(Gibson) Joe Bonamassa will continue the second leg of his U.S. tour in support of his latest album, Black Rock. The record debuted at #1 on Billboard's Blues Albums Chart and #38 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart. The tenth full-length solo release and eighth studio album of his career, the disc marks Bonamassa's sixth collaboration with Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, Aerosmith) as producer. The tour picks up in Springfield, MA, on Nov. 11 and continues traveling the U.S. through March 2011. Many dates in 2011 are TBA.
Bonamassa will also host five Blues in the Schools sessions with local middle schools and high schools for his show dates in Stamford, CT, Rochester, NY, Virginia Beach, VA, North Charleston, SC, and Greenville, SC. In an hour-long presentation, Joe will take students on a musical journey tracking the evolution of blues music from the Deep South in the late 1800s up through today's different styles. He will include live performances, recorded music, slide presentations and informative narratives. - more on this story
