(13-year-old) Joe Bonamassa • “Blues Jam” • 1990 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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[@hamiltonburger4574]

And he's still retained his facial expressions and jaw movement!

[@drmedwuast]

What facial expressions lol

[@AJC-jo3ds]

i suck at guitar, but I have the same thing going on....didnt realize it until my son started making fun of my facial movements.....lol..

[@reps138]

I was thinking the same thing ..I was watching a recent Rick beato interview and still does them

[@kelleykajdasz1761]

And still does the hunched over "bald eagle" walk while he's playing. Love that! We love our Joey B!!

[@massivebeatzz]

I was thinking the same thing!!! amazing to see.

[@benjohnston1915]

I love how he doesn't even look like a kid, he just looks like a miniature version of himself lol.

[@amileinmyshoes7516]

I finally got to see Joe live, in concert, on my 60th birthday last November. What an amazing performance. I just heard he’ll be returning again in November. Might just become my annual birthday present if he keeps that touring schedule. 😎🤞🏻

[@user-dh5cv6go1v]

So calm and collected even at 13. Amazing.

[@craighermle7727]

Check out Taj Farrant. The kid was playing with Santana when he was 8 or 9.

[@nothingchannel111]

Dude, he was not calm. He was nervous and off time lol. And missed a bunch of notes, but who woulnd't be!

[@user-dh5cv6go1v]

@@nothingchannel111 Dude maybe but pulled it off in a very calm manner. When I saw Johnny Lang open for Jeff Beck , he did well but he showed his nervousness.

[@jimestooper1480]

He literally started so out of time with the band and started walking away out of nervousness and then started soloing by just shredding aimlessly

[@user-dh5cv6go1v]

@@jimestooper1480 Well he pulled it off giving Joe more credit for facing the challenge regardless of what mistakes may have occurred.

[@fredsparks4817]

Awesome guitar work and one hell of a Barney Fife impersonation!

[@russellcyr4867]

As a fairly new guitarist of three years all I can say is Ho-Lee-Sheet!!!

[@sleevelessace]

Hey I know that guy, Ho is my neighbour

[@CB-xr1eg]

"Ho-Lee-Sheet!!!" ...is that Chinese toilet paper?

[@wiseguy9202]

Yeah that's what 99% of us guitarist say....Dude was a savant.

[@blastofo]

@@CB-xr1eg No its the name of a chinese pilot that crashed. The other 3 pilots were named, sum ting wong, wi tu lo, and bang ding ow.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@blastofo Sorry, jokes about plane crashes are not jokes. Try again.

[@davidgagliardo3258]

When you can play a musical instrument like that at 13, its a God-given talent. Some people are born to play the guitar.

[@Joey_McElroy]

Or hard work, listen to his interviews where he talks about he didn’t do anything ever, never went outside, all he did was work his butt off to get that good. Seems a bit short changed to say it’s God given talent.

[@valcrist7428]

@@Joey_McElroy Same amount of work. The talented always learn 100 times faster.. Talent is REAL.. You have to be BORN with it and FIND it. Sure you can practice hard and improve.. but the talented can master it with MUCH less TIME and WORK.

[@bryanmannoia8410]

god given? or he just practiced a lot.

[@LanceVallis]

It's definitely both talent and practice, but the ceiling is a lot higher for those with talent

[@valcrist7428]

@@dogsarentdangerous1195 If it's hard work, then every old man like you is talented.. Guess what, you're not evet 10000th of theiir skill.

[@mickeyjohn2442]

Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes are a match made in musical Heaven.

[@randallmarsh1187]

Even more so with Beth Hart!

[@Wasteoftime10]

Check out Glenns albums with John Norum, Gary Moore and Tony Iommi. Much better.

[@THEWORDCHRISTIANMINISTRY]

AGREED !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PaulStallion]

His best work imo, just being a sideman.

[@AnthonyGiannotta-fs9yc]

Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonnamass

[@stevenkarnisky411]

Got to see him right around this time. He opened for B.B.King. Yes, he absolutely was G-O-O-D!

[@mickeyscott7479]

I remember that show in Rochester, NY. 1989 0r 1990?

[@MrBigShotFancyPants]

Daytona Beach Bike Week around 89 he was outside playing on the stage at the famous foot Bridge archway. Main st and Atlantic Ocean. Free. Caught my ear as I drove by on a loud bike. Just paid $500/ticket to see him on US 2023 tour.(seats were avail for far less money)

[@Shug1145]

Joe's from Utica ny i met him at a club in Albany where I live, Joe's a great guy and great guitar player !

[@truaxtim7717]

N.Y.Mills/ Yorkville to be specific, It was a little area all by itself-

[@ZippyThePinhead]

If that wasn't a glimpse of greatness yet to come I don't know what else it could be. 😁 I got to see him 3 times before his career took off, and the price of tickets got ridiculous. I love how he just broke into it, and astounded the host. 😂

[@Wildbill980]

Went to see him in concert in San Antonio last year…….what a show , hell of a player. Will be going to see him anytime he is near, incredible player and awesome band.

[@therapist6328]

I can now tell my wife that after 35 years of playing i am on par with Joe B. The 14 year old version.

[@Exilbremer12]

I'm sure you are! But the the fact that my first impuls was "doubt it" ist amazing :D Cheers

[@user-vg3yc6gk5f]

Well that would be very good indeed. I'd love to play at 4 year old Joe level....

[@RockNRoller66]

Well, at least you're better than the 13 yr old version here.

[@teddytiger5217]

He is 47 in 2024, I hope he kept his musical career up.

[@Mr._Fit_Atheist]

Good grief.... you mean to say,.... you don't know?? ...the boy became a man and is a now a force of nature.He's been playing all over the place and kills it everytime.

[@michaelvanbuskirk8845]

​@Mr._Fit_Atheist I believe that post was being facetious. 😂

[@Mr._Fit_Atheist]

@@michaelvanbuskirk8845 One never knows these days. He's most likely largely unknown to the legions of millions of Swiftie fans. ...or Beyonce` fans....or...or....🤑

[@nicolelala10]

He seems to have done alright for himself!

[@KennethCruz-ud1vs]

Man what a legend

[@davidbates378]

So cool! I saw Derek Trucks at a Blues Bar in Denver when he was 13…..accompanied by his parents. All faces melted!

[@John-ko5il]

Joe lives and breathes it! He deserves respect! Not only a great player and historian but keeps his head straight! My favorite player and world’s number one guitar nerd!

[@katezharinova7197]

Joe, you are genius! best regards from Moscow, Russia)

[@debbiedamianobillirakis4175]

Love Smokin Joe!! ✨🖤✨

[@dwightv9468]

Saw Smokin' Joe a few times in the day. Video-recorded him under the tent in Rochester NY. His dad (later I realized) stood next to me and said, "He could be even better if he learned about phrasing."

[@eugenehavens]

Joe makes it easy to be a fan, even from the beginning.

[@80sGuy.]

If this kid keeps on doing what he's doing he might just make it in the business and a name for himself.

[@Roscoe1279]

Of course you're kidding. He's world famous.

[@WB-1]

​@@Roscoe1279yes, he was kidding

[@skippy6086]

I dunno. Doesnt strike me as having much talent. 🤣 jk

[@BlueCollarRay]

Jim……go to bed

[@halleykenyon8992]

He's like 45 years old and super famous.

[@marionwollenschlager5123]

Pure goose bumps, such an amazing guy

[@eb1138]

Amazing and humble. Such a cool guy.

[@widdyhabb]

This guy might be a star some day!

[@emilsarniak1299]

?????????????🤣he is a star for a couple of decades now buddy!

[@widdyhabb]

@@emilsarniak1299 You don't say!😜🤪

[@livemusicbarfly]

❤ true King of Blues in making! Love it!

[@dannysimenauer5745]

When I saw the picture of Joe Bonamassa, it reminded me of the actor Zachary Ty Bryan who played Brad Taylor in Home Improvement.

[@duffbaker9554]

Unlike Zachary Ty Bryan, Joe's staying out of trouble and not losing the plot.

[@johnmayo6906]

Cost you about three hundred bucks to see him do that now...Such a success and master of his instrument.

[@_S._S._]

Free on youtube

[@filipe977]

@@_S._S._ You've never been to a live show, have you?

[@_S._S._]

@@filipe977 live on the TV in my house. Can even pause and go to a clean toilet. After the show i can just go to sleep right where I watched the show without having to go through terrible traffic. Sorry you were sayin?

[@filipe977]

@@_S._S._ I'm talking about sound, not what's around it. It seems like you focus more on the superfluous and miss what really matters. It must be sad to live like this.

[@_S._S._]

@@filipe977 sound? I have a 3000W system at home. What more sound? I have invested over 20k in all my speaker systems. You pay 300 for a night. I have it all my life. Pity you.

[@tonylawson9319]

Just saw Joe with Alan parsons in Santa Barbara and man, can he bring it. Awsome.

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

Im 60 and hoping to be that good one day... fantastic!

[@valcrist7428]

Maybe in your next life you can carry those skills.. I hoping for that too.. right now, i'm just enjoying what I can do so far. I'm 45.. playing since 15.. and nowhere near that skill. I realized it's really talent.. and can never be learned that fast with just hard work.

[@rajeshprasad6016]

⁠@@valcrist7428he worked very hard and played since age 4 and his family had musicians. Getting to this level is not very difficult. If you learn your scale and your favorite blues songs and play along to some 12 bar blues regularly you could get there in even one year… you’re not able to do this because you don’t know what to practice or don’t have the time or dedication to practice.

[@michaelgreen4935]

I’m 70 and hope to be half that good someday!😂

[@MrJoebiz24]

My brother was Joe's drummer when he was 12 yrs old in the "Smokin' Joe Band". I had the pleasure of videotaping all of the band's shows all over N.Y. State for Joe and his parents. B.B.King's security tried to confiscate my equiptment after the band performed, prior to B.B. King taking the stage. I declined them touching any of it. Tore down and locked it all in my trap cases and keep it at my feet in front of the stage during Mr. King's show. To this date, I have all of the originals. Out of respect to Joe, I've never duplicated them for anyone, nor marketed them. Despite Bloodline being heralded as Joe's first band, it wasn't.........

[@TheTerracide]

Can you digitize it?

[@MrJoebiz24]

@@TheTerracide They were all done in High 8mm format. I'm going to contact Joe through whatever means I can to send them to him..

[@analogman9697]

What legal interest did BB King have with respect to your recordings? The music industry sucks, top to bottom.

[@vikiryan822]

Always a stage presence and perfectionist 😊💙🎸🎶🎤❤️

[@danlovepeaceunity]

The blues is not about perfection!

[@vikiryan822]

@@danlovepeaceunity but Joe is. 🎸🎤🎶

[@alanvallazza9781]

He put out his first album 10 years later

[@sebastianrutkowski4590]

Rather sterile

[@ShadowWarden-p8w]

Talent!!!!!Viel Glück bei all Ihren Bemühungen!

[@charlieconnelly5514]

That is simply fantastic,🎶🎶👌🎶🎶

[@mikefarrell526]

Enjoyed watching him live in show last year

[@mikeroullier6875]

Dang!!! Shreddin the hell out of the guitar right from the start!!!!

[@johnkoval1898]

His dad knew, he knew, they all knew. Destined for fame!

[@guitarristatici]

Love blues guitar ❤

[@jaxone1259]

The Best I've heard him play Thanks Not all Polished and Predictable 👍

[@shemueltannak4799]

UNBELIEVABLE

[@seanconsack2786]

The force is strong in this one

[@donaldburnet6948]

Back when music and dancing were AWESOME!

[@denniswinchester6720]

Great to see and listen to, and he's still performing.

[@reps138]

nice to see new up and coming talent ....kid has potential

[@LynzeGenX]

So glad he stopped with the gnecklace. 😂 Perfectionist then perfectionist now. Go Jimmy Go? ... Go JOE Go!! The beginning of an awesome journey! ❤🔥❤🔥

[@Bricklinsv1970]

So cool such an amazing musician!

[@michaelvanbuskirk8845]

My favorite living blues guitarist. Smokin Joe is the real deal.

[@MrAll300]

yeah and the pedal move is amazing! Rock´n Roll Baby.

[@user-zm6yh3ux7l]

Yeah, kind of made me sad. I've played all my life as well and you can tell Joe was a bit nervous. He had the talent but he kind of let his nerves get the best of him but once he clicked on that overdraft pedal, it was over with.

[@fayehasrightstoo]

And look at him now. Amazing ❤

[@zalinabrooks1198]

Precious, now look at him Just phenomenal ❤

[@althewicked]

Shit this is crazy! I mean for this age??? For every guitar player outside they know how fuckin difficult it is in the beginning but Joe Bonmassa is a natural talent for sure!

[@pulda015]

Natural at coping the style of every player that came before him.

[@sahgentpeppah]

This guy doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Amazing.

[@youngboyharless9769]

He is pretty popular, at least his shows are. I saw him years ago, amazing show and it was completely filled. Probably 3000-5000 people.

[@ellehiggins2182]

Absolutely amazing ❤

[@SGM-RobertAndres]

Still looks the same…matured in his playing for sure.

[@doggy911]

Proof that I believe some people come into this world with gifts from the other side. They are sent on a mission to help the rest of us navigate a difficult world with their talents.

[@NoNotMe0000]

No tapping No appreggios No whammy Just pure gunslinger!

[@mikecantreed]

Derek trucks at 13 is the gold standard for prodigies.

[@joealso]

I think Mozart at age 5 might be the gold standard, but I get your point

[@mikecantreed]

@@joealso *guitar prodigies

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I love Derek Trucks playing, hope to catch that band next time they come through town.

[@Ravenh4wk]

The funny thing is that the band actually come in on the wrong beat lol.

[@zapa1pnt]

They were running , to catch up with a jet plane. 😁✌🖖

[@humanbeing5300]

his confidence and tone just rip

[@mickeystanic4750]

Tone?!?

[@noitallmanaz]

i just went to see him about 5 months ago. He was awesome...

[@mina233]

Awesome.

[@richard-vv4lb]

Walks over and kicks on that pedal

[@gumersindoreguera4757]

Que fenómeno hoy por hoy..de los nuevos yalgunos ya medios veteranos....el mejor lejos..tengo toda su discografia..

[@FollowTheJohn]

One of the best in the world.

[@in2livinit]

Smokin Joe !!!!! Guitar 🎸🎶

[@Santaheckler]

I hope Joe still has that guitar…if not, he needs to go on a search for it!

[@keithmoran8004]

Joe has every guitar.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

I bet it's a made in Japan 62 custom tele, candy apple red.

[@jimmysblacksmithing462]

Hey, that is so awesome!!! Good for him! As well as anyone else!👍👍👍👍🙏

[@jerryabrowne]

I'm surprised that after all the Rickenbacker videos I've watched I've never ran across this. Most videos try to emulate what everyone thinks is the signature Ric tone. You showed how versatile the Ric can be. I saw the Smithereens and Jimmy Babjak played a '72 330 or 360 through a Marshall. What a great tone! I've heard metal from a Ric and it was pretty impressive as well. This is by far the best Ric demo that does demonstrates its true potential. Thanks for thinking outside the box and showing us that the imagination is unlimited.

[@user-gd6cl4xx3w]

By learning the guitar, the guitar should be the first choice for everyone. (The following personal observations are for reference only) Guitars and electric guitars belong to the same family. It is the most popular musical instrument in the world and has many players. It is recommended to start learning guitar in elementary school (it is best organized by schools, with voluntary regular guidance from players outside school). Buy a children's guitar as a toy, practice listening and appreciating the sound of the piano through listening to music, and learn music theory using your brain and hands-on skills. Interactive team spirit among friends, children grow up to be grateful to their parents, and learning the piano will benefit both good and bad! Guitar has many advantages, wide range, many key changes, strange pitch changes, full harmony, beautiful tone, self-playing and singing, solo accompaniment, sense of band, understanding of music theory, knowledge of line music, wide range of players, many ways to play, suitable for both young and old, standing and sitting , strong improvisation, group music, affordable price (please advise) (Old man in his eighties - learning electric guitar) Sharing in the spring of 2024. ​

[@1621billw]

Amazing Bluesman at 13!👍👍👍👍👍

[@CB-xr1eg]

At 13, he was a BluesBOY.

[@jeffreymorris4827]

It only gets better from there

[@soofitnsexy]

no it got worse...this was him at his best

[@Dave-nm3xc]

This kid has potential.

[@erswnn]

I first saw Joe that same year, 1990 at the Rock, Rhyme and Blues Festival in Hollywood, FL, He was in a band called Bloodline that included the kids of several rock icons.

[@TravisWhiteTribe]

Already Rippin it up at age 13!! Loved this video 😀

[@Mr._Fit_Atheist]

Check out the 12 year old Joe with Danny Gatton. He played better at 12, than I could ever hope to get at 212!

[@kpmac1]

Love to see this. What a talent JB is and was. This is from a show called Into the Night. I recognized Gregg Binkley playing the Barney Fife character right away (or at least I recognized his voice right away).

[@goldenthug9]

Yeah I remember this! I'm 61 and thank you. Gonna go find live version of "Sloe Gin" BluesFan

[@iDONTdoFacebook]

About the year 2000 or thereabouts (EDIT: it was June of 2002), my young son & I flew from Tucson Arizona up to Denver Colorado (the venue was Fiddler’s Green in Englewood) to see Paul Rodgers with Bad Company and Lou Gramm with Foreigner in concert. The opening act was a young blues guitarist I’d never heard of before by the name of Joe Bonamassa. I thoroughly enjoyed the young Bonamassa & his blues guitar! He was impressive! We thoroughly enjoyed Bad Co & Foreigner too!

[@trustmetrusty3169]

Paul Rogers is the GOAT 🐐 👍🏽

[@iDONTdoFacebook]

@@trustmetrusty3169 Indeed he is the Goat! Paul Rodgers is a masterclass vocalist. He’s second to none - a genuine LEGEND in the world of Rock & Roll! And at age 74 now in 2023, HE’S STILL GOT IT! In September of this year, Paul released his first studio album of original material in 24 years. His last studio production of original material was his album “ELECTRIC”, released back in 1999. His new album is called “MIDNIGHT ROSE” and its full of that signature Paul Rodgers soulfulness we all know and love. I bought it and added it to my Paul Rodgers/Free/Bad Company music library within days of its release. LOVE IT!

[@RingoMonsanto]

2:14 he was already well-versed in hybrid picking at age 13?! Amazing!

[@jerrynorton1080]

Watched some ray schmek? Maybe roy clark? "Van hagar"? All greats, too.

[@rudirhein7654]

Angus has a good feel for the right notes and effects ...while incorporating all his entertaining theatre

[@tymanngruter1808]

This an earley and nice guitarslinger, the rest is history! 🎯

[@applecab123]

Anyone that thinks they can bypass the practice to become spectacular. . . 😢 Ain’t gonna happen !

[@johnwalter9696]

bingo! every day multiple times till your fingers hurt and then start over

[@michaelblankenau6598]

And anyone who thinks they can get there without talent too is kidding themselves .

[@ruiseartalcorn]

He started awesome and became awesomer (yes, that's a word).

[@Bob-zs3ro]

I saw your half time show back your high school, you guys be proud of your selves, Led Zeppelin is a big mountain and you guys nailed it. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@phrotojoe]

Seen Joe once,awesome he is.grew up 50 miles from me too.

[@danielhaley4891]

So did about 15 million other people

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

本当に素晴らしい 🌿

[@mikrif2767]

He was playing the guitar in his mummy's tummy. What an amazing talent.

[@gadymarcus2362]

Bello.💎💎💎💎💎💎

[@MrBigShotFancyPants]

Saw him 2 weeks ago and he's a master vocalist as well. Which he was not back then.

[@user-xb1co1hd8v]

I love his voice too!

[@cantdriveslo]

Outstanding artist!

[@paulreese3071]

Those must be the Barden pickups he ordered over the phone and waited for like a kid waiting for a Red Rider carbine action BB gun!

[@JohnDoe-cu2hl]

That was great....the impression of Don Knots.

[@jeffbehringer1262]

It’s good but the dude needed to dial it down a ton.

[@Whatsinaname1967]

Just freakin' awesome

[@jaycee1373]

Out of every individual shown on this set, only one name is remembered. Those still alive probably still mention him in casual conversation.

[@mattya1227]

The Don Knotts impersonator is pretty good too

[@maureenwagg5305]

lmao. Joe Bonamassa is amazing. One of the best.

[@BrettMorin]

That guitar is really high up even though he is shredding. That would cramp my arms after a while.

[@deelynn997]

He was a geek even back then.

[@erosborlotti2916]

Bonamassa? Smells like... Italian....❤ Hughes from Italy 🎉🎉🇮🇹

[@Badger-w8u]

WOW , STUNNING !!!!!

[@kristinahylton5514]

My wife and I went to two of his Portland, OR concerts over the years.

[@estonianpunk]

I bet the drummer was like: "That little shit!" 😂

[@shaolinwaltertoch]

SUPER and what a talent !!!