Joe Bonamassa-The Ballad Of John Henry (2009)

Joe Bonamassa is one of the best blues guitarists of today, as a child he was a guitar prodigy and grew up listening to records by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the great bluesmen of the time.
His career has been an alternation between the styles of blues and rock, his own compositions and personalized versions, his passion for music in general and his versatility have led him to a career full of tours and albums that have not prevented him from joining different side projects, like the hard rock band "Black Country Communion", or the jazz rock group "Rock Candy Funk Party".
In 2009 he published his seventh album "The Ballad Of John Henry" where swamp rock & blues take over the sound of his compositions, such as the one that gives title to the album or the hard rock "Story Of A Quarryman". blues rock "Last Kiss" and "Lonesome Road Blues" or the energetic "Happier Times".
As is the norm in all his albums there are also moments for versions like the great "Stop" by Sam Brown, "Jockey Full of Bourbon" by the great Tom Waits or the classic "Feelin'Good".

Joe Bonamassa-Black Rock (2010)

"Black Rock" is another memorable work by the great American bluesman Joe Bonamassa. This, his eighth solo album, is packed with covers, a fact that in no way detracts from the enormous quality of his rich repertoire. Recorded in studios located in Santorini, Greece, the guitarist enlisted a number of Greek musicians for its creation, including Manolis Karadinis (bouzouki), with whom he performs a blues version of "Athens to Athens", as well as another magnificent duet with B.B. King himself on the splendid "Night Life", a Willie Nelson classic. Among the other standout tracks are covers such as Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire", John Hiatt's "I Know a Place", and Jeff Beck's "Spanish Boots". Original compositions include the energetic "Blue and Evil", "Quarryman's Lament", and "When the Fire Hits the Sea", all performed with the feeling, emotion, and intensity that only Joe Bonamassa can coax from his guitar. A number one hit on both the US and UK Billboard blues charts are well-deserved recognition for this outstanding blues-rock album.

Joe Bonamassa-Dust Bowl (2011)

The ninth album from one of the great blues guitar talents of the 21st century. Recorded after his first tour with his side project, Black Country Communion, where he shared the stage with Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, and Derek Sherinian. On this album, “Dust Bowl”, Joe Bonamassa once again collaborated with producer Kevin Shirley, resulting in a superb work of powerful and forceful blues. The rhythmic “Slow Train” kicks off an album so overwhelming that it doesn't leave a second's respite, and then tracks like the rock song “Black Lung Heartache”, the splendid version of Free's “Heartbreaker”, with the estimable voice of Glenn Hughes, the introspective “The Meaning Of The Blues”, the rhythmic and cheerful “Tennessee Plates”, with John Hiatt on vocals, the rhythm and blues “You Better Watch Yourself”, a cover of the great Little Walter, the dark blues “The Last Matador of Bayone” or the immeasurable “Prisoner”, an amazing blues rock version of an old Barbra Streisand song.