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Musicians in Activism

4 weeks agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa BlogActivism, joe bonamassa, John Lennon, KTBA, Musicians And Activism

Activism, organizations, and social movements have existed for many years, well before they were even given those identities....

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14 Blues Love Songs For Your Valentine

2 months agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa Blogblues, blues love songs, joe bonamassa, valentine's day

It’s that time of year again. Husbands and boyfriends everywhere will be flooding the stores on February 13th...

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The Best Blues Guitar Albums of 2017

4 months ago 4 months agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa Blogbest albums of 2017, blues music, Derek Trucks, Gov't Mule, joe bonamassa, Samantha Fish, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Live From the Fox Oakland The Tedeschi-Trucks band has something for everyone: jamming rock tones,...

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The Sensational Musicians Behind Carnegie Hall

9 months agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa Blogblues, Carnegie Hall, joe bonamassa, Mahalia Barnes, Reese Wynans, Tina Guo

The Musicians Behind ‘Live At Carnegie Hall’  Part 1 Blues-rock guitar icon Joe Bonamassa is known for catchy...

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Howlin’ Wolf’s “Evil” – A Blues Classic about Suspicion, Fear, and Infidelity

1 year ago 1 year agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa Blogblues, Howlin' Wolf, joe bonamassa

Evil (Is Going On) Infidelity is a worry in life and especially in the blues. It causes fear,...

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Rock Candy Funk Party is Back With “Groove Is King!”

1 year ago 1 year agoBona InternsBonamassa BlogFunk, jazz, joe bonamassa, Rock Candy Funk Party

Funky Town! Jazz-dance-groove-wonderband Rock Candy Funk Party always bring the freshest funk on the block, and their last...

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5 Acoustic Guitar Songs that Demand to be Heard

2 years ago 2 years agoPatrick OrtizBonamassa BlogAcoustic Guitar, Ben Harper, joe bonamassa, Mumford & Sons, Radiohead, Ryan Adams

Wood and strings. In some ways, the acoustic guitar is not very complicated, especially compared with its electric...

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7 Incredible Album Opening Tracks – Joe Bonamassa Blog

2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Classic RockAC/DC, Blues Rock, Bob Dylan, Classic Rock, Folk, hard rock, joe bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Who

How An Album Opening Track Is Like Match.com You never get a second chance to make a first...

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And the Grammy Goes to… The Blues

2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Contemporary Issues in Bluesblues, Grammy, joe bonamassa

I. More Than One Blues Grammy Award Now Exists There’s a big change in the way the Grammy’s...

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Joe Bonamassa’s A New Day Yesterday – Album Retrospective

2 years ago 2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Blues-Rock, Rock, Uncategorizedalbum review, blues, Blues Rock, jethro tull, joe bonamassa, leslie west, rock, rory gallagher, Warren Haynes

It’s hard to imagine a time when there were no Joe Bonamassa albums. Thank God, A New Day Yesterday...

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Latest Happenings: From Clubs to Carnegie Hall

2 years ago 2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Blues-Rock, Latest Happenings, Newsblues, Blues Rock, joe bonamassa

                    At 38, blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa already...

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Joe Bonamassa: Latest News

2 years agoPatrick OrtizNewsjoe bonamassa, Year End Review

January 14, 2016 – Joe Makes It To Carnegie Hall! New York City Monthly published a fantastic interview...

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Acoustic Blues-Rock In Vienna: An Album Review

2 years agoPatrick OrtizJoe Albums, Live Albumsacoustic, joe bonamassa, Vienna

I haven’t really done a Joe Bonamassa album review on the blog yet, and I thought – why...

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Joe Bonamassa Show Review: Ruth Eckerd Hall Night 2 – Clearwater, Florida

2 years agoPatrick OrtizBlues, Blues-Rock, Live Shows, ReviewsFall Tour 2015, joe bonamassa

As soon as the house lights went down I could tell there was something special in the air,...

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Best Rock Albums of 2000 (5 of Them Anyway) Part 1

3 years agoPatrick OrtizMusic ListsGodspeed You! Black Emperor, Grandaddy, joe bonamassa, Modest Mouse, Radiohead

Best Rock Albums: The Year 2000 Best rock albums? What about the blues? Here in the world of Bonamassa,...

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Joe is #49 on Amazon’s Best of list.

8 years agoCharles FrancisLatest Happenings#49, amazon best of list, blues music, joe bonamassa

Best Albums #49 Joe Bonamassa- Black Rock (J&R Adventures) see link to Amazon’s full list – Click here