09/11/2026
:: Special Announcement :: Join us on Saturday, November 21st for a 50 year White Water Tavern anniversary show featuring the Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Dan Penn and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Spooner Oldham. This will be a fully-seated evening of legendary songs, timeless stories, and Southern soul w/ Arkansas great Greg Spradlin opening the show. Only 85 tickets will be sold - get yours for $60 at www.whitewatertavern.com
Known for their remarkable contributions to American music, Penn and Oldham have helped shape the sound of Southern soul and written songs that have become part of the musical landscape. This special performance offers audiences the chance to hear these two icons share their music, stories, and the history behind the songs.
Dan Penn is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including The Dark End of the Street, Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, and Cry Like a Baby. Penn also produced many hits, including "The Letter", by The Box Tops. His songs have been recorded by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, James Carr, Percy Sledge, Janis Joplin, Charlie Rich, Albert King, Jerry Garcia, Nick Lowe, Alex Chilton, Clarence Carter, and countless more.
The extensive list of musicians Spooner Oldham has played with includes Arlo Guthrie, Jim Croce, Gram Parsons, The Everly Brothers, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Gene Clark, Ry Cooder, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Bob Seger, Maria Muldaur, Rita Coolidge, Bobby Womack, Albert King, Helen Reddy, Harry Nilsson, Stephen Stills, J.J. Cale, Drive By Truckers, and Neil Young. In his earlier days, he also made his way to the FAME studios and had the first of many collaborations with Penn. Among their notable FAME triumphs were Percy Sledge’s “It Tears Me Up,” James and Bobby Purify’s “I’m Your Puppet."
