Del Suggs at The Dixie Theatre

Del Suggs will be presenting an intimate, solo show at the legendary Dixie Theatre in Apalachicola, Florida on Jan. 7 at 8pm.

If you went to college in the last thirty years, there is a good chance that you heard Del Suggs play on your campus. Del is a perpetual finalist for national awards from the campus entertainment field, and was just named one of the “Top Five Performers in the past 25 Years” by Campus Activities magazine. He has been voted “Best Solo Artist”by the school membership of Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities.
The ASCAP award-winning songwriter, singer, and guitarist has cut a remarkable career path. During his thirty-plus year career, Suggs has produced and released five albums of his own songs. He’s also produced over a dozen releases for the independent label The Cascades Recording Company . He’s been named “The Very Best of The Best” in music by Campus Activities magazine. He has been inducted into the National Campus Entertainment
Hall of Fame.
Del is recognized as one of the pioneers of a musical genre known as “Trop Rock” (tropical rock)– popularized by such artists as Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Chesney. Early in his career, Del coined the term “saltwater music” to describe his style. The recent book “Trop Rock Songs: Stories and Tales”by Andy Forsyth devotes a full chapter to Del and his music. His songs are frequently covered by other Trop Rock artists– in fact his song “Magic Chair”is included in the “Trop Rock Top 50” at number 11. The song is the title track John Reno’s third album, and is featured on Skip Crowther’s latest release.