An evening of summertime blues

MORRISTOWN — An evening of summertime blues come to the Mayo Performing Arts Center as Jonny Lang and Robert Randolph and the Family Band co-headline on Tuesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49 to $89.

Sixteen years ago, at the age of 16, Jonny Lang found success with the release of his major label debut album "Lie To Me." Fame does not seem to have impacted him from being the same country farm boy from Fargo, ND who got his start in the local clubs of Minneapolis.

On the way up, he has shared the stage with The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Aerosmith, Sting, and Buddy Guy, who he continues to tour with today.

“Music is one of the greatest conveyers of ideas and emotions, and in a sense that doesn’t have as much to do with the individual performing, but the power of the connection,” he said. “One of my goals is the music can be a blessing to the people listening to it in some way.”

Robert Randolph & The Family Band first gained national attention with the release of the album "Live at the Wetlands" in 2002. The band followed with three studio recordings over the next eight years — "Unclassified," "Colorblind," and "We Walk This Road" — which, together they toured at such festivals as Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Randolph's experience on his instrument garnered him a spot on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list, and also attracted the attention of such giants as Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana, who have collaborated with him on stage and in the studio.

Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St. in Morristown. For more information and tickets contact the box office at 973-539-8008 or visit www.mayoarts.org.