Besides being the world’s top stage performer and top Blues Guitarist, Joe Bonamassa is a populist. His story is one of incredible success despite enormous odds against him. He refused to sell out to the music industry and started his own company after deciding to create his own following and his own business. He deals directly with blues lovers and has a very big following because he shares so much personal information and so much great music. Joe has overcome almost impossible odds and risen to the top independently outside the mainstream corporate music industry, a feat that almost never occurs anymore.
Joe has his own website, tells his full story openly and provides lots of his best music for free to those that can’t buy his excellent DVDs and CDs and cannot attend his shows. He has the best video and audio techs, records everything now in HD and has the best sound engineering and video production possible. He has made several videos on his life story and those he works with which are very interesting.
Joe has the very best in his band. He doesn’t care what their age, race or sex is, he will play with them if they are the best. His music is ever expanding and some of his new work is amazing. Joe started out as a guitar prodigy and after extensive voice lessons by the best, he has progressed to the very top. What he has done is almost impossible but early on he decided to always pick quality people to work with. If you look closely you will notice Joe is playing a guitar previously owned by the great Albert King.
Here is one of his new recordings from the Greek Theater and it is pretty amazing.
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