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Hotel bombings, car crashes, conspiracy theories and towering infernos: The A to Z of B.B. King

By Henry Yates Published

Introduction written by Joe Bonamassa

Music
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Nine Joe Bonamassa albums you should listen to, and one to avoid

By Henry Yates Published

Buying guide Since lighting the fuse of the blues boom, reluctant superstar Joe Bonamassa has barely stopped. Here’s a guide to his best albums

Buying guide
B.B. King and a young Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa announces all-star tribute to B.B. King

By Fraser Lewry Published

B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Slash, Keb' Mo', Larkin Poe, Jimmie Vaughan, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and many more

Bands & Artists
Joe Bonamassa and Joanne Shaw Taylor (studio portraits, composite image)
What happened when Joe Bonamassa and Joanne Shaw Taylor were interviewed together for the first time

By Henry Yates Published

Up for discussion: AI, internet trolls, crap journalists, dead birds, sausage dogs, nerd pyjamas and music execs who need a punch in the face

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Bands & Artists
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"I don’t want to be a tribute act": Joe Bonamassa on paying homage to Rory Gallagher in Ireland

By Dave Ling Published

Next year, Joe Bonamassa plays the music of the late, great Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher at three special shows in Cork.

Interviews
Joe Bonamassa studio portrait and Rory Gallagher onstage
Joe Bonamassa to perform Rory Gallagher's legendary Irish Tour '74 set at two shows in Ireland

By Fraser Lewry Published

Joe Bomamassa's one-off tribute to Rory Gallagher will take place in Gallagher's hometown of Cork next summer

Concerts & Shows
Joe Bonamassa taking a bow onstage
Joe Bonamassa announces 2025 UK arena tour

By Fraser Lewry Published

Joe Bonamassa's new album Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra is out now

Concerts & Shows
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"I have an addictive personality. I have five hundred guitars, five hundred amps. Things escalate": Joe Bonamassa comes clean

By Polly Glass Published

Joe Bonamassa is a lauded blues guitar hero and much more, but he's no stranger to self-doubt. We met him ahead of a scorching show in France

Interviews
Mike Bloomfield, Danny Gatton and Sonny Landreth onstage
10 guitar heroes who should be much better known, by Joe Bonamassa

By Joe Bonamassa Published

Joe Bonamassa's definitive guide to the guitar heroes who don't get the credit they deserve

Interviews
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Joe Bonamassa fires on all cylinders on the unfailingly upbeat sequel to 2003's Blues Deluxe

By Henry Yates Published

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of his best-selling independent release Blues Deluxe, Joe Bonamassa repeats the trick

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