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Happy Birthday Joe Bonamassa!

May 8, 2011 By GuitarDaddy

Happy Birthday Joe Bonamassa!

Joe Bonamassa was born in Utica, New York on May 8, 1977.

He received his first guitar from his father at the age of 4, and by age 7 he was playing Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix tunes note for note. At the age of 11, he was mentored by Danny Gatton and learned to play country, jazz and heavy rock.

He opened for B. B. King when he was 12.

After first hearing him play, King said, “He hasn’t even begun to scratch the surface. He’s one of a kind.”

B.B.’s analysis of Joe’s ability was right on track.

Today, Joe Bonamassa is known as one of the finest electric blues-rock guitarists on the planet and is a favorite of GuitarDaddy and TheGuitarBuzz.com.
 

Happy Birthday Joe Bonamassa!

 
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Comments

  1. robert lemue says

    May 14, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    A late happy birthday to you. Your birthday means alot to me because i can hear the greatest guitar player in the universe.

  2. jeff slusher says

    May 14, 2010 at 6:24 pm

    bonamassa was awsome in omaha on his birthday.
    I cant believe he played mountain time,thank you joe!

  3. Francisco Alfaro says

    May 15, 2010 at 2:37 am

    Hey Joe.

    Muchas felicidades en el día de tu cumpleaños.

    Es un orgullo para mí poder felicitar a uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia.

    Desde Madrid (Spain) feliz cumpleaños.

    Francisco.

  4. Bob Lasky says

    May 15, 2010 at 4:26 am

    Happy Birthday Joe. May this be the beginning of the best and most successful years of your life. Keep your head on straight my friend and your career and life will continue to blossom. Keep on being you… stay true…

  5. Hans Eggink says

    May 15, 2010 at 5:27 am

    Dear Joe.

    I am a little bit late. But it comes from my heart, the same as you music. Congratulations with your birthday. I have seen you many times in Holland, for example in Carre, Amsterdam. I enjoyed your performance and I am a coolector of all your music!
    Come back to Holland soon!

    Hans.

  6. Bill Bilhou says

    May 15, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Joe, I knew there was something special about you, you are also a Taurus! Happy Late Birthday!
    Bill May 13th

  7. luciano says

    May 18, 2010 at 2:23 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!
    BUON COMPLEANNO JOE E GRAZIE PER LA TUA MUSICA.
    LUCIANO from TURIN (Italy)

  8. Annette Banamassa says

    May 18, 2010 at 7:49 am

    May 18,2010 Happy Birthday! Saw you @ Town Hall in my New York finally and it was FANTASTIC . Missed you a while back at BBKing’s but finally made it—just loved it. Hope you make it back in New York again soon. Happy Birthday again and many more!

  9. crossbow bill says

    May 19, 2010 at 11:07 am

    HAPPY BELATED B-DAY TO JOE AND HIS PROWESS!!!!!! WILL GET HIS ALBUM SOON:):)

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