On May 4 of this year, Joe Bonamassa celebrated his 20 years in the music business by performing at the Royal Albert Hall, which fulfilled a dream that he's had since he was a child. The show was recorded and will be released as a DVD later this year, on September 21. Joe brought out all the stops for the Royal Albert Hall show. Eric Clapton joined him on stage to play … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Interview in Vintage Guitar Magazine
In August 2007, Vintage Guitar magazine featured Joe Bonamassa as the cover story. A few months ago they posted the interview online. In the interview, Bonamassa discusses his guitar collection (with pictures!), his early career, and his experiences with guitar legends: Asked why his experiences with such legends have been so positive, Bonamassa chuckled, "I listened to old … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Guitar Clinic at Guitar Center
Guitar Center recently posted to YouTube some videos from Joe Bonamassa's recent guitar clinic in Hollywood, CA. In the clinic, Joe discussed a variety of topics, including his influences, his time with Danny Gatton, his signature Gibson Les Paul, his amps, his slide playing, and his chosen style of music. One of the things that I respect about Joe Bonamassa is the fact that … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Guitar Clinic
I recently mentioned Joe Bonamassa's recent stop in Milwaukee where he gave an impromptu lesson to young blues guitarist Tallan Lantz. The reason Bonamassa was at Cascio Interstate Music that day was to give a guitar clinic. Fortunately for those of us that couldn't make it, someone recorded the clinic and posted it to YouTube! There are seven parts (videos) of the clinic. … [Read more...]
Studio Footage of Joe Bonamassa Recording ‘Stop!’
Producer Kevin Shirley recorded much of Joe Bonamassa's recording sessions for his latest album The Ballad of John Henry. I think the goal is to include this footage on a DVD at some point in the future. In the meantime, you can watch the recording sessions for the song Stop! below. It's pretty cool to be able to watch a snippet of the recording process. You get a glimpse … [Read more...]