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Joe Bonamassa - Blues Guitarist

 
"When your down and out you need some Joe Bonamassa."

                                     Quote by _ Constance 

His music is raunchy and moody, his voice raspy yet smooth.  If I close my
eyes I am in a rundown bar in the middle of nowhere down and out on luck.
His name is Joe Leonard Bonamassa, an American born blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Born in 1977, he grew up in Utica, New York, USA.
His parents Len and Delia were avid blues music fans and owned a music 
store and this is where Joe got his love for guitars. He started playing guitar
at four years old.  At twelve he was playing with B.B. King and has played 
with many notable artists.  He has fifteen solo albums, and eleven of them
have reached No.1 on the Billboard Blues Chart.  He has been nominated for
three Grammy Awards.  He has his own record label called Keeping Blues 
Alive Records where he supports blues musicians and their music.

Something interesting about Joe is his vast collection of guitars and amps,
four hundred or more.  Most are vintage.  He has been buying them all his 
life.  A room in his home is called the Bona-seum ! He loves his Fender
Telecaster that he nicknamed Bludgeon.  But, there is another rare and 
valuable guitar that he uses in concerts, a 1958 Gibson, Flying V, he calls
Amos after the original owner Amos Arthur.  I love this man, his music, his
message. He can play the blues for me anytime. He keeps his private life
private, I like that about him !


random lyrics from
Mind's Eye
Joe Bonamassa
help I'm going down
need someone
to slow the spiral down
reach up, dig deeper
I'm haunted by memories
you can'nt see

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May 07, 2023

Poetry/Bio/Joe Bonamassa - Blues Guitarist
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Written for the Premiere contest, Joe Bonamassa Inspiration
sponsor, Robert James Liquori, Judged 05/07/2023

First Place

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2023

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Beryl Edmonds Date: 5/9/2023 11:54:00 PM Congratulations on your trophy win with the bio on Joe Bonamassa, an interesting read… Belle Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/10/2023 6:24:00 AM Belle, thank you so much for the comment and congratulations, I just love this guy's moody blue sound !

Roger Roger Date: 5/8/2023 2:28:00 AM Congratulations dear... This is called painting an identical picture of someone through words in just a single poem, using the brightest colors... Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/8/2023 11:01:00 AM Roger, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, I like that 'painting with words ' !

Joanna Daniel Date: 5/7/2023 9:35:00 PM Great bio, Constance, congratulations:) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/8/2023 12:16:00 AM Jo, thank you so much for the compliment and congratulations!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/7/2023 4:51:00 PM you blew it out of the water, Constance. Congrats on the trophy win. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/8/2023 12:17:00 AM Andrea, thank you so much for the compliment and congrats !