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Cajun Man with the Blues |
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| Location: | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 13, 2008 (77 days back) |
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The Critics Are Saying about NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE....... "One of the more viscerally satisfying blues albums to emerge in a long while." --- The Pasadena Weekly "From a career standpoint Benoit is just now hitting his prime, " --- American Roots "His best record yet." --- Creative Loafing Tab Benoit Louisiana..'s 1 Roots Music ExportGuitarist-singer Tab Benoit is the real deal. Born and raised on the Louisiana bayou, this self-proclaimed “new kid from the old school” has been the standard bearer for a new generation of Cajun blues musicians – a traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, grafting elements of rock and soul to the indigenous sounds of the bayou. And if dedicating his life to his musical roots weren’t enough, Benoit has also been a tireless crusader in recent years – prior to the devastation of hurricane Katrina but even more so since – for the preservation of the rapidly vanishing wetlands of his native region.Benoit unleashes his passion for his homeland and its music in Power of the Pontchartrain, a new Telarc recording that he co-produced with veteran producer David Z (Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Prince). Also on board for the 11-track ride is LeRoux, the enduring Louisiana-based blues/rock/pop collective that has been a regional mainstay since the late ‘70s.The set opens with the swampy “Don’t Make No Sense,” a track that wastes no time showcasing Benoit’s richly layered but always straightforward guitar chops. Nelson Blanchard’s subtle keyboard lines work in perfect tandem with the guitarist’s gritty fretwork. This same guitar-keyboard counterpoint is evident again in the title track. “Power of the Pontchartrain” is an eerie, shimmering ode to the mystical power of the massive lake just north of New Orleans and the dark legends that have evolved around it over the generations.Benoit takes the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young classic, “For What It’s Worth,” and makes it his own with an unmistakably Cajun edge. Listen closely here for some new lyrics that suggest a note of anger at an economic and social system that has forsaken the bayou underclass.The home stretch is all about the ladies. “Addicted” is a grinding, midtempo confessional that characterizes a woman’s charms as something far more powerful and alluring than any illicit substances, while the upbeat closer, “One Foot in the Bayou,” is an ode to a woman who leads a paradoxical double-life – half in the high society of the Big Apple and the other half in the earthy world of the Louisiana bayou.Power of the Pontchartrain is the latest chapter in an eventful career trajectory for Benoit. In 2006, he received the Blues Music Association Award for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (Fever for the Bayou, CD-83622, released on Telarc in 2005); a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album (Brother to the Blues, CD-83639, released in 2006); and Blues Music Association nominations in 2007 for Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year (the 2007 Blues Music Awards are scheduled for May 10 in Memphis).In addition, he has also fulfilled his duties as president of Voice of the Wetlands, the environmental organization that he founded in 2003, and played a prominent musical role in Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary by filmmaker McGillivray Freeman that chronicles life in Louisiana in the aftermath of Katrina. Hurricane on the Bayou is playing in IMAX theaters in the U.S., Canada and Europe throughout 2007.Hurricane on the Bayou includes “a lot of images…that people didn’t see on the news,” says Benoit, who hopes that “audiences will get an understanding not just of what happened in New Orleans, but why it happened. Since Katrina, I’ve traveled all over this country and talked to all kinds of people, and I think the one thing a lot of folks share is this feeling that they’d like to help but they don’t know what to do. Hopefully, Hurricane on the Bayou will show them more.”For every storm that cuts a path of destruction, there is an equally relentless force that inspires hope. One listen to the music is proof enough that Tab Benoit is a force of nature all his own.“Power of the Pontchartrain might be Benoit’s best yet.” - OffBeat“Louisiana bluesman Tab Benoit has just dropped the best album of his career on us. Power of the Pontchartrain is an 11-track wonder that showcases Benoit’s thorough command of contemporary blues. He’s got it going on here with splendid songwriting, gritty vocals and choice lead guitar work.” - Billboard“In May, Tab Benoit was named the Blues Male Artist of the Year and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. As you listen to the Louisiana native’s Power Of The Pontchartrain CD, the reasons why become crystal clear. Two things about this disc immediately catch your ear, one being the tremendous guitar licks, the second the soulful vocals of Benoit.” - JazzReview.comClick here for more infomation on Tab Benoit's Power of the Pontchartrain ..Tab is joined by Louisiana Leroux at the 2006 Voice of the Wetlands Festival Tab Benoit and Jumpin Johnny Sansone in Vail, Colorado for the 2005 Voice of the Wetlands Festival. |
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Music:Member Since: 5/11/2006Band Website: tabbenoit.com/ Sounds Like: Tab Benoit's New Release "Train to Nashville" Purchase it Here. Behind the scenes "Hurricane on the Bayou" Behind the scenes "Visit and Support Louisiana and it's Voice of the Wetlands" X-tra footage from Imax Picture's "Hurricane on the Bayou" This painting is by Artist Richard Thomas. It is the first recorded published artwork following hurricane's Katrina and Rita in 2005. Richard and his family spent three days on his porch in flooded New Orleans then one day on Interstate I-10 while waiting to be evacuated to Larose Louisiana. Richard met the Voice of the Wetlands organization and painted this painting depicting the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars. Richard is a great Artist and many of his paintings can be purchased on-line. The Voice of the Wetlands is a 501C-3 Organization whose mission is to raise awareness towards the erosion and loss of South Louisiana's wetlands and culture. We lose a football field worth of wetlands every hour. These wetlands protect New Orleans and the surrounding area's from flooding. There is no other way except to build levees and we've seen where that will get you. The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars Night Train Tab Benoit's Whiskey Store maybe oil companies are not totally responcible but this picture say's it all. In the 1930's Big Oil dicovered Louisiana and canals we're dug and miles and miles of Wetlands were destroyed. It is through these same canals and bayous that the rising waters of the Gulf enter our fresh water estuaries still destroying miles and miles of land, wild life, plants, and trees. It is through some of these same canals that the Gulf entered the city of New Orleans leaving people homeless and a death count that still un-reported. It is these wetlands that have fueled the US with gas, oil, food , music , and a unique culture that can't be replaced. Record Label: Telarc Records Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Blues) |
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Mr. Benoit goes to Washington
Houma musician to sing coastal erosion blues to ... Posted by Tab Benoit on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:57:00 PST |
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Night Train To Nashville REVIEW |
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By Ernest Barteldes
Published on June 12, 2008
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Night Train to Nashville (Telarc Blues)
Subject(s):Tab Benoit, live recording showcases the raw energy of this Louisian... Posted by Tab Benoit on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:50:00 PST |
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Celebrity Cafe Interview |
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By Dominick A. Miserandino
DM) Do you prefer playing live or recording in a studio?
TB) I prefer playing live, definitely. When you get... Posted by Tab Benoit on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:46:00 PST |
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American Roots |
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At forty years of age, Tab Benoit is quite young by blues standards. From a career standpoint Benoit is just now h... Posted by Tab Benoit on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:42:00 PST |
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"Night Train to Nashville," Tab Benoit with Louisiana LeRoux (Telarc)
A great career became a nearly peerless career w... Posted by Tab Benoit on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:41:00 PST |
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Baghdad on the Bayou Redux: Tab Benoit Interview |
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Baghdad on the Bayou Redux: Tab Benoit Interview
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by Georgianne Nienaber and ... Posted by Tab Benoit on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:39:00 PST |
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new CD on sale / press quotes |
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Power of the Pontchartrain was number 2 on the Billbaord Blues Chart! Check out some of the amazing press quotes.... Posted by Tab Benoit on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:04:00 PST |
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| http://www.bluessource.com/readarticles.php?id=26 Posted by Tab Benoit on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:23:00 PST |
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