Maybe no artist like Joe Bonamassa could be considered the last true guitar hero today. He is the highlander and heir to a family tree that bears the names, among others, of Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. He was predestined for this since he toured with B. B. King at 12. A great rocker and bluesman, Bonamassa merges heart and musical intelligence with a profound popular music culture (spotlights are always on the guitar) that lets him travel across the most authentic roots of American tradition. From “Strange Fruit” to his tribute to British Blues, from Delta blues to hard rock: Bonamassa is this and much more. A deep love for guitar, which he plays at the highest levels of virtuosity, rules over all.
