While at his recent tour stop in Milwaukee, Joe Bonamassa gave an impromptu guitar lesson to young guitar prodigy Tallan "T-Man" Latz, who you might remember was recently banned from playing in bars around Wisconsin. In the lesson, Joe gives Tallan some good advice about being able to play anywhere on the fretboard. Later that night, Tallan got to sit in with Joe at the … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa – The Ballad of John Henry
Although it's only March, it's looking like 2009 is going to be a great year for Joe Bonamassa. It's hard to believe, but this year, at age 31, he will celebrate his 20th year in the music business. In May, he'll be performing a concert at the legendary Royal Albert Music Hall in London. He's featured on the cover of the April 2009 Guitar Player magazine. And, he's recently … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa – The Ballad of John Henry EPK
Joe Bonamassa and team have released an electronic press kit for his upcoming album The Ballad of John Henry. In the video, Joe talks about the ideas behind The Ballad of John Henry, including why John Henry is the focal point of the album, and the balance of creating a blues record that is raw enough and also polished enough. I've been listening to the album for a couple of … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa Jamming In the Studio
This is a nice video of Joe Bonamassa jamming in the studio playing a song called "Stratus" with guitarist GE Smith, keyboardist Demetrios Pappas, drummer Anton Fig, bassist Chico Huff, and electric violinist Tracy Silverman. The video was recorded March 19, 2004 at Star City Recording, Bethlehem, PA. For more info, see the Studio Jams Web site. … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa The Ballad of John Henry
I recently found out on the forums on Joe Bonamassa's Web site that Joe will be releasing his next album, titled The Ballad of John Henry, on February 24, 2009. I'm a big fan of Bonamassa's, so I'm really looking forward to this upcoming album. I had a chance to see Bonamassa live for the second time this past fall, and he was even better the second time I saw him. He puts … [Read more...]