LEWISBURG – According to a press release, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome Tab Benoit with Jesse Dayton at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 7.

Benoit is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30-plus-year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta-swamp blues. He’s acquired a devoted legion of fans along the way as well as five Blues Music Awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Benoit has recorded and/or performed with accomplished artists like Junior Wells, George Porter Jr., Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musselwhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne and Alvin Youngblood Hart, to name a few.

His accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. He’s the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. He received the Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit also starred in the iMax motion picture “Hurricane on the Bayou,” a documentary of Hurricane Katrina’s effects and a call to protect and restore the wetlands.

Dayton brings his fierce blend of Texas blues, outlaw country and punk rock to the stage, opening for Benoit on the “I Hear Thunder” tour. Celebrating his latest album, “The Hard Way Blues,” produced by Shooter Jennings and a No. 2 debut on the Billboard Blues chart, Dayton’s set is a raw, gritty journey through Americana. Known for his work with legends like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Social Distortion, and fresh off a Grammy-nominated collaboration with Samantha Fish, Dayton’s live show captures decades of fearless musical spirit. Expect powerful guitar riffs, soulful storytelling and a performance that’s both timeless and electrifying.

The performance is sponsored, in part, by Martha and Alan Barrick and Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate.

For more information or tickets, call 570-577-1000 or visit Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.