Delta bluesman Kenny Neal will jam with Mike Wilhelm and Hired Guns at the Blue Wing Saloon in Upper Lake, Calif., on Monday, January 16, 2012. Courtesy photo.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The great delta bluesman Kenny Neal will come by the Blue Wing Saloon restaurant in Upper Lake this Monday, Jan. 16, to jam with guitarist Mike Wilhelm and Hired Guns at the regularly scheduled Blue Wing Monday Blues from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge, Kenny Neal began playing the blues guitar and harmonica at a young age, learning the basics from his father, singer and blues harmonica legend Raful Neal.

Neal is known as a modern swamp-blues master and multi-instrumentalist who draws musically from the sizzling sounds of his native Louisiana.

In 2009, Neal was named Monterey Bay Blues Artist of the Year and last year he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

He travels widely around the world with his family band and is headed to Florida next week to headline the annual Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise of the Caribbean.

There is no cover as always at the Blue Wing, but dinner reservations are suggested at 707-275-2233. If the tables are full, Blue Wing patrons are encouraged to come by for a drink and a dance.

Guitarist Mike Wilhelm and his Hired Guns will perform at the Blue Wing Saloon in Upper Lake, Calif., on Monday, January 16, 2012. Photo by Rick Washburn.