“He came out to the studio, sick, did the solo and killed it after a couple of passes. I tried to pay him some money, but he wouldn’t accept it”: Jim Suhler on the time Joe Bonamassa played on one of his tracks – and delivered a searing solo while sick

Jim Suhler of George Thorogood And The Destroyers performs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on July 29, 2022 in London, England AND Joe Bonamassa performs in concert at Park City Arena on November 19, 2024 in Park City, Kansas.

Texas blues electric guitar great Jim Suhler has rubbed shoulders and exchanged licks with a veritable who’s who of musicians, including Billy Gibbons, George Thorogood, AC/DC, and Buddy Guy.

As such, he’s accumulated a great many industry stories over the years, and in an upcoming interview with Guitar World, Suhler recalls the time a sick Joe Bonamassa stopped by the studio to feature on his Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat album, Tijuana Bible.