Leroy Preston & Friends

Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Renowned singer-songwriter, Leroy Preston, joins Vermont’s own Unknown Blues Band, and special guest vocalist, Taryn Noelle.

Preston is best known as the co-founder of the Texas swing band, Asleep At the Wheel, but he has also penned hit songs for the likes of Rosanne Cash, k.d. Lang, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Los Lobos, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ruth Brown, and Maria Muldaur.  While he spent many years between Texas, and Nashville, what many may not know is that Leroy originally hails from Strafford, Vermont, and now resides in Waltham, Vermont. 

In 2023, Leroy enlisted the services of Unknown Blues Band veterans, Paul Asbell, Chas Eller, and Clyde Stats, along with drummer Jeff Salisbury, to record a new collection of songs that Preston had written. These new songs are a soulful blend of country, blues, jazz, and swing that create what Preston is calling, “a songwriter’s album”—an album that is performed by the songwriter himself.  

The Unknown Blues Band are no strangers to supporting vocalists, having backed up B.B. King alumnus, Big Joe Burrell for over 25 years.  They have also toured extensively with blues icon, Paul Butterfield, as well as been the back up band for shows with New Orleans own, Marva Wright, and Kenny Neal.

This top-notch group will be joined by saxophonist Michael Zsoldos, as well as Taryn Noelle, a local treasure, who was voted Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year in 2019.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear these songs performed as the writer intended. 

CONCERT & BUFFET DINNER

Enjoy a delicious dinner from the Kitchen at HCA before the concert! Order your dinner in advance when you purchase your tickets online, and dinner will be waiting for you when you arrive. Dinner service starts at 5PM. A limited number of meals will be available for on-site purchase.