Blues guitar legend Joanna Connor set for St. Augustine Beach concert

Singer and blues guitarist Joanna Connor is coming to St. Augustine for the first time.

Connor, considered by many the "Queen of Slide Guitar," will play at 8 p.m. July 26 at Cafe Eleven on A1A Beach Blvd. in St. Augustine Beach.

Tickets for the general admission seated show are $18.05 with fees and taxes in advance and are on sale now. Buy tickets at bit.ly/3wS8ZbT.

Connor's current tour, which includes performances at the Chicago Blues Festival and Alpine Country Blues Festival in June, takes her to Germany, Finland, Sweden and Norway in late June and early July before returning to the United States.

She has nine scheduled stops in Florida in July, including Tallahassee, Tampa, Bradenton, Boca Raton, Fort Myers and Key West, with St. Augustine being the last.

Blues was a major part of Connor's childhood in Worcester, Massachusetts. A performance by Buddy Guy left an impression on her. And then in 1984, she moved to Chicago to immerse herself in the city's blues culture. Videos of her guitar playing have gone viral on YouTube.

Connor has released 14 albums in her career, with her latest, "4801 South Indiana Avenue," — produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith — released in 2021. It reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Blues Albums Chart. She has played with James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Larry McCray.

Joanna Connor

When: 8 p.m. July 26.

Where: Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach.

Tickets: $15 in advance or $20 day of show. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joanna-connor-tickets-318777250337.

Upcoming events

Morrow Family Band, 5:30 p.m. May 27, Guy Harvey Resort, 860 A1A Beach Blvd.

Jordana, 8 p.m. May 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage.

Wallows, 8 p.m. May 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $29-$125. 

David Oliver Willis, 10 p.m. May 27, Odd Birds.

Bright Eyes with Hurray for the Riff Raff, 7 p.m. May 28, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $41-$61. Note: Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours is required.

Robert Earl Keen, 8 p.m. May 28, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $66-$96.

Yael & Gabriel, 10 a.m. May 29, Casa Monica, 95 Cordova St.

Yael & Gabriel, 5:30 p.m. May 29, Borrillo's Pizzeria, 88 San Marco Ave.

Robert Earl Keen, 8 p.m. May 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $66-$96.

Bill Sabo, 5:30 p.m. May 30, OC White's, 118 Avenida Menendez.

Bikini Kill, 8 p.m. May 31, Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $40.

Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022: Rebelution with Steel Pulse, Denm and DJ Mackle, 5:30 p.m. June 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage. $17.93–$45.

Christie Lenee, 8 p.m. June 1, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $20/$25 day of show.

Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022: Rebelution with Steel Pulse, Denm and DJ Mackle, 5:30 p.m. June 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage. $17.93-$45.

NEW DATE: Barenaked Ladies with Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket, 6 p.m. June 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $44-$129. Rescheduled from June 5, 2021. All tickets will honored at the new date.

The Remedy Tree and Salt & Pine, 8 p.m. June 3, Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $10/$15 day of show.

Fool's Paradise: Umphrey's McGee, Lettuce, Andy Frasco & The U.N., Isaiah Sharkey Band and Jennifer Hartswick and Nic Cassarino, June 4-5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $126.50-$176.50.

Bill Sabo, 5:30 p.m. June 6, OC White's, 118 Avenida Menendez.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Sheryl Crow and Waxahatchee, 6 p.m. June 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Note: Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours may be required. 

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Sheryl Crow and Waxahatchee, 6:30 p.m. June 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Note: Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours may be required. 

Bill Sabo, 5:30 p.m. June 13, OC White's, 118 Avenida Menendez.

Flogging Molly & The Interrupters with The Skints and Tiger Army, 5:30 p.m. June 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $49.50.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Zach Bryan, 7 p.m. June 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $52.50-$87.50.

American Aquarium, 8 p.m. June 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $30.50-$100.

NEW DATE: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band with Edgar Winter, 7:30 p.m. June 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $54-$154. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Blackberry Smoke, 6:45 p.m. July 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $34.50 – $54.50.

Matt Maeson with 1-800-brennan-collect, 8 p.m. July 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $28-$30.

Whiskey Myers with Shane Smith & The Saints and 49 Winchester, 6 p.m. July 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $25-$55.

Iration and Atmosphere, 5 p.m. July 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $40-$55.

Joanna Connor, 8 p.m. July 26, Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $15/$20 day of show.

Slightly Stoopid with Pepper, Common Kings and Fortunate Youth, 5 p.m. Aug. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$59.50.

Rick Springfield and Men At Work with John Waite, 7 p.m. Aug. 5, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$149.50.

Buddy Guy and John Hiatt & The Goners featuring Sonny Landreth, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$97.50.

Lee Brice with Michael Ray and Jackson Dean, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $30.50-$60.50.

Dispatch & O.A.R. with G. Love, 7 p.m. Sept. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $26-$96.

Earth, Wind & Fire, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $65-$130.

NEW DATE: Todd Barry, 8 p.m. Oct. 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $33.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

The War on Drugs, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $42.50-$72.50.

The Head and the Heart with Shakey Graves, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $34.50-$64.50. 

NEW DATE: Bob Mould, 8 p.m. Oct. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $30-$50. Rescheduled from Feb. 25. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Trace Adkins with Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, 7 p.m. Oct. 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $33-$77. Rescheduled from Dec. 2. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Steve Vai, 8 p.m. Oct. 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $44.50-$89.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Steep Canyon Rangers, 7 p.m. Nov. 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $54.50-$64.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $59-$174.

Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $59-$174.

Joe Satriani, 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $69.50-$124.50.

Bonnie Raitt with Marc Cohn, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $47-$122.00.

Paul Reiser, 8 p.m. Nov. 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $45.50-$63.50.

NEW DATE: Big Band of Brothers, 8 p.m. Jan. 25, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $62.50-$92.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Alan Doyle with Chris Trapper, 8 p.m. March 7, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $32-$40. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Eric Johnson, 8 p.m. March 14, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $34.50-$59.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Submit upcoming area shows to thinton@staugustine.com.

This article originally appeared on St. Augustine Record: Blues guitarist Joanna Connor performing in St. Augustine on July 26