Joe Bonamassa Trivia Quiz

Answer: Utica

Utica's location is near the Mohawk River. It had an old Iroquois Indian crossroads which made trade easier. It was first settled by Europeans in the 18th century and had the largest migration of Italians between 1880 and 1920. Organized crime was rife, but the immigrants found jobs in textile, brickyards and construction.

The city now has a vast mixture of cultures from Welsh to Bosnian.

Answer: Four years old

At twelve years old, he opened for B.B. King and this blues virtuoso gave him so much advice that the young Joe thought he could do this for the rest of his life. He was playing Jimi Hendrix songs note for note and later on was drawn to the sounds of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Free.

Answer: Sandi Thom

Sandi Thom was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire and had a hit with "I wish I was a Punk Rocker" in 2006. Having recently seen Joe in concert, I had read that she was his support act but it turned out that she was his girlfriend and she came on for one number.

She has a brilliant strong singing voice and can really play her acoustic guitar. Can't help thinking that their prodigy would be mega talented.

Answer: Tal Bergman

Tal Bergman has played with the likes of Simple Minds, Chaka Khan and Peter Cetera. He can play along with all of the musical types such as Hard Rock, Funk, Jazz & R&B.

Answer: Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers, "The Voice of Rock" did a few of his Free numbers with Joe using the late Paul Kossoff's guitar. "Mr Big", "Walk in my Shadow" and "Fire and Water". Superb!

Answer: Robert Johnson

Cream, with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker, did a cover of Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" and turned it into a rock/blues anthem called "Crossroads". It was initially thought that Johnson was singing about selling his soul to the devil to be able to play so good, but it is now thought that it was about the fear the blacks felt when they were discovered out alone at night.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

John Bonham sadly died in September, 1980. His son Jason has been playing drums since he was five and was a member of a band at age seventeen. Joe Bonamassa has a big connection to Led Zeppelin and covers a lot of their songs in his inimitable style.

Answer: "It howls"

The Gibson Les Paul is and was the favourite guitar of many great guitarists. From Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton through to now sadly deceased, Gary Moore & the great Paul Kossoff. Joe repeatedly says "It Howls"!

Answer: Doug Henthorn

Doug Henthorn of the band Healing Sixes, was the vocalist. His mellow voice was perfect for this bluesy number and Joe's guitar playing is just spectacular. It's on Joe's album "You and Me" and is a track from Led Zeppelin's "Presence" album. As much as I am a huge fan of Zeppelin, I think Joe's version is better.

Answer: An American folk hero

John Henry was a steel driver who worked on the construction of the railroads in the nineteenth century. There have been many songs about him and how he had a race with a steam powered hammer. He was supposedly a black man of extraordinary strength who collapsed and died as he beat the machine, with his hammer in his hand.