From 1976–1978, Johnson recorded Seven Worlds, his debut album, at Odyssey Studios in Austin. Unable to secure a new management contract, Johnson began working as a session guitarist for some well-known acts, including Cat Stevens, Carole King, and Christopher Cross.

Eric Clapton once wrote that Robert Johnson’s best songs have “never been covered by anyone else, at least not very successfully — because how are you going to do them?” Now the rock guitarist has recorded Me and Mr. Johnson, a CD of the legendary bluesman’s works that Clapton calls a labor of love.

Before the formation of Cream, Clapton was not well known in the United States; he left the Yardbirds before “For Your Love” hit the US top ten, and had yet to perform there.

Blues and rock electric guitar great Eric Gales and his wife and bandmate LaDonna Gales have both contracted COVID-19, and now members of the guitar community, including Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout, have come together to help the pair during their recovery.

Although Gales plays a right-handed guitar “upside-down” (with the bass E string on the bottom), he is not naturally left-handed; he was taught by his brother, who is left-handed, and never second-guessed the untraditional technique.

Eugene being left-handed, taught Eric how to play guitar although Eric was naturally right-handed. Without question, Eric learned how to play a right-handed guitar, left-handed. Thus, the guitar was upside-down meaning that the lower E string was on the bottom.

That’s because Jimi Hendrix wasn’t the first to play a right-hand guitar upside down. He was just the most famous to do so. For the longest time, left-hand guitars didn’t exist. Or they were too rare and expensive for most people to get their hands on.

Midway through an Experience Hendrix tour, The musician was sent to prison for breaking probation rules after a drug conviction. Looking back on his time behind bars, Gales said: “My toughest time as a musician was when I was in prison, for reasons which are fairly self-explanatory…

Joe Bonamassa: Eric Gales is the “best guitarist in blues-rock right now” From Bonamassa, with love. After declaring his 1951 Fender Nocaster his “best guitar”, Joe Bonamassa has made another proclamation on Instagram – this time to crown Eric Gales as the best blues-rock guitarist today.

Gales’ No. 1 is this Sonnet Raw Dawg II signature model by Magneto Guitars. This S-style axe features a hard-rock maple neck, East Indian rosewood fretboard with an 11″ radius, medium C-shape neck, 22 narrow jumbo frets, and Lollar Blackface pickups.

Joe Bonamassa net worth: Joe Bonamassa is American blues and rock guitarist who has a net worth of $20 million dollars. Born in New Hartford, New York, Joe Bonamassa grew up in a family of musicians, and his parents owned a guitar shop.

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Re: What brand of Sunglasses does Joe Bonamassa wear? Rocket, Ray Bans ain’t no cheap sunglasses where I come from. last I heard Joe say what his glasses were, he said Tag Heuer.

Multi-platinum selling Sandi Thom was inspired to write her forthcoming single, Earthquake, after learning that her partner – blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa – had left her and moved out.

However, Joe and Sandi broke up in 2015; the woman married another man and gave birth to a child. Today, the guitar is the musician’s only partner. He is actively engaged in work and does not plan to have a wife and kids.

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Bonamassa also acknowledged that he has always “avoided learning music theory,” saying, “I know enough to get in trouble and I know enough to play in the right key but as far as music theory in the sense that I can’t tell you what an augmented 13 chord – I can play an augmented 13 but I’m unaware of it.