Joe Bonamassa is one the most celebrated electric guitar players out there, but with great popularity comes great dissent, and not every member of the blues community feels his take on the genre is ...

A big part of blues is playing over a “shuffle” groove – a triplet-driven swing-eighths feel with a backbeat (accents on beats 2 and 4) – at various tempos. There are many great shuffle-based tunes.

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Despite the fact he’s yet to take home a Grammy Award, the blues are alive and well with modern-day caretaker Joe Bonamassa. In fact, the guitar legend — who returns to Cleveland for a show on Feb. 22 ...

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Today, Joe Bonamassa has charted a course for the tropics once more with the announcement of Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea XI, the latest installment of his traditional musical cruises. For his 11th ...

Back in 1989, when Joe Bonamassa was 12 years old, he had enough guitar chops to open for the legendary B.B. King. From there, it sometimes seems, Bonamassa has never stopped. Between solo work, live ...

Bonamassa, with help from his musical director and rhythm guitarist, Josh Smith, sprang into action. A list of songs was put together, and desired musicians were contacted, with Joe and his backing ...