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Celebrated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
A versatile artist from New York, Joe Bonamassa has been blazing his own trail while amassing an innovative and soulful body of work ever since he started his career at the age of 12. That was in 1989 when he opened for larger-than-life blues giant B.B. King.
Growing up, several British and Irish blues acts were influential in shaping Bonamassa’s sound and style of playing including Eric Clapton, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Rory Gallagher, Cream and Jeff Beck. As a teenager, he performed in the band Bloodline alongside the sons of Miles Davis, Robby Krieger and Berry Oakley.
Called “smokin’ virtuosity” by The Times and hailed around the world as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, Bonamassa is an ever-evolving singer-songwriter who between 2000 and 2020 released 14 solo albums and 16 live albums, all on his own label J&R Adventures.