The Blues Foundation held the annual 33rd Blues Music Awards on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 in Memphis. Normally the event runs for hours at a time, hosting performances by dozens of musicians. The awards ceremony was broadcasted on Sirius XM satellite radio and will soon be aired nationally on PBS channels. Airing details yet to…
Joe Bonamassa first opened for B.B King at age 11. In fact, he wrote an essay about it in school. His teacher at the time, didn’t believe Joe’s story about opening for B.B. King. He believed him the next day, when Joe’s teacher brought in a copy of the local newspaper and asked Joe to…
Did you know that Walmart is going to be featuring a two disc set of Joe’s new album Dust Bowl? This two disc set is going to be released on April 12th and will only be purchasable via Walmart.com and In-store. For Joe to get a deal like this could be huge, just think of…
Joe’s new album Dust Bowl has debuted at number 4 on the UK Charts. This is the overall music chart for the UK featuring all genres of music. This a very good start for Joe in the UK and if you remember, Black Country Communion’s CD debuted #1 on this chart. Dust Bowl has almost…
Dust Bowl has officially been released today and it is already doing great at online retailer, Amazon.com. Dust Bowl is currently outselling such artists as Britney Spears, Green Day, Foo Fighters, and Pink. This is proof that blues is still alive, believe it or not. Being #15 overall is great considering how many albums are…
On Joe Bonamassa’s new album, the title track Dust Bowl has a mysterious background voice. You’ll hear it fade in and out from time to time, as you can hear in the video above. The voice is done by Peter Van Weelden. Most of you know Peter from his amps that he makes for…
Pictured above is my copy of Joe Bonamassa’s new album, Dust Bowl. The album came in the mail today and made by day to say the least. I’m honored to receive it in advance, so that I can share it with all of you. Excuse the picture quality, it was taken with my Blackberry! Let’s…
Joe’s latest and greatest new album titled Dust Bowl will be hitting store shelves on Tuesday, March 22nd. This is Bonamassa’s 9th studio release and will sure be debuting number one on the Billboard Blues Chart. The new album features appearances by John Hiatt, Glenn Hughes, and Vince Gill. Album Track Listing: Slow Train Dust…
