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Joe Bonamassa Live At Carnegie Hall – An Acoustic Evening Will be released on June 23 on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Vinyl

New York, NY, April 18, 2017:

Last year January 21st and 22nd world-renowned platinum-selling and Grammy nominated Blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Joe Bonamassa performed 2 unique all-acoustic shows at the iconic Carnegie Hall in New York City. Both performances were filmed and made into ‘Joe Bonamassa Live At Carnegie Hall –An Acoustic Evening’. An evening of extraordinary music with new arrangements of favorite songs as well as brand new, never-before-heard songs. It will be released on Double CD, Double DVD, Blu-ray and 3 LP Vinyl on June 23 and available for pre-order starting April 18. The video pieces include 104 minutes of Feature film, over 45 minutes bonus features and all are sold in beautifully designed packages that are perfect for a music lover’s collection.

The concert was part of a special all-acoustic tour and featured an all-star ensemble of world-class musicians. Acclaimed Chinese cellist and erhuist Tina Guo, whose repertoire stretches from classical to heavy metal; and Hossam Ramzy, the Egyptian percussionist and composer, who has performed on dozens of film soundtracks and records, including on Jimmy Page and Robert Plant’s No Quarter: Unledded Tour. Reese Wynans (piano), Anton Fig (Drums) Eric Bazilian (mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone, acoustic guitar, vocals), and three Australian backing vocalists, Mahalia Barnes, Juanita Tippins, and Gary Pinto round out the band.

‘Despite being among the most ambitious things I’ve done – I played with a 9 piece acoustic band – It came out great. It was a typical Joe freak show.’ (Joe Bonamassa)

Everyone knows the old saying about how to get to Carnegie Hall, but Bonamassa has truly lived that advice. His entire life and musical career had been practice for this moment, and a young blues-boy finally made good on a childhood dream of playing one of the most hallowed stages in the world.

This stripped down, all-acoustic show allowed his fans a glimpse into his soul and presented a thrilling and musically dangerous spectacle akin to walking a tightrope without a net.

Live At Carnegie Hall – An Acoustic Evening will be available in stores on June 23rd as well as being featured on TV by Public Television and MTV Live (formerly Palladia) during the month of June.

“Reminiscent of Ry Cooder’s ‘70s experiments in blues, country and soul.” (Mojo)

Song List:

Live At Carnegie Hall – An Acoustic Evening

1. THIS TRAIN
2. DRIVE
3. THE VALLEY RUNS LOW
4. DUST BOWL
5. DRIVING TOWARDS THE DAYLIGHT
6. BLACK LUNG HEARTACHE
7. BLUE AND EVIL
8. LIVIN' EASY
9. GET BACK MY TOMORROW
10. MOUNTAIN TIME
11. HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE?
12. SONG OF YESTERDAY
13. WOKE UP DREAMING
14. HUMMINGBIRD
15. THE ROSE

About Joe Bonamassa: As Joe Bonamassa powers through his 28th year as a professional musician, he continues to blaze a remarkably versatile artistic trail, and amass an authentic, innovative and soulful body of work. Bonamassa's career began onstage opening for B.B. King in 1989, when he was only 12 years old. Today, he is hailed worldwide as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, and is an ever-evolving singer-songwriter who has released 25 solo albums in the last 17 years, all on his own label, J&R Adventures. He founded and oversees the non-profit Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation to promote the heritage of the blues to the next generation, fund music scholarships, and supplement the loss of music education in public schools. His 2016 album ‘Live At The Greek Theatre’ was nominated for a Blues Album GRAMMY®. The album was also the 17th #1 Billboard Blues Album on the Billboard Charts (Joe currently holds the record for more than any other artist).