James Montgomery Performing at Black Box Jan 10

New England blues musician extraordinaire James Montgomery and his band, the Daybreakers, are going to be performing in Franklin on January 10 at the Black Box  from 7:30-10.
A musician of many talents, James, has been an iconic figure in blues music for over 40 years, as an accomplished blues harpist, singer, front man and bandleader, lending these talents to his own band, The James Montgomery Band, and to countless sessions and tours over the years with the likes of Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, James Brown and so many others..

He’s also hosted his own syndicated blues radio show, interviewing and playing the music of numerous blues and blues-rock luminaries.

James was inducted in 2018 into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame and into the New England Music Hall of Fame in September 2021.

James’s latest album, The James Montgomery Blues Band: A Tribute to Paul Butterfield, has been released on Cleopatra Records. 

Blending folk-rock melodies with blues guitar muscle and rock and roll grit, the Daybreakers have earned their stripes over four years of consistent gigging throughout New England. The band has played many of Boston and Cambridge’s most revered rooms, sharing the stage with some of the region’s best roots rockers, such as Entrain and the Silks. The band has also performed as an opener at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA for three years running, opening for Three Dog Night, The Beach Boys, and Bret Michaels.