THIS WEEK IN ROCK JANUARY 21 – JANUARY 27
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Blues/Jazz/Soul Edwin Starr January 21, 1942 (Soul singer) Mac Davis January 21, 1942...
This Week in Rock History: November 5 – November 11
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY: Blues/Jazz/Soul: Ike Turner: November 5, 1931 (musician, songwriter and record producer) Loleatta...
This Week in Rock History: October 29th – November 4th
Welcome to Friday Everybody! We made it through the week. Now let’s look at what happened this week...
This Week in Rock History: October 22 – October 28
Born This Week in Rock History: Eddie Brigati: October 22, 1946 (Singer, The Rascals) Greg Ridley: October 23,...
The Curious Case of Ziggy Stardust
The Curious Case of Ziggy Stardust It has been over a year since we have lost one...
This Week In Rock: July 1 – July 7
Aqualung This is the fourth studio album by the incredible progressive rock band, Jethro Tull. Released in 1971,...
This Week In Rock History: June 24- June 30
“BLACKIE” On June 24th, 2004, Eric Clapton auctioned off his world-famous Stratocaster named “Blackie.” It became the most...
This Week In Rock History: June 17 – June 23
Frankenstein The song “Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group is one of the most instantly recognizable rock instrumentals....
This Week In Rock History: June 10 – June 16
This Week In Rock History: June 10 – June 16 Play That Funky Music written by Rob Parissi,...
This Week in Rock History: June 3 – June 9
Happy Birthday Les Paul! Born Lester Polsfuss June 9, 1915 in Wisconsin, Les Paul is one of the...
This Week in Rock History: May 27 – June 2
Simon And Garfunkel’s Mrs. Robinson Hits #1 June 1, 1968 Known as one of the folk duo’s most...
This Week In Rock History: May 13 – 19
Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert New York City’s infamous venue, Madison Square Garden hosted a 40th anniversary celebration...
This Week In Rock History: May 6th – May 12th
Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy Hits #1! In their heyday, Led Zeppelin were no strangers to the...
This Week in Rock History: April 29 – May 5
Jimi Hendrix records Voodoo Child (Slight Return) in New York City! “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” was recorded on...
This Week in Rock History: April 22nd – April 28th
Tom Petty releases his debut solo album Full Moon Fever On April 24, 1989, Tom Petty released his...
The Yardbirds Debut with Five Live Yardbirds
The Yardbirds Create Rock History with First Record Five Live Yardbirds The Yardbirds famously introduced three of the greatest guitarists...
Jazz In Motion: Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”
“Take Five” is a now-iconic jazz song that was originally composed by Paul Desmond, the longtime saxophone player...
The Wrath of The Telemaster, or, Why Danny Gatton Hated The Beatles
Danny Gatton, teenage guitar virtuoso in training, wasn’t so impressed by The Beatles. Most people would probably find...
7 Things You Should Love About Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour
You Say You Love David Gilmour? Of course you do. He’s an outstanding guitarist with one of rock’s...
10 Things You Need to Know About the Early Years of British Blues
Blues may be a distinctively American genre, but that doesn’t mean the good people of England had nothing...
Saluting the Top 5 British Blues Guitarists
Why You Need to Know These 5 British Blues Guitarists So you like Joe Bonamassa. So do we. But...
The Big Musical Apple: The History of New York City’s Music
Inside the Music of New York City The center of the American music industry, the dream location of...
This Week in Rock History: June 10 – June 16th
The Howlin’ Wolf of Chicago Howlin’ Wolf is one of the most important and thrilling artists in the...
Jeff Beck Meets the Blues
Jeff Beck’s love of the guitar: it all started with Les Paul. Beck was enthralled by the wild...
Danny Gatton: “The Humbler” of Americana Guitar Playing
It’s a ton of fun and incredibly engaging to listen to Joe talk about his friend, mentor, and...
Joe Bonamassa and Lady Day: Billie Holiday Sings the Blues
“Give me a song I can feel and it’s never work” – Billie Holiday. Joe Bonamassa has an...
Victor Wooten: Child Prodigy and Ace of Bass
This week on the Tribut Blog we’ve been discussing child prodigies, including Mr. Joe Bonamassa. Joe, as you...
Jazz-Funk Boogie! Part 1
Get Ready for Jazz-Funk Dynamos Rock Candy Funk Party! It’s time for some jazz-funk boogie! We’re counting down...
Eric Clapton Unplugged – Classic Blues-Rock Albums
Eric Clapton Unplugged – A look back and review “I almost subconsciously used music for myself as a...
Best Rock Albums of 2000 (5 of Them Anyway) Part 1
Best Rock Albums: The Year 2000 Best rock albums? What about the blues? Here in the world of Bonamassa,...
Classic Blues Rock Albums: John Mayall – Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton
I was having a conversation with my stepdad not too long ago, after the unfortunate passing of Jack...
Down To the Crossroads: Bonamassa’s Cover and 5 Other Versions You Should Hear
I went down to the crossroad fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroad fell...
Modern Blues-Rock Classics: The White Stripes’ “Elephant”
Mainstream rock music was in kind of sorry state at the end of the 1990’s and the beginning...
Sex Machine! The Roots of Rock Candy and James Brown
The music of Rock Candy Funk Party sounds so fresh, contemporary, and hot off the presses that it can...
Five Amazing Musical Collaborations
I’ve been listening to the Beth Hart / Joe Bonamassa collaborative album Seesaw and it has gotten me thinking about musical collaborations in...
Music By the Lake – 10 Great Artists from the Chicago Music Scene
Chicago is a city of music, there’s no denying that. Jazz, blues, rock: each of these genres have...
Cream and the Dawn of the Supergroup
When I was in high school, I was big into making music lists. Big into it. When I...
Jimmy Page: 10 Things Every Led Zeppelin Fan Must Know!
Greatest Guitarists Series: Jimmy Page 10 Things Every Led Zeppelin Fan Must Know! That Jimmy Page has an...
Five Classic Albums You Must Listen To All the Way Through
Earlier today I posted an article on the prematurely announced death of the album format in music. As...
Classic Cuts: “Get Out Of My Life, Woman” – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Welcome to the Classic Cuts series on the Joe Bonamassa Official Blog! My intention in writing the Classic...
The Effects of Effects Pedals
I’m not a very good guitarist. In fact, some people would probably say I’m really awful. And that’s...
Spooky Blues!
Blues music often has a haunted feel to it. An almost supernatural quality. And Halloween being my very...