Tab Benoit : The I Hear Thunder Tour

Straight from the Louisiana bayou, Tab Benoit’s tone hits you before his Otis-Redding-kind-of-voice even sings. No pedals, no smoke—just a beat-up Tele, a cable, and a Category 5 amp. The magic? That’s all in his hands.

Born in Baton Rouge and raised in Houma, Tab grew up on Cajun waltzes, country radio, and a house full of instruments. He started on drums, but in church halls where loud was frowned on, he found his voice in the guitar.

Over three decades deep, Tab’s built a career on swamp grit and soul. A Grammy-nominated bluesman with 5 Blues Music Awards, 2 BB King Entertainer of the Year honors, and a place in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, he’s jammed with legends—from Dr. John to Willie Nelson.

But he don’t just play for applause—he plays for the land. Founder of Voice of the Wetlands, Tab fights to save Louisiana’s sinking coast, earning him the Governor’s Conservationist of the Year Award and a role in the iMax film Hurricane on the Bayou.

From Nice and Warm to I Hear Thunder, Tab’s been torching stages with 250 shows a year, his Tele screaming like a storm rolling in. He ain’t just playing the blues—he’s carving its future with the mud of its past still on his boots.