeless “These Arms of Mine” (Tab’s vocal style has long been influenced by Redding).
Later in 2002, Benoit released Whiskey Store, a collaborative recording with fellow guitarist and Telarc labelmate Jimmy Thackery as well as harpist Charlie Musselwhite and Double Trouble—the two-man rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton that backed Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Benoit, in 2003, released Sea Saint Sessions, recorded at Big Easy Recording Studio (better known among musicians in the region as Sea Saint Studio) in New Orleans. In addition to Benoit and his regular crew—bassist Carl Dufrene and drummer Darryl White—Sea Saint Sessions includes numerous guest appearances by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Cyril Neville, Brian Stoltz and George Porter.
That same year, Benoit and Thackery took their dueling guitar show on the road and recorded a March 2003 performance at the Unity Centre for Performing Arts in Unity, Maine. The result was Whiskey Store Live, a high-energy guitar fest released in February 2004.
Benoit's 2005 release is Fever for the Bayou,which also includes guest appearances by Cyril Neville (vocals and percussion) and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (vocals).
An interview with Tab Benoit:
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/tab_benoit.html
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Tab Benoit Lyrics
A Whole Lotta Soul What's the matter with the place we live in? Did Mother…
Addicted I’m addicted baby It’s plain to see Your love got a hold…
Bring It on Home to Me If you ever change your mind About leavin', leavin' me behin…
Broke And Lonely I done lost all my money Now I'm about to lose…
Can't You See You were my devotion But now you're my emotion Can't you s…
Cherry Tree Blues When I first met you, babe I was green as I…
Come And Get It The night ain't over, baby I got a lot of shaking…
Crawling King Snake Yeah I'm a crawlin' king snake, and I rule my…
Crosscut Saw I'm a cross cut saw, just drag me 'cross your…
Darkness I'm walkin' slow With a weary mind She's draggin' me low …
Down in the Swamp I got to go i got to go Got to go…
Downtown See I got me a cab by the side of…
Drownin I'm going down. My nose is in the sand I'm going…
Drowning on Dry Land I'm going down. My nose is in the sand I'm going…
Fever for the Bayou Got the fever for the bayou, Muddy Waters take me…
For What it There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly c…
Garbage Man My baby ran away with the garbage man My baby, she…
Georgia I met this pretty girl At a saturday dance Man i can…
Gold On the Ceiling Down in the waves she screams again Roar at the door My…
Gone Too Long Now everytime I ask you where you gone You wave bye…
Good To Ya Baby Don't waste your time Calling me tomorrow when you wake up…
Heart Of Stone I'm getting worried Lines on my face I worry so much sometim…
Her Mind Is Gone If you got a woman You don't understand Don't have to call…
I Can't Hold Out I just talked to my baby On the telephone She said Stop…
I Got Loaded 1, 2, 3 You got class, baby Yes, you know that you…
I Put a Spell on You I put a spell on you because you're mine You better…
I'm Guilty Of Lovin' You Order in the court, my heart is on trial. I solemnly…
If I Could Quit You If I could quit you I'd be alright All I want…
Im Guilty Of Lovin You It's over now, it's in the past And we said our…
In It To Win It I was born in southeast delta [Incomprehensible] Me friend…
Jambalaya Goodbye Joe, I got to go, me oh, my oh I…
Keep On Moving Keep on moving Keep it steady as you go Keep it moving…
Keep Yourself From Crying Too Aii… senangnya dalam hati kalau beristri dua Oh seperti duni…
Laundromat Blues You been meetin' your man, baby Down at the local laundroma…
Let Love Take Control Now if you ever want to be happy You better find…
Long Lonely Bayou She was mine and was fine back then I tried to…
Louisiana Style I wanna tell you just how I feel I had a…
Medicine I'm losing my mind, babe, the worse things happen I…
Midnight And Lonesome There's a world less moon watchin' tonight There's a garden …
Moon Comin' Over the Hill I remember that lonesome night When stars all were shining b…
Mother Earth You may holler at me all the time You may never…
New Orleans Ladies New Orleans Ladies A sassy style that will drive you crazy A…
Next To Me You can travel over oceans and around the world You can…
Nice & Warm Can't wait to get back home where the sun is always nice…
Nice and Warm Can't wait to get back home where the sun is always nice…
Night Life When the evening sun goes down You wil find me, oh,…
Night Train I'm a night train Rolling nine hundred mile I'm a night tr…
Nothing Takes The Place Of You I moved your picture from my wall And I replaced them…
One Foot In The Bayou Diamond Rings, Limosines Down home girl, Uptown dreams Penth…
Open Book A glass of wine Is much too fine for you girl Did…
Rainy Day Blues It's cloudy in the mornin' Rainy in the afternoon Cloudy in …
Sac-Au-Lait Fishing There's somethin' in the water that's callin' my name. If…
Seventh Son Well now everybody cryin' 'bout the seventh son But in…
She Standin' on the corner Wait on my girl to come by Yes…
Shelter Me Thee earth can shake, the sky come down The mountains all,…
Shining Moon Don't that moon look pretty, shining down through the trees?…
Solid Simple Thing My baby don t have to try Lord to turn me…
Solid Simple Things My baby don't have to try lord to turn me…
Somehow What can I do? I can't stop thinkin' about you Oh, what…
Standing on the Bank Ohh, I'm standing on a bank Of the bayou, too much…
Sunrise I watch the sunrise alone again And I'm beginning to think…
The Killing Floor I should'a quit you, long time ago I should'a quit…
The Seventh Son Well now everybody cryin' 'bout the seventh son But in…
These Arms of Mine These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue…
Too Many Dirty Dishes There's too many dirty dishes, in the sink for just…
Twenty Nine Ways I got 29 ways just to get to my baby's…
Up And Gone Standing in the doorway speaking your mind And then you're o…
What I Live For So you say that this is it You're just gonna leave And…
When a Cajun Man Gets the Blues Ma chérie, she has left me for good, After I gave…
You Got What I Want 1, 2, 3 You got class, baby Yes, you know that you…