The Hardest Working Man in the Music Business Releases His 13th Album in 12 Years

LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa will release his first single and the official music video from his brand new solo album Driving Towards The Daylight (J&R Adventures) – his "lucky" 13th album – out May 22.

The official music video for the title track "Driving Towards The Daylight" can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTG-bCMG05E
Get the free download of the single "Driving Towards The Daylight" here:  http://bit.ly/JJQ7fH
Pre-order your copy now: www.jbonamassa.com/dttd

Driving Towards The Daylight was produced by Kevin "Caveman" Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin).  This is their seventh collaboration in six years.  To support the release, Bonamassa's label J&R Adventures is airing ten episodes of the new reality mini-series which features 3-4 minute webisodes with interviews and footage of Joe and his band as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the band recording Driving Towards The Daylight in the studio. Currently airing its fifth episode, the series can be viewed on Joe's YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/JoeBonamassaTV).

Recorded at Studio At The Palms in Las Vegas, NV, The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, CA and The Cave in Malibu, CA, Driving Towards The Daylight is a balanced back-to-basics album that highlights Bonamassa's signature style of roots blues with rock-and-roll guts, while honoring the traditions of the original blues musicians. "We've taken some really traditional old blues songs – the Howlin' Wolf song 'Who's Been Talking?' and the Robert Johnson song 'Stones In My Passway,' and we've tried to imagine how they would do them in a rock context," said Shirley. "It's a very exciting return to the blues in a very visceral way. It's vibrant and it's gutsy and it's really, really rugged."

A unique group of musicians was gathered to record the album including Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford (guitar), Blondie Chaplan (guitar), Anton Fig (drums and percussion), Arlan Schierbaum (keyboard), Michael Rhodes (bass), Carmine Rojas (bass), Jeff Bova and The Bovaland Brass, Pat Thrall (guitar), and Brad's son Harrison Whitford (guitar).

In support of the album, Bonamassa kicked off his U.S. spring tour on April 17 to a sold out show at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The tour will take him across the country through multiple cities including Des Moines, IA; Indianapolis, IN; Nashville, TN; Lexington, KY; Pittsburgh, PA; Syracuse, NY; Hartford, CT; and more before ending in Hampton Beach, NH on May 25. Tickets are on sale now for the spring and fall tour at www.jbonamassa.com.

Before the start of the tour, Bonamassa had the honor of playing, along with Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and Derek Trucks, at the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction of blues legend Freddie King. Other Hall of Fame inductees included Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Guns N' Roses, Faces, and Donovan.

Currently available for sale on DVD and Blu-ray and airing on PBS and Palladia HD is the brand new Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York, which showcases the stunning sold-out two-night performance at New York City's legendary Beacon Theatre last November. Special guests include Paul Rodgers, John Hiatt and Beth Hart.

Throughout Joe's 21 years of performing professionally, he has had the honor of recording and sharing the stage with B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, David Crosby, George Thorogood,  Lynyrd Skynyrd,  Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Glenn Hughes,  Leslie West, Eric Johnson, Vince Gill, Tom Dowd, Phil Ramone, Jason Bonham, Jack Bruce, Ozzy Osbourne, Will Jennings, Warren Haynes, Motörhead, Tesla, Ted Nugent, Lemmy and others.

For more information and updated tour schedule, visit www.jbonamassa.com. Download the free Joe Bonamassa iPhone app for news, tour dates, storefront and more on the go.

SOURCE J&R Adventures