The discography of Joe Bonamassa, an American

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musician, consists of 15 studio albums, 18

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s, three collaboration albums, 30 singles (28 as a lead artist, two as a featured artist), 15 video albums, 13 music videos and 54 other appearances. After growing up in Utica, New York, Bonamassa began his career as a member of the band Bloodline, before beginning his solo career in 2000 with the release of '' A New Day Yesterday''. The album reached number 9 on the US ''

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'' Blues Albums chart. The guitarist continued to see success in the blues genre, topping the chart with 2002's ''

So, It's Like That ''So, It's Like That'' is the second studio album by American blues-rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Recorded largely at Harddrive Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California and Blue Iron Gate Studio in Santa Monica, California, it was primarily ...

'' and 2006's '' You & Me'', before making his debut on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 2007 with '' Sloe Gin'', which reached number 184. Bonamassa's albums have continued to increase in chart success over the years, with '' The Ballad of John Henry'' reaching number 103 on the ''Billboard'' 200, '' Black Rock'', '' Dust Bowl'' and ''

Driving Towards the Daylight ''Driving Towards the Daylight'' is the tenth studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, released on May 22, 2012. Recorded at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, CA and Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV, ''Driving Towards the Dayli ...

'' reaching the Top 40, and ''

Different Shades of Blue ''Different Shades of Blue'' is the eleventh studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released on September 22, 2014. The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, which makes this Bonamassa's highest charting album, and ...

'' and ''

Blues of Desperation ''Blues of Desperation'' is the twelfth studio album by American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. It was released on March 25, 2016 through J&R Records. Reception ''Blues of Desperation'' has been given a Metacritic Metacritic is a websit ...

'' reaching the Top 20. Several of the musician's video albums have also topped the ''Billboard'' Music Video Sales chart. Outside of his solo work, Bonamassa has also collaborated with a wide range of artists. With singer-songwriter Beth Hart he has released three studio albums – '' Don't Explain'' in 2011; '' Seesaw'' in 2013; and '' Black Coffee'' in 2018 – and one live/video album, '' Live in Amsterdam'' in 2014. On the ''Billboard'' 200, ''Don't Explain'' reached number 120, ''Seesaw'' reached number 47 and ''Live in Amsterdam'' reached number 87. In 2015, he was also featured on the Betty Davis tribute album ''Ooh Yea: The Betty Davis Songbook'' released by Mahalia Barnes and the Soul Mates. Bonamassa has also contributed songs to various other albums – including "Love Conquers All" on the ''

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'' soundtrack, "The Easy Blues" for the John Martyn tribute album ''Johnny Boy Would Love This: A Tribute to John Martyn'', and a cover version of " Lazy" with Jimmy Barnes for '' Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head'' – and been featured on recordings by artists including Joe Lynn Turner, Ozzy Osbourne and

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. Bonamassa is also a member of the

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band

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alongside

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, Jason Bonham and

Derek Sherinian Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X and ...

. In 2020, Bonamassa created Keeping the Blues Alive Records, an

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that promotes and supports the talent of

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musicians. Current artists include Dion DiMucci,

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, Joanna Connor,

Larry McCray Larry McCray (born April 5, 1960), is an American blues guitarist and singing, singer from Magnolia, Arkansas. Early life McCray, the second youngest of nine siblings, grew up living on a farm.

and others. Bonamassa produces and collaborates on many of the projects.

Albums

Studio albums

Collaborations

Live albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Note: Dion also released "You Know It's Christmas" (featuring Bonamassa and co-written with Mike Aquilina) in 2020

Other charted songs

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Note: Dion released music videos for "Blues Comin' On" & "You Know It's Christmas" (produced with Bonamassa) in 2020.

Other appearances

References

External links

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