Joe Bonamassa

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Joseph Leonard "Joe" Bonamassa (* 8. May 1977 in New Hartford , New York ) is an American blues - and blues rock - guitarist , singer , composer and lyricist .

Beginnings

Joe Bonamassa was born on May 8, 1977 in New Hartford, where his father owned a guitar business. He began playing the guitar at the age of four with a small-scale Chiquita guitar. When he was twelve years old, he played with BB King . At the age of 14 he was invited to attend an event organized by the musical instrument manufacturer Fender . During this trip on the west coast he met Berry Oakley Jr. know the son of the Allman Brothers bassist. Bonamassa and Oakley founded together with Erin Davis, son of Miles Davis , and Waylon Krieger, son of Robby Krieger , the band Bloodline, with whom they released an album on EMI , which included the two chart singles Stone Cold Hearted and Dixie Peach .

Solo career

His first album, A New Day Yesterday, was released in 2000 and was produced by Tom Dowd . He played in a trio with Kenny Kramme on drums and Eric Czar on bass. After a concert tour to promote the album, Bonamassa and his fellow musicians went back to the studio in 2002 to record the album So It's Like That , produced by Clif Magness . The second album is rock-heavy than the rest of his works, reaching number one in the Billboard - Blues -charts. During the tour for the album, the demand for a traditional blues album grew, whereupon the band released the next album Blues Deluxe in 2003, which was by the way the "Year of the Blues" . The album contains nine cover versions of well-known blues classics as well as three original compositions by Bonamassa. This album also reached number one on the Billboard Blues chart. Bonamassa's album Had to Cry Today goes more in the direction of the blues rock of a Rory Gallagher , whose avowed fan Bonamassa is (which was shown in the earlier years by the fact that he started every concert with the piece Cradle Rock ). However, it also contains elements from country and rockabilly . Bonamassa and his band toured again with BB King and Kenny Wayne Shepherd for King's 80th birthday tour. At the end of 2005, shortly before the recordings for the album You and Me, Bonamassa separated from his bandmates without giving any more precise reasons. For the recordings he hired numerous studio musicians such as Jason Bonham on drums.

Gibson's Les Paul is one of his favorite instruments . He also plays models of the Gibson ES-335 and the Telecaster and Stratocaster from Fender .

On March 10, 2012 Bonamassa got his first gold record for selling 100,000 DVDs of his concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Joe Bonamassa plays guitar alongside Steve Morse in Jon Lord's re-recording of Concerto for Group and Orchestra , which was released on September 28, 2012.

Black Country Communion

In 2010, Bonamassa joined forces with Glenn Hughes , Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian to form the group Black Country Communion ; the jointly produced album Black Country Communion was released on September 16, 2010. The simply titled 2 album was released on June 10, 2011, the subsequent European tour was recorded on CD with Live Over Europe . The last studio album, Afterglow , was released on October 26, 2012. Bonamassa stated in an interview with Premierguitar magazine in March 2013 that his involvement in Black Country Communion had ended. He is happy that he is no longer involved and satisfied with what he has left behind with the three albums that were made with his participation. The band broke up shortly thereafter. In 2016 the band reunited and produced the album BCCIV .

Other Projects

Since 2013 Joe Bonamassa toured several times with Beth Hart and released several albums together.

Private

Bonamassa was in a relationship with the Scottish singer Sandi Thom , as he announced in the booklet of his CD Driving Towards the Daylight , released in May 2012, at the thanks.

Discography

see also Black Country Communion

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2000 A New Day Yesterday DE13 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryDE 		AT31 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryAT 		CH33 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryCH 		UK96 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK 		-
2007 Sloe gin DE79 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK50 (1 week)
UK 		US184 (1 week)
US
2008 Live - From Nowhere in Particular DE82 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK45 (1 week)
UK 		US136 (1 week)
US
Live album
2009 The Ballad of John Henry DE39 (3 weeks)
DE 		- CH97 (1 week)
CH 		UK26 (4 weeks)
UK 		US103 (3 weeks)
US
Live from the Royal Albert Hall DE56
Gold (video album)
Gold (video album)

(1 week)DE 		- - UK-
Gold (video album)
Gold (video album)
UK 		US-
Platinum (video album)
Platinum (video album)
US
Video album
sales: + 150,000
2010 Black Rock DE22 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT49 (1 week)
AT 		CH60 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK14 (3 weeks)
UK 		US39 (1 week)
US
2011 Dust bowl DE10 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT32 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH17 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK12 (4 weeks)
UK 		US37 (2 weeks)
US
Don't explain DE17 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT32 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH50 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK22nd
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK 		US120 (1 week)
US
with Beth Hart
Sales: + 60,000
2012 Beacon Theater - Live from New York DE21 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
Video album
Driving Towards the Daylight DE7 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT13 (6 weeks)
AT 		CH10 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK2 (6 weeks)
UK 		US23 (4 weeks)
US
Sales: + 4,000
Live from New York - Beacon Theater DE34
Gold (video album)
Gold (video album)

(3 weeks)DE 		AT50 (1 week)
AT 		CH65 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK58 (1 week)
UK 		US56 (2 weeks)
US
Live album
sales: + 25,000
2013 An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House DE10 (8 weeks)
DE 		AT16 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH32 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK23 (3 weeks)
UK 		US52 (2 weeks)
US
Live album
See Saw DE19 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT20 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH28 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK27 (2 weeks)
UK 		US47 (2 weeks)
US
with Beth Hart
Tour de Force - Live in London - Four Nights,
Four Shows, Four Legendary Performances! 		DE14th
Gold (video album)
Gold (video album)

(16 weeks)DE 		- - - -
Video album
sales: + 25,000
2014 Live in Amsterdam DE8 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT27 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH40 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK49 (1 week)
UK 		US87 (1 week)
US
Live album
with Beth Hart
Tour de Force - Live in London - Royal Albert Hall - AT28 (1 week)
AT 		CH28 (3 weeks)
CH 		- -
Live album
Different shades of blue DE3 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT8 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH5 (6 weeks)
CH 		UK9 (5 weeks)
UK 		US8 (5 weeks)
US
2015 Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks DE5 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT16 (1 week)
AT 		CH12 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK27 (2 weeks)
UK 		US35 (1 week)
US
Live album
Live at Radio City Music Hall DE17 (3 weeks)
DE 		- CH59 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK43 (1 week)
UK 		US77 (1 week)
US
Live album
2016 Blues of Desperation DE3 (12 weeks)
DE 		AT3 (6 weeks)
AT 		CH1 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (7 weeks)
UK 		US12 (4 weeks)
US
Sales: 112,000
Live at the Greek Theater DE8 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT13 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH8 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK17 (2 weeks)
UK 		US48 (1 week)
US
Live album
2017 Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening DE8 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT22 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH23 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK30 (1 week)
UK 		US64 (1 week)
US
Live album
2018 Black Coffee DE4 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT7 (6 weeks)
AT 		CH3 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK7 (3 weeks)
UK 		US63 (1 week)
US
with Beth Hart
Sales: + 4,300
British Blues Explosion Live DE5 (8 weeks)
DE 		AT10 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH5 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK21 (1 week)
UK 		US83 (1 week)
US
Live album
Redemption DE3 (8 weeks)
DE 		AT3 (6 weeks)
AT 		CH2 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK7 (3 weeks)
UK 		US26 (2 weeks)
US
2019 Live at The Sydney Opera House DE14 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT27 (1 week)
AT 		CH19 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK58 (1 week)
UK 		-
Live album

More studio albums

  • 2002: So It's Like That
  • 2003: Blues Deluxe
  • 2004: Had to Cry Today
  • 2006: You & Me
  • 2013: We Want Grooove (with Rock Candy Funk Party)

More live albums

  • 2002: A New Day Yesterday - Live
  • 2005: Live at Rockpalast
  • 2013: Tour de Force Royal Albert Hall (Acoustic / Electric Night)
  • 2013: Tour de Force Borderline (Power Trio Jam)
  • 2013: Tour de Force Shepherds Bush (Blues Night)
  • 2013: Tour de Force Hammersmith (Rock'n Roll Night)
  • 2014: Live in Amsterdam (with Beth Hart)
  • 2016: Live At The Greek Theater
  • 2017: Live at Carnegie Hall an Acustic Evening

Video albums

  • 2005: A New Day Yesterday - Live (limited, was included with the first edition of the CD of the same name)
  • 2006: Live at Rockpalast
  • 2009: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
  • 2011: Live Over Europe - with Black Country Communion
  • 2012: Beacon Theater - Live from New York
  • 2013: An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House
  • 2013: Tour de Force - Four Nights, Four Shows, Four Legendary Performances!
  • 2013: Tour de Force Borderline (Power Trio Jam)
  • 2013: Tour de Force Shepherds Bush (Blues Night)
  • 2013: Tour de Force Hammersmith (Rock'n Roll Night)
  • 2013: Tour de Force Royal Albert Hall (Acoustic / Electric Night)
  • 2014: Live in Amsterdam (with Beth Hart)
  • 2015: Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks
  • 2015: Live at Radio City Music Hall
  • 2016: Live at The Greek Theater
  • 2017: Live at Carnegie Hall an Acustic Evening
  • 2018: British Blues Explosion Live

Products

  • Gibson Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Standard 2016 Ltd. w / where Bigsby
  • Gibson Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Studio
  • Gibson Joe Bonamassa 1961 ES-335 VOS
  • Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Standard
  • Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Joe Bonamassa ES-355
  • Klotz Joe Bonamassa Cable
  • Jim Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face Effects Unit
  • Jim Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Crybaby WahWah effects device
  • Seymour Duncan Joe Bonamassa Pickup Set
  • MXR FET Driver Joe Bonamassa
  • Palmer Joe Bonamassa Speaker Simulator PDI 03 JB

literature

guitar -special. The magazine for guitarists and bassists: Joe Bonamassa, PPV Medien, 2015, GTIN: 4058862001082.

Web links

Commons : Joe Bonamassa  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/jbonamassa/status/1276314644165124106. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
  2. ^ Hannes Fricke: Myth guitar: history, interpreters, great hours. Reclam, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-15-020279-1 , p. 60.
  3. ↑ gold record
  4. ↑ Interview: Joe Bonamassa - Restless Pick Syndrome. In: premierguitar.com , accessed March 13, 2013
  5. ↑ Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa. Live in Amsterdam. 3sat, May 2015, accessed on May 14, 2015 .
  6. ↑ sandithom.com: Meet Sandi ( memento of the original from January 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sandithom.com
  7. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  8. ↑ Gold / platinum awards: DE UK US
  9. ^ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps”. Institut français d'opinion publique , accessed on January 2, 2020 (French).
  10. ↑ Chart News on Twitter. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
  11. ^ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps”. Institut français d'opinion publique , accessed on January 2, 2020 (French).
  12. ↑ Rock Candy Funk Party
Black Country Communion
Studio albums

Black Country Communion • 2 • Afterglow • BCCIV

Live albums

Live over Europe

personal data
SURNAME Bonamassa, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bonamassa, Joseph Leonard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues and blues rock guitarist, singer, composer and lyricist
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH New Hartford (New York)