Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham

Two integral but undersung figures in the music of the American South come together for a joint show to mark the reissue of their 1999 live album ‘Moments from This Theatre’. Penn made his name writing and producing ’60s R&B hits, but he’s a brilliant, raspy rock ’n’ soul singer in his own right, while Oldham has played with everyone from Bob Dylan and Neil Young to Cat Power and Drive-By Truckers, making him a crucial presence through generations of American music. The two have worked together since the ’60s, when as part of their work at studios including Muscle Shoals and FAME they wrote a string of hits for the likes of Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Alex Chilton’s first band The Box Tops. It’s a rare and special treat to catch the partners performing together these days, so fans of country soul and early R&B should file this one under ‘unmissable’.