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Dust Bowl (Album) by Joe Bonamassa

Artist Biography For Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa Born May 8 1977 Is An American Blues Rock Guitarist Singer And Songwriter. Bonamassa Was Born In Utica New York. He Started Playing Guitar At Age Four Encouraged By His Father Who Was An Avid Music Fan And Exposed Him To British Blues Rock Records By Eric Clapton And Jeff Beck Greatly Inspiring Him. At 11 Years Old Joe Was Mentored And Trained By American Guitar Legend Danny Gatton. When He Was 12 Years Old He Had His Own Band Called Smokin' Joe Bonamassa Which Gigged Around Western New York And Pennsylvania Including Cities Such As Scranton And Buffalo But Only On Weekends Since Joe Had School On Weekdays. Bonamassa Played A Crimson 1972 Fender Stratocaster He Called "Rosie" Which His Father Had Bought In Utica New York. 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. 4 His Career Highlights Include Performances At The Royal Albert Hall And Has Had Three Grammy Award Nominations In 2013 For His Collaboration Album With Beth Hart "Seesaw" In 2016 For The Album "Live At The Greek Theatre" And 2022 For The Album "Royal Tea". In Addition To His Music Career Joe Bonamassa Runs A Nonprofit Organisation 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. In 2020 He Added An Extension To The Foundation. Called Fuelling Musicians It Provides $1500 Cheques To Struggling Musicians Affected By The Covid-19 Pandemic. In 2021 He Broke His Own Record For Having More #1 Billboard Blues Albums Than Anyone In History. The Album "Time Clocks" Clocked Up His 25th #1 Album. He Is Also Known For His Enormous Collection Of Vintage Guitars And Related Gear.

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DUST BOWL Is Bonamassa’s 9th Studio Release On Provogue Records In Europe And His J&R Adventures Label Which He Created With Long-Time Manager Roy Weisman In The US And His 6th Collaboration With Dust Bowl’s Producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley Led Zeppelin Aerosmith Black Crowes Black Country Communion . Shirley Most Recently Produced Bonamassa’s 2010 Release Black Rock Which Entered The UK Album Chart At #14 And 2010's Self-Titled Debut Album From Black Country Communion The Bonamassa-Helmed British-American Rock Supergroup With Glenn Hughes Deep Purple Black Sabbath Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Foreigner And Derek Sherinian Billy Idol Dream Theater . Recorded In Sessions At Black Rock Studios In Santorini Greece Ben’s Studio In Nashville TN The Cave In Malibu CA And The Village In Los Angeles CA Dust Bowl Combines The Gritty Blues-Based Tones Of Bonamassa’s First Albums With The Fluid Genre-Defying Sounds He’s Mastered In The Years Since Plus A Dose Of Nashville In Duets With Legends John Hiatt And Vince Gill.