Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings – Carson City, NV

About This Event

Join us to endure the electrifying Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings performing live at the Nashville Social Club on Saturday, November 30th, 2024. Renowned for his mastery of the slide guitar, Rogers has enjoyed a distinguished career that spans collaborations with music legends like John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison, and Bonnie Raitt. His band, the Delta Rhythm Kings, complements his electrifying style with a powerful blend of blues, rock, and boogie rhythms.

Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings are not only famous for their high-energy performances but also for their versatility in the blues genre. Rogers, with his decades of experience, has a natural ability to captivate audiences, transitioning from deep, soulful blues to fast-paced rock-infused jams. His seamless blending of traditional and contemporary styles has earned him consistent critical acclaim. The band’s powerful rhythm section provides the backbone to Rogers’ iconic slide guitar, creating an immersive musical experience.

• Date: Saturday, November 30th
• Time: 7:30 PM
• Venue: Nashville Social Club

This performance at the Swan Music Hall will provide an intimate setting where fans can experience the raw energy and technical brilliance that Rogers brings to the stage. Tickets will be available for $35 for regular seating and $50 for premium seating, giving attendees the chance to enjoy a legendary night of live blues music up close. Prepare for an unforgettable evening of soul-stirring blues and blistering slide guitar work

About Roy Rogers and About the Delta Rhythm Kings

Roy Rogers is considered one of the world’s preeminent master Delta slide guitarists. With over 20 recordings to his credit, Rogers has garnered 8 Grammy nominations for producing, as a recording artist, and as a songwriter. His collaborations have garnered major media accolades globally for producing critically acclaimed Grammy nominated recordings for John Lee Hooker and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, as well as collaborations with Ray Manzarek (The Doors), Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Allan Toussaint & Sammy Hagar, among others. He is known worldwide for his searing performances that have been named a festival favorites at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland, Montreux in Switzerland, Pistoia in Italy as well as many North American festivals in Canada and the United States, having performed worldwide for more than four decades.

Kevin Hayes is a San Francisco Bay Ares based drummer and songwriter, probably best known for his 20 years as the drummer for The Robert Cray Band. During his time with Cray from 1989­‐2008, he recorded 9 studio albums, including the 1999 Grammy winning Take Your Shoes Off. During his time with Cray’s band he also played on records by John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, and Van Morrison, among many others. Since leaving Cray’s band, he has worked independently on a variety of musical projects, including playing and recording with virtuoso slide guitarist Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings, recording and touring in the Manzarek­‐Rogers Band with Roy Rogers and the late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, as well as recording and touring with the sensational British blues guitarist and singer Matt Schofield.

Steve Ehrmann was born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, where he fell in love with Blues and Rhythm & Blues music, and began playing electric bass. Since moving to Northern California in the 1970’s, Steve has played in the bands of, among others, John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, Roy Rogers, Elvin Bishop, Coco Montoya, and many others. He has also had the privilege of backing up blues and R&B/Roots Music greats Lightnin’ Hopkins, Big Walter Horton, Johnny Adams, Earl King, and many more. Since the mid-1970’s, Steve has enjoyed an ongoing music association with slide guitar-master Roy Rogers, and for most of those years has performed with Roy as one of the Delta Rhythm Kings.