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Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) just wanted to earn enough money to buy a deluxe Nintendo game when he started playing the guitar professionally. Then he met blues legend B.B. King. At the age of 12, his mother got a call from a local promoter, Richard Thornton asking if he wanted to be the opening act at a concert at which King was the headliner. After hearing the gifted adolescent play, King was so impressed that he invited Bonamassa to tour over the summer with his band.
The gig got Bonamassa exposure on national television and a recording contract with EMI Records. He has made seven studio albums and spends nine months a year on the road performing with industry greats that include John Lee Hooker, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, George Thorogood, Los Lobos and Jonny Lang.
Bonamassa has cited his influences as being British and Irish blues acts, rather than American acts. In an interview in Guitarist magazine (issue 265), he cited the three albums that had the biggest influence on his playing: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers’ Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (the Beano album), Rory Gallagher’s Irish Tour and Goodbye by Cream.
He elaborated further on his influences in his review with Guitar Messanger:
“You know, my heroes were the English guy...
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Top 10 Joe Bonamassa Songs
The Ballad of John Henry
Sloe Gin
Blues Deluxe
Stop!
Steal Your Heart Away
Bridge To Better Days
Ball Peen Hammer
Last Kiss
Burning Hell
You Upset Me Baby
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Top 10 Joe Bonamassa Albums
The Ballad Of John Henry
Blues Deluxe
Black Rock
Sloe Gin
You And Me
A New Day Yesterday
Had To Cry Today
Live From Nowhere In Particular
So, It's Like That
You & Me
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