Biography
Joe Bonamass is a famous American bluesman, guitarist, singer, a member of Black Country Communion and Rock Candy Funk Party, the author of the songs and a collector. Speaking solo and with such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, Solomon Hicks and Derek Truck, the musician has repeatedly climbed to the top of the Billboard Blues charts, and also nominated at Grammy .Childhood and youth
Joe Bonamass was born on May 8, 1977 in the American city of New Hartford, located in New York. The family, where the great-grandfather, grandfather and father were inextricably linked with the music, determined the further fate of the boy who took the guitar in the 4th year of age.
In the house with a rich phonometh, blues melodies performed by Steve Ray, Eric Clapton, Peter Green and others. In addition, Bonamass ancestors owned a musical instrument store. The boy received the first adult guitar when he was 7 years old, it was a raspberry fender Stratocaster, who received a gentle nickname "Rosie". Joe virtuoso copied the game of great performers, repeating complex passes and intricate reefs.
At Bonamass School, organized his own group called Smokin 'Joe BonaMassa, which spoke with concerts in the western part of New York and Pennsylvania, visited Scranton and Buffalo and soon won the honor to play on heating from the Great Bi Bi King. Dark-skinned master of guitar solo was delighted with the style and technique of a young artist, repeatedly met with a boy and made a number of historical photos.
In the mid-1990s, Joe participated in a series of events organized by the American Corporation Fender and met the young representative of the Music family Oakley Berry Jr.
This meeting became one of the key points in Bonamas's biography and played an important role in determining the further stage career guitarist. The young men created the Bloodline team, which, despite the lack of loud success and popularity, led Joe into an adult musical world.
Music
In 2000, Bonamass recorded a debut album called A New Day Yesterday. The plate included both the original melodies and the Kaver version of the songs of Rory Gallahher, Warren Haynes and the Jethro Tull group. Thanks to the talent of the producer of Tom Dauda and the guest participation of the keyboard player and Vocalist Gregga Almana, the album was successful and reached the 9th place in the Billboard charts in the Blues category.
The following SO, IT's Like plates, Blues Deluxe and Had to Cry Today, released between 2002 and 2006, rose to the top of the American charts and received flattering critics reviews who called Bonamas albums with the best traditional blues relies.
In 2006, the guitarist submitted to the public with the new creation of YOU & ME, which became the next studio work, headed by the Billboard Top Blues Albums. The Music site, AllMusic gave a plate of 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it the best of the performers issued.
The album traditionally consisted of original songs and recycling recorded in collaboration with the bassist Karmini Rohas and the drummer LED Zeppelin Jason Bonham.
3 years after the release of the record YOU & ME, Bonamass carried out a children's dream and spoke at the Royal Albert Hall in London, playing a duet with the British rock musician Eric Clapton. And in 2012, the musician released the Bonamassa Beacon Theater-Live From New York concert album, recorded together with another idol guitarian by Paul Rogers, FREE and Bad Company projects.
March 26, 2013 A acoustic performance of Bonamass An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House entered the CD, DVD and Blu-Ray format, was the first show where the musician did not use electronics. Joe with a team collected by producer Kevin Shirley, played 3 concerts, the last of which took place in the famous Beacon Theater in New York.
In the summer of the same year, the Contractor organized 4 views in London, distinguished by the original set of songs that covered the main directions of Bonamas's creativity, and attracting a large number of popular musicians. The shows were recorded on DVD and issued called Tour de Force in the fall of 2013.
In early 2010, Joe saw several television programs with the participation of the American singer Beth Hart, who in the past acted on the heated of the famous Scorpions. Bonamass impressed the performance of vocalists on Blue Balls Festival in Switzerland, and he decided to try to write a joint project. Beth immediately accepted a proposal for cooperation when he learned that the musician invites her to perform songs by a duet, and not limited to the role of back vocalist.
Together with the producer of Bonamass, the singers selected favorite compositions that became the basis of the future album. DON'T EXPLAIN records recorded at the J & R Adventures Studio took place on September 27, 2011. The result of collaboration was hit by the Billboord Troika and high places in European charts. The 2nd album Duet Seesaw, recorded in 2013, nominated at Grammy in the Best Blues Album category.
After that, Bonamass returned to the solo career and replenished with a discography with a plate of Different Shades of Blue, which included the original compositions created in co-authorship with Jonathan Kane, James House and Jerry Flauers. And in May 2015, the musician received Blues Music Award in the "Best Guitarist" category.
In 2016, the release of the Blues of Desperation plate was released, which received high critics assessments, and in 2018, an equally successful Redemption album was recorded, illustrated by a series of video clips.
Personal life
For a long time, the official girlfriend of the musician was the Scottish singer Sandy Tom. The relationships of the couple were so strong that friends and relatives had no doubt that the lovers would soon get married. However, in 2015, Joe broke up with a potential bride, which soon established a personal life, coming married to a young man named Matt and becoming his mother's mother.
According to official information, Bonamass is now alone, and his only girlfriend is a guitar. He is passionate about the work and in the near future is not going to acquire his wife and children. Joe is a famous collector of musical equipment with such raritets as the Gibson Forest Paul 1954, Fender Telecaster Terry Reed 1952 and many others.
In addition, the Contractor is a partner of the "Fund of Support and Development Blues", funding students and teachers who have a desire, but there are no resources for the implementation of creative potential.
Joe Bonamass now
2019 Bonamass plans to devote to tour. The musician will give 22 concerts in the United States, and then go to Europe, where will stay until the end of May. After the summer break on August 2 and 3, 2019, Joe will delight the public with performances in Borgata Casino in New Jersey.
After that, Bonamass, along with the British singer Peter Frempton, will take part in the Grand Festival Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Mediterranean, held within the framework of a 5-day cruise in Mediterranean.
Discography
- 2000 - a new day yesterday
- 2002 - SO, IT's Like That
- 2003 - Blues Deluxe
- 2004 - Had to Cry Today
- 2006 - You & Me
- 2007 - Sloe Gin
- 2010 - Black Rock
- 2011 - Dust Bowl
- 2014 - Different Shades of Blue
- 2016 - Blues of Desperation
- 2018 - Redemption