Artist: JOE BONAMASSA
Album: LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE (2CD)

Release date: 2016
EAN/UPS: 819873013846
Media type: CD

JOE BONAMASSA HONORS “THE THREE KINGS” ON “LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE” CD/DVD/BLUR-RAY/LP, OUT SEPT 23
Over two hours of some of the greatest blues songs ever written 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 3-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.

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.

Songs ranged from blues standards to deep cuts, including “Born Under A Bad Sign,” “Lonesome Whistle Blues,” “Hummingbird,” “Let The Good Times Roll,” and, of course, B.B. King’s famed “The Thrill Is Gone” as the evening closer. For Bonamassa, the tour’s importance deepened significantly when B.B., his friend and mentor, passed away two months before it began. “My only regret is that B.B. was not alive to see it," said Bonamassa.

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.

This tour was a continuation of the celebration of our blues heritage, which began with the 2014 production of Joe Bonamassa – Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks, a tribute to the music of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ 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.

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 in the US. In Europe it charted in 15 countries.

CD 1:

1    See See Baby
2    Some Other Day, Some Other Time
3    Lonesome Whistle Blues
4    Sittin' on the Boat Dock
5    You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
6    Going Down
7    I'll Play the Blues for You
8    I Get Evil
9    Breaking Up Somebody's Home
10    Angel of Mercy
11    Cadillac Assembly Line

CD 2:

1    Oh, Pretty Woman
2    Let the Good Times Roll
3    Never Make Your Move Too Soon
4    Ole Time Religion
5    Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
6    Boogie Woogie Woman
7    Hummingbird
8    Hide Away
9    Born Under a Bad Sign
10    The Thrill Is Gone
11    Riding With The Kings