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Joe Bonamassa
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Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award - Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards (2009) Best Blues Guitarist - Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards (2009) Best Blues Guitarist - Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards (2008) Best Blues Guitarist - Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards (2007)
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Jimmy Hall: Ready Now
by Doug Collette
Vocalist/musician/songwriter Jimmy Hall has had quite the career for himself. From his days as frontman for Dixie rockers Wet Willie-- remember Keep On Smilin'"?--to more recently singing with guitar hero Jeff Beck, he's navigated spots on the Allman Family Revival tour as well as commanded the stage on multiple occasions with the latter-day Allman Brothers Band during their final years of annual runs at the Beacon Theater. The Alabama native has always acquitted himself with more than a ...
read moreGrant Geissman: Blooz
by Richard J Salvucci
There are several ways of judging the success of a recording. Perhaps a hearing makes the listener, if a musician, want to sit in and jam. That is a good sign. Then there is the sit still test." For many, the direct, emotional and physical connection between music and brain leaves them simply hanging out, absence of motion impossible, sitting still not an option. Grant Geissman's Blooz happily passes both tests. Turn the volume up and a blues party comes ...
read moreJoe Bonamassa at The NYCB Theatre at Westbury
by Mike Perciaccante
Joe Bonamassa The NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, New York March 22, 2019 Joe Bonamassa was a child prodigy. The blues guitarist opened for B.B. King at 12-years-old. He has shared the stage with artists such as Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Stephen Stills, Warren Haynes, Blondie Chaplin, Derek Trucks and, of course, King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released thirteen studio albums, four collaboration albums with Beth Hart, fifteen live albums ...
read moreWe Want Groove: Rock Candy Funk Party
by Glenn Astarita
This quartet repurposes the jazz-funk sounds of yesteryear into a tasteful, eclectic mix, packed with memorable compositions and aided by the crystalline recording process, enabling the music to breathe amid great detail and depth. Featuring blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa trading licks with guitarist Ron DeJesus, Rock Candy Funk Party was recorded at drummer Tal Bergman's studio, denoting the band's debut. Rock Candy Funk Party is a production that sports a festive aura, We Want Groove are ...
read moreEric Clapton Joins Joe Bonamassa Onstage in London
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Billboard Magazine
Joe Bonamassa, the American DIY guitar whiz who has been voted Best Blues Guitarist" by Guitar Player magazine three years in a row, was still buzzing the day after playing with Eric Clapton at London's Royal Albert Hall. It was the thrill of a lifetime for me," Bonamassa told Billboard.com from the studio where he was watching footage of the concert, which was filmed for a DVD release in the fall. I find that the higher you go up the ...
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An Evening of Dialogue and Insight with Joe Bonamassa
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All About Jazz
Los Angeles, CA – Guitar Center is pleased to announce the next installment of Guitar Center Sessions: An Evening of Dialogue and Insight with Joe Bonamassa. Taking place Wednesday, September 17 at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, CA, the evening is free and open to the public. The evening will be powered in part by Gibson Guitars. Joe Bonamassa is one of the premier blues-rock guitarist of his generation. At the early age of 12 he was already a touring ...
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Joe Bonamassa in Concert Friday, October 26 at Berklee Performance Center
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Sue Auclair Promotions
HT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS JOE BONAMASSA IN CONCERT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER/BOSTON ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 6 HT Productions announces blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa in Concert on Friday, October 26 at 8:00 pm at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets at $41.00 (GOLD CIRCLE), $31.00 and $26.00 (includes $1.00 Berklee Performance Center restoration charge) GO on sale Friday, July 6 at the Berklee Performance Center Box office, at all ...
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