Not even 50 years old, Joe Bonamassa is arguably the most important white blues guitarist of the modern era. Although the New Yorker often cites English guitar heroes Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Paul Kossoff and Peter Green as key influences, their Irish counterparts Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore were equally vital to his development.
Next summer, during a typically busy 12 months, Bonamassa pays tribute to Gallagher with three shows in Cork, Ireland. Here he explains to Classic Rock why.
