Ruth Davies’ Blues Night with Joe Louis Walker

“Walker’s guitar playing is fine and fierce.” —Billboard

“Walker is a singer with a Cadillac of a voice.” —The New York Times

“Ferocious!” —Rolling Stone

Blues legend Joe Louis Walker appears for the first time at the beloved annual Ruth Davies’ Blues Night! A true powerhouse guitar virtuoso, a unique singer, and prolific songwriter, he has performed at the world’s top music festivals and earned legions of dedicated fans. He has opened for Muddy Waters and Thelonious Monk, hung out with Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, and Mississippi Fred McDowell, and was a close friend and roommate to Mike Bloomfield. In short, Joe Louis Walker is the blues. 

Bassist Ruth Davies curates the annual Blues Night, and she backs a band of Bay Area blues and jazz royalty. Ruth is herself a blues legend, having toured and recorded with John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bonnie Raitt, Charles Brown, Taj Mahal, Elvin Bishop, and many others. 

If you love real, authentic blues, get your tickets!