Another gift of Music

This time it was my long time friend Chris’s husband who handed me a CD of music, and a musician I had never heard of. I just played it and I am extremely impressed! Thanks Jim!

Born in upstate New York, Joe Bonamassa started playing on a short scale Chiquita guitar at the age of four, graduating to a full-scale guitar at seven. By the time he was 8, Joe was playing the blues like a veteran. Stevie Ray Vaughn was a huge influence in my early days,says Bonamassa, but not my only one. I was influenced by all the great blues masters Duke Robillard, Danny Gatton, Eric Clapton, and Robben Ford were all musicians I gravitated towards. I just naturally loved the blues and the seductive sound of the Stratocaster.

At ten, Joe was performing locally, and at twelve, he was asked to open for B.B. King. After the performance, King would say, “This kid’s potential is so great that he hasn’t begun to scratch the surface. He’s one of a kind,.a legend before his time.” The Father of the Blues’ high regard for Joe would be echoed by the guitar greats who would later perform with Bonamassa, including Buddy Guy, Danny Gatton, Robert Cray and Stephen Stills.

In the following two years, Joe established such a name for himself that Fender Guitars invited him to California to participate in a tribute to the company’s founding father, Leo Fender, in a line-up that included Robben Ford, whom Joe cites as a major inspiration and “one of my favorite guitar players of all time.”

Great Music!
Joe Bonamassa – 1. Jam (Intro).mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 2. Cradle Rock.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 3. Steppin’ Out-Rice Pudding.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 4. A New Day Yesterday.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 5. Miss You, Hate You.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 6. Walk in My Shadows.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 7. I Know Where I Belong.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 8. Colour and Shape.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 9. Trouble Waiting.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 10. If Hearaches Were Nickles.mp3
Joe Bonamassa – 11. Don’t Burn Down That Bridge.mp3