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Joe Bonamassa to Honor Albert, Freddie and B.B. King on Three Kings of the Blues Tour

Joe Bonamassa is gearing up to deliver a musical tribute to the "Three Kings of the Blues"—Albert, B.B. and Freddie King.

The Three Kings Tour, Bonamassa's first-ever U.S. amphitheater tour, will feature covers of tunes by these three late blues legends.

The tour is a continuation of the celebration of our blues heritage, which began with the 2015 CD/DVD Joe Bonamassa: Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks , a tribute to Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.

Bonamassa will be be backed by Anton Fig (drums), Michael Rhodes (bass), Double Trouble's Reese Wynans (piano, Hammond organ), Lee Thornburg (trumpet, horn arrangements), Paulie Cerra (saxophone) and Nick Lane (trombone).

The tour kicks off August 7 at Camden, New Jersey’s Susquehanna Bank Center and ends August 29 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The Greek show will be filmed for DVD and Blu-ray. As with all Bonamassa DVD shoots, the performance at the Greek promises to bring some interesting collaborations in presenting this historical music.

You can check out all the dates below. For ticket information, visit jbonamassa.com/tour-dates.

A portion of the proceeds from this tour will go toward the Keeping the Blues Alive (KTBA) foundation, a non-profit Bonamassa founded in 2011. KTBA has funded 111 music projects and five scholarships across the 50 states, reaching more than 20,000 students. In August 2014, Bonamassa played to a sold-out crowd of more than 9,000 fans at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. For each ticket sold, $5 was donated to KTBA, raising more than $40,000 to fund struggling music programs around the country.

For more information, visit keepingthebluesalive.org, jbonamassa.com and Bonamassa's Facebook page.

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“Bona-Who?”

That catchphrase seen on concert T-shirts neatly sums up the conundrum that is Joe Bonamassa, the 38-year-old singer-guitarist who played to a near sellout crowd at the Greek Theatre over the weekend.

A child prodigy on guitar, Bonamassa opened for B.B. King at age 12 and was profiled on NBC’s “Real Life With Jane Pauley” a year later in 1991. Successfully transitioning to an adult career, he’s traded licks onstage with Eric Clapton, toured the globe and has sold more than 2.5 million albums.

Yet like most of the guitar-playing bluesmen he reveres, he’s not exactly a household name.

Cult-figure status has its own appeal, however, and the cognoscenti at the Greek on Saturday night (including Jimmy Vivino, ace guitarist and bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s late-night TV show) were treated to a virtuoso performance celebrating the music of guitar heroes Bonamassa billed as the Three Kings: Albert King, Freddie King and B.B. King.

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Backed by three singers and a seven-piece band that included another late-night TV veteran, drummer Anton Fig (of the recently ended “Late Show With David Letterman”), Bonamassa tore through nearly two dozen of the greatest blues songs ever conjured, including “I’m Going Down,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” “Cadillac Assembly Line” and of course “The Thrill Is Gone,” which closed the night.

Playing instruments correct to all three bluesmen — including a guitar custom-made for Albert King, on loan from its current owner, actor Steven Seagal — Bonamassa evoked the signature licks of all three icons while managing to put his own stamp on things.

Despite the focus on guitar heroics, the music had swing and polish, with Bonamassa generously sharing solos with guitarist Kirk Fletcher and keyboard player Reese Wynans (who played keys for Stevie Ray Vaughan). Bonamassa’s singing, easy to overlook amid all those guitar solos, was abetted by his trio of backup singers, led by Mahalia Barnes.

In an interview a few days before the concert, Bonamassa said he got the idea for the Three Kings tour after doing a tribute show to Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver last summer.

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“My only regret is that B.B. is not alive to see it,” he said, reckoning that he played at least 75 shows with the late bluesman, who died May 14 (Freddie and Albert passed decades earlier). “It was such an experience to play with him and just be around him.”

Bonamassa thinks B.B. King hired him in large part because he was “a cheap opening act,” earning less than $500 a night. He used the experience to soak up knowledge about being a musician, lessons he says he follows to this day.

B.B. King’s most memorable advice had little to do with guitar playing, however.

“He always used to say, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing, and watch your money. It’s a business like anything else,’” Bonamassa recalled.

The Greek was the last stop on the 14-date Three Kings tour, and for Bonamassa it had sentimental value. He said when he first moved to Los Angeles 13 years ago, he lived in the Los Feliz Manor apartment building and would buy peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches at the Chevron station at Vermont Avenue and Los Feliz Boulevard.

He watched people driving up to the 5,900-capacity Greek and dreamed of playing there someday. Making it a blues night, he said, just sweetened the deal — taking blues beyond the small clubs and juke joints where it is most often experienced.

“People tend to marginalize the blues,” he said. “I don’t think Freddie King ever played a room as big as the Greek.”

Bonamassa keeps an active recording and touring schedule (another slogan he uses on his merchandise is “Always on the Road”) and says the Three Kings project was intended as a short-term diversion.

The show was filmed for eventual digital release as well as airings on public television, where Bonamassa’s “Muddy Wolf” show at Red Rocks is already in rotation.

“You celebrate the masters,” he said. “If I can be successful at celebrating the masters, I can walk away a happy person.

“I’m by no means comparing myself to these people,” he added. “It’s celebrating music I really enjoy.”

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As Joe Bonamassa approaches his 26th year as a professional musician, he continues to blaze a remarkably versatile artistic trail, and amass an authentic, innovative and soulful body of work. Bonamassa’s career began onstage opening for B.B. King in 1989, when he was only 12 years old. Today, he is hailed worldwide as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, and is an ever-evolving singer-songwriter who has released 16 solo albums in the last 14 years, all on his own label, J&R Adventures. Bonamassa’s tour schedule consistently hovers at around 100 shows worldwide each year, and a heaping handful of markedly diverse side projects keep him thinking outside the box and flexing every musical muscle he’s got. He founded and oversees the non-profit Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation to promote the heritage of the blues to the next generation, fund music scholarships, and supplement the loss of music education in public schools. There’s a case to be made that Joe Bonamassa, like another star who shared the same initials, is the hardest working man in show business.

This spring, Bonamassa and J&R Adventures released two projects. The first was a collaboration with powerhouse singer Mahalia Barnes, one of the most impressive female vocalists to come out of Australia, and her band The Soul Mates on an album of Betty Davis covers called Ooh Yea! – The Betty Davis Songbook, which explores tracks from Davis’ sexy, raw funk records of the early 70s. Next is the CD, DVD and Blu-ray Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks, a tribute to Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf that was filmed last summer to a sold-out 9,000 person crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Glide Magazine called it “one of the best live blues albums released in the last decade.”

Unlike any Bonamassa show before, Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks marks the start of a tribute concert series that will display a different band and catalog of material that will vary from Bonamassa’s music as a solo artist. This summer, he’ll continue his celebration of blues heritage with the Three Kings of Blues Tour during which he’ll travel to amphitheaters across the country with a musical tribute to Albert King, B.B. King, and Freddie King.

It all builds on Bonamassa’s ascendant prominence of the past few years. Recent kudos include his very first Grammy nomination for Best Blues Album, which he earned with much-buzzed-about singer-songwriter Beth Hart for their sophomore collaboration, Seesaw; a #1 debut on the Billboard Music Video Chart and Billboard Blues Chart for Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks; 14 #1 Billboard Blues Albums (more than any other artist); a platinum DVD certification for Joe Bonamassa: Live At The Royal Albert Hall; five consecutive “Best Blues Guitarist” wins and a top “Best Overall Guitarist” honor in Guitar Player’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, and recognition as Billboard’s #1 Blues Artist in 2010 and more recently in 2014.

Last fall, a much-anticipated new solo studio album called Different Shades Of Blue was released featuring all-new, all-original material. He recorded it in Nashville with Jonathan Cain (Journey), James House (Diamond Rio, Dwight Yoakam, Martina McBride) and Jerry Flowers (Keith Urban). It debuted at #8 on Billboard’s Top 200, Bonamassas’s highest charting album, first top 10, and biggest sales week ever. According to Billboard, “Different Shades of Blue is the highest-ranking blues album in almost two years.”

Critics echoed its accolades calling it the guitarist’s “most cohesive and satisfying artistic statement yet” (MOJO), “ the best yet and then some from an artist whose vision continues to expand with every release” (Uncut) and “a career high” (American Way).

With sales climbing and accolades pouring in, music insiders and media are beginning to take note of J&R Adventures, the label Bonamassa started with longtime manager Roy Weisman ten years ago. Together, the two mavericks have built a business model that is thriving and nimble in a shaky and unpredictable industry. With divisions in publishing, management, promotion, and memorabilia, the label gives control to the artist and its management directly, rather than a larger entity. This strategy has allowed them to redefine the kind of success an independent artist is capable of, making them two of the music industry’s more savvy entrepreneurs and disruptors.

As usual, Bonamassa will continue performing live-on-stage, which is exactly where he’s most comfortable. “No one on the scene today plays with as much passion, has as much finesse and raw talent, has reverence for those who came before him, and has as much passion for his craft as Joe Bonamassa,” writes Classic Rock Revisited.

In January, he graced a new stage when he headlined two sold-out nights at the iconic Radio City Music Hall – a feat Bonamassa himself almost can’t quite believe. But Bonamassa’s still got a long way to go, and will certainly in turn inspire many who come after him as he continues to reinvent himself with a varied palette of side projects—and logs endless miles “dressing up in sunglasses and a suit,” touring the world and growing his legacy as one of the greatest guitar slingers of all time.

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Bluesman joe bonamassa pays tribute to the three kings.

It’s not often you hear of a blues artist playing arena shows.

But guitarist Joe Bonamassa, 39, is no ordinary blues artist. He has released 16 solo albums in 14 years on J&R Adventures, his own label. On top of that, he has played with everyone from Eric Clapton to Buddy Guy and Derek Trucks.

Bonamassa has been around stars since he was a boy. When he was just 12 years old he opened for B.B. King.

Now he’s paying tribute to the King of the Blues, as well as legends Albert King and Freddie King on his “Three Kings Tour.” The 15-show tour kicks off Friday at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden.

Bonamassa’s most recent studio album was 2014’s “Different Shades of Blue,” with all originals, with the exception of a Jimi Hendrix cover. But he will not be playing any of his own music on the tour.

The tour follows a tribute concert he did to honor blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, called “Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks,” which also is on CD and DVD/Blu-ray. The last concert on “Three Kings Tour” at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles also will be recorded and released on CD and DVD/Blu-ray

Playing the music of American blues artists may seem like a different direction for Bonamassa, who has said in interviews that he is mostly influenced by British blues players, and lists Eric Clapton as one of his idols.

He recognizes that it is a departure and hints that he may do some tribute concerts to British blues players next year. But, he says, playing these tribute concerts is a “labor of love.”

“It’s a catalog of music that means a lot to me,” he says in a phone intervieew from his home in Los Angeles. “That’s the DNA of the modern blues player — Freddie, B.B. and Albert. They were the most successful, they had the best songs, the best touring careers … Their influence is so grand as singers and as players … it never gets boring.”

With B.B. King’s passing this year, Bonamassa says it makes his tribute to the King of the Blues more important to him. He knew B.B. King for about 25 years, he adds, and says King was always kind and generous.

Bonamassa is recognized by many not only as one of the greatest modern blues guitarists, but also the most successful. “Different Shades of Blue” peaked at No. 8 in Billboard’s Top 200.

The guitarist says he “hate[s] for it to just boil down to sheer money,” but his success makes the 11-piece band, five buses, three trucks and other tour expenses possible.

“The success we’ve had allows me to kind of go exploring a little bit like we’re doing this summer and … really to make a run at these songs and do them the proper way: 11-piece band, three background singers, three horns … five people in the group. So it’s really great, you know, I’m really excited about it,” Bonamassa says.

However, Bonamassa says he likes playing in theaters better than arenas. Because of the lights in an arena show and the size of the audience, it’s tough to see anything [from the stage]. In a theater, he says, you can look out and see the crowd grooving.

“It’s much more symbiotic with your audience, in my opinion,” he says.

Still, Bonamassa does like some aspects of arena shows.

“You get a hell of a reverb when you’re singing,” he says.

The six-string player is not worried about balancing his signature sound with playing songs by these blues greats. He has a simple explanation for why.

“I’m not Freddie King,” Bonamassa says. “That’s how you balance it … I’m not Freddie King nor am I trying to be Freddie King. I’m just singing those songs the way I’m trying to sing them.”

“Same thing with Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters,” he adds. “I’m not Muddy Waters, I’m not Howlin’ Wolf, but I can sing it myself and do as good as job as I can singing that catalog of music … I can only do what I can do personally and hopefully people like my spin on it.”

The blues artist has a list of 30 songs his band planned to rehearse before the tour, but at the time of the interview he had not decided which songs will be in the set. But he promises he’ll do B.B. King’s hit “The Thrill is Gone.”

A portion of the proceeds for the “Three Kings Tour” will go to the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Bonamassa that supports music education by funding scholarships and programs. “Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks” also benefited the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation.

Meanwhile, Bonamassa says he recently finished recording a new album with 11 original songs he hopes will be released in the spring. Bonamassa says he’ll follow its release with another tour.

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* Who: Renowned blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, who has played with greats such as Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy, kicks off off the “Three Kings Tour” to pay tribute to B.B. King, Freddie King and Albert King.

* Where: Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden

* When: 8 p.m. Friday Aug. 7

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Joe Bonamassa Honors “The Three Kings” on ‘Live At The Greek Theatre’

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Over two hours of some of the greatest blues songs ever written are highlighted in a celebration of blues heritage.

On September 23rd, GRAMMY-nominated blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will deliver Live at the Greek Theatre, a 22-track Double CD, Double DVD, Blu-ray, and 4-LP Deluxe Edition tribute to three of the greatest bluesmen to ever live – Albert King, B.B. King, and Freddie King. Live at the Greek Theatre showcases “The Three Kings” tour of 2015; a 14-date US amphitheater tour that culminated at famed Los Angeles venue The Greek. Bonamassa celebrates the trio of blues icons with over two hours of some the greatest blues songs ever written. The release includes a collector’s edition booklet, and several bonus features containing behind-the-scenes footage and more. Public TV and MTV Live, formerly Palladia, will broadcast the epic Blues tribute performances during their August and September schedules.

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Playing on a warm summer night to a nearly sold-out crowd, Bonamassa’s handpicked set list of songs was called “spectacular” by Premier Guitar; Los Angeles Times said the show “had swing and polish” and that “Bonamassa evoked the signature licks of all three icons while managing to put his own stamp on things.”

Live at the Greek Theatre continues Bonamassa’s tradition of honoring incredible concert venues like the Royal Albert Hall, the Vienna Opera House, Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and the Beacon Theater. As with all Bonamassa DVD shoots, the performance at the Greek offered a unique presentation of this historical music.

Bonamassa’s most recent studio album, Blues of Desperation, released March 25, marks his 16th #1 Blues album on the Billboard charts, more than any other artist, and landed at #5 on the Billboard Top Album Sales, his highest charting yet.

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Joe Bonamassa Announces Extensive US Tour in 2024

B lues legend Joe Bonamassa announced his tour of the UK and Europe some time ago, as well as his summer tour of the US. Luckily for fans of the “Woke Up Dreaming” hitmaker, it looks like his US tour will be extended well into fall of this year! Bonamassa will travel across both coasts and hit major cities in New York, California, and more. No supporting acts have been announced.

The Joe Bonamassa 2024 Tour of the US will begin on July 18 in Patchogue, New York at Great South Bay Music Festival. The tour will end, pending any additional dates, on November 30 in Des Moines, Iowa at the Des Moines Civic Center.

Ticketmaster appears to be the main spot to score tickets to Bonamassa’s US tour this year. Fans can access the artist presale code here. There are also a few tour dates on Ticketmaster that currently have additional presale events as well.

General on-sale for most of the US tour dates will begin on April 12 at 10:00 am local. If you can’t find tickets to your tour date of choice, there’s always Stubhub . Stubhub is our top pick for third-party ticketing platforms because they often have tickets to sold-out shows, plus the FanProtect Program that ensures your purchases are legitimate. It’s worth trying for last-minute tickets to see Bonamassa!

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Joe Bonamassa 2024 Tour Dates

July 18 – Patchogue, NY – Great South Bay Music Festival

July 19 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater

August 2 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Resort & Casino

August 4 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

August 6 – Omaha, NE – Orpheum Theater

August 8 – Topeka, KS – Topeka Performing Arts Center

August 9 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater

August 10 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall

August 12 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall

August 14 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center

August 16 – Evansville, IN – Old National Events Plaza

August 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre

August 18 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

August 20 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion

August 21 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Theatre

August 23 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre

August 24 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre

August 25 – Rochester, NY – West Herr Auditorium Theatre

August 27 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre

August 29 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent

August 30 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

August 31 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

October 28 – Santa Barbara, CA – The Granada Theatre

October 30 – Rancho Mirage, CA – The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage

November 1 – Tucson, AZ – The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

November 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre

November 3 – Long Beach, CA – Terrace Theater

November 5 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre

November 7 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic

November 8 – Sacramento, CA – SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

November 9 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre

November 12 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium

November 13 – Boise, ID – Morrison Center

November 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theater

November 17 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Civic Center

November 19 – Park City, KS – Hartman Arena

November 20 – Springfield, MO – Juanita K. Hammons Hall

November 22 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre

November 23 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre

November 26 – Springfield, IL – UIS Performing Arts Center

November 27 – Appleton, WI – Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

November 29 – Davenport, IA – Adler Theatre

November 30 – Des Moines, IA – Des Moines Civic Center

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Bluesman Joe Bonamassa pays homage to his heroes with 'Three Kings Tour' By Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Most boys at the age of 12 are trying to figure out how to get out of mowing the lawn or wondering if that peach fuzz on their upper lips will EVER become a mustache.

Joe Bonamassa, now 38, wasn't like most boys at 12.

Eight years after picking up a guitar for the first time, the New York state native who plays Blossom Music Center on Friday, Aug. 14, was touring Western New York and Pennsylvania with his band, Smokin' Joe Bonamassa, and opening for the legendary B.B. King.

He put out his first blues album, "A New Day Yesterday,'' when he was 23, and his most recent, the top-selling "Different Shades of Blue,'' just last year. Along the way, he's played with everybody who's anybody, including King; Crosby, Stills and Nash; and even in a supergroup called Black Country Communion with Jason Bonham on drums.

Bonamassa to this day is the consummate road warrior, which is why a few attempts to connect by phone to preview the The Three Kings Tour – in which he's paying homage to his heroes: Albert, B.B. and Freddie King, three unrelated superstars with blues in their DNA -- just didn't pan out. But he was able to answer a few questions – some our own and a few from readers -- we sent him via email.

Q: You've said that you were drawn to British blues. Can you explain in layman's terms what separates that from other genres of blues?

A: It basically boils down to environment and how you were brought up. The British kids were fighting to get out of the factories of Liverpool and Newcastle. The original masters were fighting to get out of Mississippi and [for] a better life. It is all about struggle and what battles and demons you are currently dealing with.

Q: You're obviously known as one of the greatest guitar players in any genre, but your singing is pretty darn good, too. What itch do the two different "instruments'' – your voice and your guitar – scratch for you?

A: Singing especially for this Three Kings tour is a challenge. Not only am I paying tribute to three of the best guitarists but arguably the three best singers. What was I thinking?!!!!!

Q: It's kind of interesting that music goes through cycles and style shifts, but one of the constants is blues. Why does it survive?

A: Blues is the DNA to all music. It's not a fad or based on trends or Twitter followers. It just is, like an eternal musical flame.

Q: How did "Different Shades of Blue'' end up as the title cut on the most recent album?

A: When James House came up with that title I was like, Bingo!! Not only is it a great title, but it sums me up perfectly.

Q: I like your voice on it, and the words really ring true. So I have to ask, is it easier for you to come up with licks or lyrics?

A: Lyrics are not easy for me because the subject matter has to mean something for me to pull it off. You won't find me singing a song about day drinking or girls in shorts. It's gotta be heartfelt. Not that day drinking and girls in shorts are a bad thing.

Q: How many different guitar tracks are on that cut?

A: Not as many as it seems -- maybe three. I go for a whole take in the studio, then layer as needed.

Q: I'm a big fan of "I Gave Up Everything for You, 'Cept the Blues.'' It's just honky-tonk blues. The chord riff has ghosts of Chuck Berry, even. How did that song come about?

A: It's a nod to Elmore James with a twist. Plus the tune resonates to me. As we all get older, we can't do the things we used to do and live to tell about it. But we still have the blues.

Q: One of the readers mentioned your vast collection of guitars. You've obviously got Les Pauls, Strats, Teles, SGs, hollow bodies, etc. What makes a song and a particular guitar perfect teammates? Is there one for an angry song, one for a love song, one for a hurtin' song? That sort of thing?

A: I have more great vintage guitars than anyone should be legally obligated to own. I am very lucky and I know that. I also worked very hard to get them. They are tools but things of beauty. It's my passion, but also my hammer and nails.

Q: What pedals do you have on your board?

A: Very little. Since switching to the high power Fender Twin amplifiers from the late '50s, I use a much more natural sound. Right now I have a Joe B Crybaby Wah Wah and a Way Huge Overrated Special for pedals. Other thing to know is ... There is no board! Just two pedals taped to the floor.

Q: How long has your band been together?

A: Not very long. I ended up switching up the lineup this year, not for any other reason but to re-inspire myself. We have a world-class dais right now: Anton Fig - drums, Michael Rhodes - bass, Reese Wynans - keys, Lee Thornburg - horns, Pauly Cerra - sax, Ron Dziubla - sax, Kirk Fletcher – guitar, Mahalia Barnes - vox, Jade Macre - vox, and Jaunita Tippins – vox.

Q: You are known as a great guitar player, but your music isn't JUST guitar – keys play a huge role. So when you write, do you "hear'' different lead instruments?

A: Reese is a wonderful foil to a night of heavy guitar. It's so great to have him to throw solos, too. He is a superstar. They all are.

Q: Have you written what you think is your signature song?

A: "The Ballad of John Henry'' did pretty good for me.

Q: Do you have a dream collaborator for a gig – living or dead?

A: Louis Armstrong. Writing the blues with him would be awesome!!!

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