B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Contemporary Blues
Male Artist and Contemporary Blues Album: Medicine
The 33rd Blues Music Awards
are in the books and the big winner is Tab Benoit, who received three awards.
Benoit took top honors in Contemporary Male Artist and B.B. King Entertainer of
the Year, and his album Medicine won Contemporary Blues Album.
The premier blues music event in the world, the Blues Music Awards were held
Thursday May 10, 2012 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. For
more information and a complete list of 2012 BMA winners: www.blues.org/
“It’s such an honor to win the B.B. King Entertainer of the
Year award,” Benoit says. “They gave this award to B.B. so many times, it’s
named after him. I had a friend who once met B.B. and asked him, ‘Who should I
listen to when I first get into the blues?’ B.B. King could have named almost
anyone, but instead he said, ‘Tab Benoit.’ That’s why the B.B. King Entertainer
of the Year award means so much to me.”
Medicine was released April 26, 2011, on Telarc,
a division of Concord Music Group. The 11-track recording features seven Benoit
originals co-written with ace songwriter Anders Osborne. Engineered by David Z, Medicine spotlights
the work of keyboardist Ivan Neville, drummer Brady Blade and bassist Corey
Duplechin. Fiddler/singer Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil makes a special
appearance on three tracks.
Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit, a 14-song compilation
of recordings from Benoit’s years, so far, on the Telarc label, was released
April 3, 2012. Benoit is currently on tour supporting this collection which
marks some of the high points in the career of an artist who has been aptly
described as “the new kid from the old school.”
In 2010, Benoit received the Governor’s Award for
Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.
Tour Dates:
May 16: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
May 17: Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage
May 18: Bakersfield, CA @ The Doubletree Hotel
May 19: Dana Point, CA @ Doheny Blues Festival
May 20: Santa Barbara, CA @ Warren Hall
May 23: Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55
May 24: Petaluma, CA @ The Mystic Theatre
May 25: Folsom, CA @ Three Stages at Folsom Lake College
May 26: San Francisco, CA @ Slims
May 27: Crystal Bay, NV @ Crystal Bay Club
May 30: Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
May 31: Steamboat Springs, CO @ Old Town Pub
June 1: Denver, CO @ Imperial Ballroom/El Jebel Shrine
June 2: Durango, CO @ Abbey Theatre
June 3: Albuquerque, NM @ Albququerque International Balloon
Museum
June 14: Washington, DC @ The Hamilton
June 15: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
June 16: Johnstown, PA @ Peoples Natural Gas Park
June 19: Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
June 20: New York, NY @ Abrons Art Center
June 22: Pawtucket, RI @ The Met
June 23: Worcester, MA @ Paulies NOLA Jazz and Blues Fest
July 4: Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
July 5: Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
July 6: Tampa, FL @ Skipper’s Smokehouse
July 7: Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Theatre
July 11: Westerly, RI @ Blues on the Beach
July 12: Londonderry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall
July 13: Shirley, MA @ Bull Run Restaurant
July 14: Rockland, ME @ North Atlantic Blues Festival
July 28: New Orleans, LA @ Mid City Lanes
August 3: Louisville, CO @ Louisville Street Faire
August 4: Littleton, CO @ Blue Star Blues Festival
September 8: Wichita, KS @ Zoobillee-Sedgewick County Zoo
September 13: Carbondale, CO @ PAC3-Performing Arts Center
September 14: Colorado Springs, CO @ Armstrong Hall
September 16: Telluride, CO @ Telluride Blues & Brews
Festival
September 21: Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke
September 22: San Diego, CA @ San Diego Blues Festival
September 27: San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint
September 28: Lake Charles, LA @ Luna Bar & Grill
September 29: Bogalusa, LA @ Bogalusa Blues & Heritage
Festival
September 30: St. Francisville, LA @ Hemingbrough Blues
Festival
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