Joseph Leonard Bonamassa (/ˌbɑːnəˈmɑːsə/ BAH-nə-MAH-sə; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which eleven have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues chart. Bonamassa has played alongside many notable blues and rock artists, and has earned three Grammy Awards nominations. Among guitarists, he is known for his extensive collection of vintage guitars and amplifiers. In 2020, he created Keeping the Blues Alive Records, an independent record label that promotes and supports the talent of blues musicians. Notable artists include Dion, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joanna Connor, and Larry McCray. Bonamassa produces and collaborates on many of the projects.
Bonamassa was born in New Hartford, New York, and grew up in Utica, New York. He is of Italian descent. 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 eleven years old, Bonamassa was mentored and trained by American guitarist Danny Gatton. When he was twelve 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, only on weekends since he had school on weekdays. Bonamassa played a crimson 1972 Fender Stratocaster he called “Rosie”, given to him by his father. See for more.
Lazy – Jimmy Barnes & Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa – Mountain Climbing
With Beth Close To My Fire
Tour De Force – Chains & Things
Tour De Force – I Know Where I Belong
Tour De Force – Dislocated Boy
Asking Around For You / Tour de Force
Last Kiss – Tour de Force
Tea For One – Tour de Force
Chains & Things – Tour de Force
Mountain Time
Blues Deluxe
Tour De Force – So It’s Like That
Surprising guitar duel!!~Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Emmanuel & Josh Smith
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