Joe Bonamassa
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Joe Bonamassa Biography
As
Joe Bonamassa grows his reputation as one of the world’s greatest
guitar players, he is also evolving into a charismatic blues-rock star
and singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His
ability to connect with live concert audiences is transformational, and
his new album, The Ballad Of John Henry, brings that energy to his
recorded music more powerfully than ever before. The ninth solo album
and seventh studio release of his career – as well as his fourth
consecutive with producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes,
etc.) – the disc adds a heavy dose of “swamp” to Bonamassa’s virtuoso
mix of ‘60s-era British blues-rock (à la Beck and Clapton) and
roots-influenced Delta sounds. It shows off Bonamassa’s vocal range as
much as his instrumental voodoo, and the artist says, “I feel this is
my strongest work to date.”
The album’s title track
honors the mythic American figure that Bonamassa calls, “the ultimate
working class hero.” He was inspired to write “The Ballad Of John
Henry” – a song that drives as hard as its legendary namesake did
pounding railroad spikes into the ground – while crossing the U.S. on a
tour bus and observing the country changing in unsettling ways. “It
used to be,” says Bonamassa, “there was dignity to being a middle-class
worker, making an honest living. It was a certain mentality that was
uniquely American. Now kids say, ‘I want to be rich, and I don’t care
how I get there.’ To me, my mom and my dad are my heroes, working their
whole life at meaningful jobs that add to society. We need more of
those heroes these days. That’s what this song means to me.” Kevin
Shirley adds, “I feel like Joe accessed the magic of the old blues guys
and the spirit of the freed slaves. It’s an amazing track, and it’s
awesome that he used this legend.”
Like that of
John Henry, Bonamassa’s story has its fair share of legend, grit and
endurance. Remarkably, the 2009 release of The Ballad Of John Henry
coincides with his twentieth year as a professional musician, an
extraordinary timeline for a young artist just into his ’30s. A child
prodigy, Bonamassa was finessing Stevie Ray Vaughan licks when he was
seven and by the time he was ten, had caught B.B. King’s ear. After
first hearing him play, King said, “This kid's potential is
unbelievable. He hasn't even begun to scratch the surface. He's one of
a kind.” By age 12, Bonamassa was opening shows for the blues icon
(something he also did recently as the opener on King’s 80th birthday
tour), and went on to tour with venerable acts including Buddy Guy,
Foreigner, Robert Cray, Stephen Stills, Joe Cocker and Gregg Allman.