Guitar mastermind Joe Bonamassa, a young player with the childhood dream of playing music similar to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix, was 22 when he inked a deal with Epic. Hailing from Utica, NY, Bonamassa could play the blues before he could drive a car. He first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan at age four and was instantly taken by Vaughan's high-powered playing. By age eight he opened for B.B. King, and at age 12 he was playing regularly around upstate New York. It was soon thereafter that Bonamassa hooked up with the band Bloodline, which featured other musicians' sons: Waylon Krieger (Robby Krieger's son), Erin Davis (Miles Davis' drummer kid), and Berry Oakley, Jr. (son of the Allman Brothers bassist). Bloodline released a self-titled album, but Bonamassa wanted to move on. In summer 2000 he guested for Roger McGuinn on Jethro Tull's summer tour, later releasing his debut solo album, A New Day Yesterday. Produced by longtime fan Tom Dowd, the album marked a move toward a more organic and rock-sounding direction. He put together a power trio with drummer Kenny Kramme and bassist Eric Czar and hit the road to support the album. Upon returning from the road, he hooked up with Dowd to record the muscular and sweeping studio disc So, It's Like That and released a document of the tour, A New Day Yesterday Live. The following year Bonamassa put out Blues Deluxe, featuring nine cover versions of blues classics alongside three originals. The muscular You & Me appeared in 2006, followed by the more acoustic-tinged Sloe Gin in 2007. A year later, Bonamassa released the two-disc live album Live from Nowhere in Particular. ~ MacKenzie Wilson & Al Campbell, All Music Guide
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| Joe Bonamassa | Mon, Oct 13 8:00p | House of Blues: New Orleans, New Orleans, LA |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Wed, Oct 15 8:00p | The National, Richmond, VA |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Thu, Oct 16 8:00p | Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Fri, Oct 17 9:00p | Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC |
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| Discovery Music Series: Joe Bonamassa | Sat, Oct 18 7:30p | Attucks Theatre, Norfolk, VA |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Mon, Oct 20 7:30p | Ram's Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Tue, Oct 21 8:00p | Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Thu, Oct 23 7:30p | World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Fri, Oct 24 8:00p | B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill, Manhattan, NY |
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| Joe Bonamassa | Sat, Oct 25 8:00p | Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA |
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