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Tab Benoit – vocals, electric guitar
Carl Dufrene – bass
Darryl White – drums
Louisiana Legends – additional musicians (B3)
Written by Tab Benoit (A1, A3, B1, C1-2, D1-2), Henry Roeland Byrd / Professor Longhair (A2), Sidney Simien / Boozoo Chavis & Wilson Anthony Chavis (B2), Camille Bob / Lil’ Bob (B3); Mardi Gras Medley (C3) – traditional / various
2 LPs, gatefold old-style tip-on jacket by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12’’
Stereo
Live
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings (QRP), Salina, Kansas, USA
Label : APO Records – Blues Masters Live Series
Original Label : APO Records
Recorded live at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, Kansas, USA, in October 2002, during the fifth annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads festival
Engineered by David Baker and Katsuhiko Naito
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, Salina, Kansas, from the original analog master tapes
Originally released in October 2026
Tracks:
Side A:
1. Muddy Bottom Blues
2. Her Mind Is Gone
3. Nice And Warm
Side B:
1. Let Love Take Control
2. Dog Hill
3. I Got Loaded
Side C:
1. Louisiana Style
2. Crawfishin’
3. Mardi Gras Medley
Side D:
1. Cherry Tree Blues
2. Bayou Boogie
Reviews:
“For Tab Benoit, the 2002 performance was a homecoming of sorts. At 34, the Louisiana guitarist was already an acclaimed performer, but found himself sharing the Blue Heaven stage with elder statesmen of the music he had grown up admiring. Recorded with bassist Carl Dufrene Jr. and drummer Darryl White, the performance captures Benoit moving through the blues, New Orleans R&B, swamp pop and zydeco traditions that shaped his sound.
The recording remained unreleased for more than two decades. When Acoustic Sounds’ Chad Kassem decided to begin releasing recordings from the Blues Masters at the Crossroads archive during Acoustic Sounds’ 40th anniversary year, Benoit’s performance was an obvious place to begin.
The double album moves from Benoit originals including “Muddy Bottom Blues,” “Nice and Warm,” “Let Love Take Control,” “Louisiana Style,” “Crawfishin’” and “Cherry Tree Blues” to deeply rooted Louisiana material, including Professor Longhair’s “Her Mind Is Gone,” Boozoo Chavis’ “Dog Hill,” and “I Got Loaded,” performed with its creator, Camille Bob, aka Lil’ Bob. The set closes with the aptly titled “Bayou Boogie,” Benoit delivering on his promise to “give it all I got.”
If Benoit’s album captures a rising Louisiana artist stepping into the company of his heroes, Blues Masters Live: Tony Joe White documents a performance that Kassem has privately treasured for years. “This recording in particular is one of the best things I’ve ever been a part of. I’ve been playing this for people for 23 years and it stops me cold every single time.”” Tracking Angle Review by Michael Fremer