Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.

When he was 12 years old, Bonamassa opened for B.B. King. In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues charts.

Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, Solomon Hicks,and Derek Trucks among others. His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.

He is also known for his enormous collection of guitars and related gear.

Discography
Main article: Joe Bonamassa discography

Solo Studio Albums Solo Live Albums With Black Country Communion With Rock Candy Funk Party With Beth Hart Other Appearances
 * A New Day Yesterday (2000)
 * So, It's Like That (2002)
 * Blues Deluxe (2003)
 * Had to Cry Today (2004)
 * You & Me (2006)
 * Sloe Gin (2007)
 * The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
 * Black Rock (2010)
 * Dust Bowl (2011)
 * Driving Towards the Daylight (2012)
 * Different Shades of Blue (2014)
 * Blues of Desperation (2016)
 * Redemption (2018)
 * A New Day Yesterday Live (2002)
 * Shepherd's Bush Empire (2007)
 * Live from Nowhere in Particular (2008)
 * Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009)
 * Beacon Theatre: Live from New York (2012)
 * An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House (2013)
 * Tour de Force: Live in London – The Borderline (2014)
 * Tour de Force: Live in London – Shepherd's Bush Empire (2014)
 * Tour de Force: Live in London – Hammersmith Apollo (2014)
 * Tour de Force: Live in London – Royal Albert Hall (2014)
 * Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks (2015)
 * Live At Radio City Music Hall (2015)
 * Live At The Greek Theatre (2016)
 * Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening (2017)
 * British Blues Explosion Live (2018)
 * Live At The Sydney Opera House (2019)
 * Black Country Communion (2010)
 * Black Country Communion 2 (2011)
 * Live Over Europe (2012)
 * Afterglow (2012)
 * BCCIV (2017)
 * We Want Groove (2013)
 * Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium (2014)
 * Groove Is King (2015)
 * The Groove Cubed (2017)
 * Don't Explain (2011)
 * Seesaw (2013)
 * Live in Amsterdam (2014)
 * Black Coffee (2018)
 * Plays Well with Others - by Greg Koch - Track one "Simone" (2013)
 * Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates - Ooh Yea!: The Betty Davis Songbook (2015)
 * Heavy Blues - by Bachman - Track 3 "Bad Child" (2015)