Tyron Benoit Band

Tyron hails from Houma, Louisiana, where music and culture are plentiful.

"Growing up around the house, I remember hearing a lot of classic country:  George Jones, Hank Williams (Sr. and Jr.), Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Ernest Tubb.  Going to my grandpa's house is where the Cajun and Folk influences came from.  He was a fantastic fiddle and harmonica player.  But when we left the house, it was Led Zeppelin, Toto, and Steely Dan.  Everybody was into classic rock, and it was good!"

Tyron recalls, "I remember the first record I ever owned.  It was a Ray Charles album.  I must have been around 10 years old.  Even when sharing a record player with three other brothers, or when the player finally broke, I just remember holding onto it, hiding it, like it was a piece of treasure.  Little did I know how valuable it really was in terms of…