Joe Bonamassa has been nominated for a Grammy three times, has been nominated for a Blues Music Award 13 times winning four of them, and has topped the Billboard charts 26 times. Joe is getting ready to release a new celebration of his classic Blues Deluxe album with a new set of classics for Blues Deluxe Vol. 2. Joe is also preparing to hit the road once again for a 26-date U.S. Fall Tour that starts in Memphis, TN on October 23rd, 2023 and goes through a large part of the country, ending in Hollywood, FL on December 2nd, 2023.
In this interview, Joe talks about choosing the songs and the right guitars for his latest Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2 album. He also talks about playing the Hollywood Bowl for the first time and the challenges of playing with an orchestra. Joe also gives us the details behind his new marketing and management venture, Journeyman Records, and tells us what the Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation is all about.
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