
Jimmy Hall & The Prisoners of Love feat Kenny Greenberg + Jack Ruch with SMC with Ryan & Alex Hall + Chris Smith
Fri, 7 Aug, 8:00 PM CDT
Doors open
6:00 PM CDT
3rd and Lindsley
818 3rd Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37210
Description
Jimmy Hall first gained popularity as the lead vocalist, saxophonist, and harmonica player for the band Wet Willie, emerging from Mobile, Alabama. His unique brand of R&B-infused rock and roll and onstage swagger propelled the group’s signature song, “Keep on Smilin’” to the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974. After seven albums with Capricorn Records, Wet Willie moved forward to Epic Records releasing the singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend,” both hitting the US Top 40 as five other songs placed in the Billboard Top 100. Jimmy is a member of the Alabama and Georgia Music Halls of Fame and the South Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame. He has toured as the lead vocalist of the Jeff Beck band around the world across decades and has served as the long-time band leader of the Hank Williams Jr. band. Jimmy is routinely featured as a guest artist for the Allman Betts Family Revival, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Blackberry Smoke and others. In 2021 Jimmy achieved Grammy status in the Best Gospel Roots Album category as a featured guest artist on the Fisk Jubilee Singers’ album Celebrating Fisk! for his performance of “I Saw the Light.” Jimmy’s most recent solo album “Ready Now” was released in 2022 on Keeping the Blues Alive Records and produced by Blues luminary, Joe Bonamassa, instantly achieving a #1 Blues Album spot on the Billboard charts.
2025 highlights included a Japanese all-star Jeff Beck tribute concert in Tokyo with Char, HOTEI and Tak Matsumoto that featured Jimmy Hall on lead vocals with The Jeff Beck Band - Jimmy Hall, Rhonda Smith, Anika Nilles and Gary Husband. Summer through fall of 2025 saw Jimmy’s return to the studio and road with Devon Allman for The Devon Allman Project BLUES SUMMIT album with its corresponding USA and international tour lasting unto the spring of 2026. 2026’s album release of B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 produced by Joe Bonamassa included Jimmy Hall along with other legends like Buddy Guy, Michael McDonald, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Paul Rodgers, Keb’ Mo’, Slash, Train, Warren Haynes, Aloe Blacc, Marcus King and many others. For this release, Jimmy Hall recorded the B.B. King classic, “Sweet Sixteen.”
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Age Limit
All Ages

Blues
Jimmy Hall
Jimmy Hall
Blues
Jimmy Hall was born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Mobile by a musical family steeped in gospel tradition.
Jimmy Hall first gained notoriety as the lead vocalist, saxophonist, and harmonica player for the band Wet Willie, which emerged from Mobile, Alabama in 1970. His unique brand of R&B-infused rock and roll swagger propelled the group’s “Keep On Smilin’” to the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974. After five albums with Capricorn Records, Wet Willie moved to the Epic label in 1977, carrying the singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend” to the Top 40. As a solo artist, Jimmy appeared in the Top 40 yet again with “I’m Happy That Love Has Found You” in 1980. His songs have been recorded by Gregg Allman, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Blackberry Smoke, Johnny Russell, and others. Additionally, Jimmy has been a vocalist and bandleader for Hank Williams, Jr. since the 1980s. Jimmy is an inductee of both the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. A 2017 Alabama Media Group article dubbed Jimmy “Alabama’s greatest Southern rocker." Additionally, Jimmy Hall, has toured as a vocalist with Jeff Beck's US Tour over the years. According to Jeff Beck's Website, Hall is referred to as “A Southern Boy with Lots of Soul.”

Music
Jack Ruch
Jack Ruch
Music
Jack Ruch, a guitarist celebrated for his brilliant tone and soulful phrasing, blurs the lines between blues and jazz. Also a powerful singer, Jack draws influence from Blues legends of the past with unwavering integrity. Ensuring the music is always rooted in soul. Along with him is Adam Wakefield, one of Nashville’s premier soul singers and a world class keyboard player. A former member of the Steel Drivers and Texas Hill, Adam provides the foundation with his rich, jazz influenced Hammond organ playing and crisp, blue-eyed soul vocals. Rounding out the trio is Wes Little, one of Nashville’s hardest working and most respected drummers. A true chameleon who moves effortlessly from complex, afro-cuban rhythms to hard driving funk to delicate brush work. Bringing the music to life with his dynamic and expressive playing.