{"id":6158,"date":"2016-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/08\/23\/joe-bonamassa-releases-qlive-at-the-greek-theatreq\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T00:00:00","slug":"joe-bonamassa-releases-qlive-at-the-greek-theatreq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/08\/23\/joe-bonamassa-releases-qlive-at-the-greek-theatreq\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Bonamassa releases “Live At The Greek Theatre”"},"content":{"rendered":"


On September 23rd, Grammy-nominated blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will deliver \u201cLive at the Greek Theatre\u201d; a 22-track Double CD, Double DVD, Blu-ray, and 3-LP Deluxe Edition tribute to three of the greatest bluesmen to ever live \u2013 Albert King, B.B. King, and Freddie King. Live at the Greek Theatre showcases \u201cThe Three Kings\u201d tour of 2015; a 14-date US amphitheater tour that culminated on August 29th at famed Los Angeles venue The Greek.\u00a0 Bonamassa celebrates the trio of blues icons with over two hours of some the greatest blues songs ever written. The release includes a collector\u2019s edition booklet, and several bonus features containing behind-the-scenes footage and more. <\/p>\n

Watch Joe perform \u201cLet The Good Times Roll\u201d (taken from the \u201cLive AT The Greek Theatre\u201d DVD and Blu-ray release) – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LrGALDL2pVc<\/p>\n

Playing on a warm summer night to a nearly sold-out crowd, Bonamassa\u2019s handpicked set list of songs was called \u201cspectacular\u201d by Premier Guitar; Los Angeles Times said the show \u201chad swing and polish\u201d and that \u201cBonamassa evoked the signature licks of all three icons while managing to put his own stamp on things.\u201d Songs ranged from blues standards to deep cuts, including \u201cBorn Under A Bad Sign,\u201d \u201cLonesome Whistle Blues,\u201d \u201cHummingbird,\u201d \u201cLet The Good Times Roll,\u201d and, of course, B.B. King\u2019s famed \u201cThe Thrill Is Gone\u201d as the evening closer.<\/p>\n

For Bonamassa, the tour\u2019s importance deepened significantly when B.B., his friend and mentor, passed away two months before it began. \u201cMy only regret is that B.B. was not alive to see it,” said Bonamassa.<\/p>\n

Showcasing \u201cmagnificent guitar playing\u201d (The Morning Call), Bonamassa introduced a steady rotation of vintage guitars, including four Gibson ES models, a Gibson Les Paul, a Gibson Flying V, two new Gibson Custom Shop models, two Fender Strats, and a 1972 Dan Erlewine custom Flying V named \u201cLucy,\u201d originally owned and played by Freddie King and currently in the collection of actor Steven Seagal.<\/p>\n

Live at the Greek Theatre continues Bonamassa\u2019s 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. The eleven-piece band included Anton Fig (drums), Kirk Fletcher (guitar), Michael Rhodes (bass), Reese Wynans (piano, Hammond organ), Lee Thornburg (trumpet, horn arrangements), Paulie Cerra (saxophone), Nick Lane (trombone), and a trio of backup singers including Mahalia Barnes, Jade MacRae, and Juanita Tippins.<\/p>\n

This tour was a continuation of the celebration of our blues heritage, which began with the 2014 production of Joe Bonamassa \u2013 Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks, a tribute to the music of Muddy Waters and Howlin\u2019 Wolf. Both tours gave a portion of proceeds to presenting partner Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, a non-profit Bonamassa founded in 2011 that promotes the heritage of the blues to the next generation, funds music scholarships, and supplements the loss of music education in public schools.\u00a0 Bonamassa\u2019s 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 in the US. In Europe it charted in 15 countries.<\/p>\n

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Source: http:\/\/www.jbonamassa.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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