Blues Rock Superstar JOE BONAMASSA Releases "Known Unknowns" Single from New Live Album "Tales of Time"

As he continues through the third week of his Spring U.S. Tour, the three-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and 25x Billboard chart-topper Joe Bonamassa has released a powerful live rendition of “Known Unknowns,” a bluesy song of heartbreak from his latest studio album “Time Clocks.” A haunting track that weaves blues, soul, and southern rock motifs to express the pain of a love gone wrong, the live version will be featured on “Tales of Time”. Watch the video below.

Produced by longtime collaborator and producer Kevin Shirley (LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN, JOURNEY),“Tales Of Time” will be released April 14 worldwide via Bonamassa‘s J&R Adventures in CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, vinyl, and digital formats.

“It’s about life,” Bonamassa says, explaining the meaning of “Known Unknowns.” “We all have this feeling as musicians; of an uncertainty and trepidation about moving forward, because everybody invested their whole lives into it and it’s not like you can say, oh I did music for six months and moved on to whatever. This is why we do this, so we don’t have to get up early and have a boss. That’s why I do it.”

Alyssa Bonagoura, who co-wrote “Known Unknowns” with Bonamassa. “He came in with that amazing riff and a verse that I thought sounded like a chorus,” says Bonamassa, “so we swapped them around, went a different direction with the verses and within an hour the song was done. It’s an honour that he asked me to write it with him and be on this album!”

Pre-order the album HERE.

Cited by Guitar World as “arguably the world’s biggest blues guitarist,” Bonamassa is known for taking risks and venturing into uncharted territory throughout his wide-ranging career. His latest studio album “Time Clocks” marked his most raw, rocking studio album yet, with American Songwriter sharing, “Bonamassa pushes into fresh territory while staying within a blues-based framework,” and “there is more than enough proof in this sprawling set that Bonamassa doesn’t intend to rest on his laurels or take his star status in the blues-rock genre for granted.”

The announcement of “Tales Of Time” comes on the heels of Bonamassa‘s U.S. spring tour 2023, which kicks off in Charleston, West Virginia on February 15 before winding its way throughout the Midwest and East Coast. The spring tour will conclude with Bonamassa‘s sold-out Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea VIII, set for March 13-17, 2023, departing from Miami, Florida to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The festival lineup includes legendary artists like Little Feat, Dion, Bobby Rush, Robert Randolph Band, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jimmy Vivino, and more. Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea is one of the largest fundraisers for Bonamassa‘s Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, aiding in its mission to promote music education by providing grants and resources to schools and musicians in need.

Bonamassa and his long-time manager Roy Weisman also recently announced the launch of Journeyman LLC, a full-service artist management, record label, concert promotion, and marketing company that builds awareness for independent artists worldwide. Journeyman provides the infrastructure needed to jump-start the careers of exceptional independent artists, who are too often overlooked by the major labels or concert promoters while circumventing the resistance of typical “gatekeepers” who don’t support indie acts.

“I wanted to take what I’ve had to learn the hard way to create a company that could make navigating this process a little easier,” Bonamassa explains.

“Tales Of Time” track listing:

1. Notches
2. The Heart That Never Waits
3. Curtain Call
4. Mind’s Eye
5. Questions And Answers
6. The Loyal Kind
7. Known Unknowns
8. Time Clocks
9. Just ‘Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should
10. Evil Mama

“Tales Of Time” DVD/Blu-ray:

* Dawn Of Time (Intro)
* Notches
* The Heart That Never Waits
* Curtain Call
* Mind’s Eye
* Questions And Answers
* The Loyal Kind
* Known Unknowns
* Time Clocks
* Evil Mama
* Midnight Blues
* I Didn’t Think She Would Do It
* Just ‘Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should
* Mountain Time
* Times Tail (Credits)

Bonus Features:

* Dust Bowl
* Band Intros
* The Ballad Of John Henry

Joe Bonamassa U.S. Spring Tour 2023:

Feb. 15 – Clay Center – Charleston, WV
Feb. 17 – Playhouse Square – Cleveland, OH
Feb. 18 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 20 – The Orpheum Theater – Madison, WI
Feb. 22 – Peoria Civic Center Theater – Peoria, IL
Feb. 24 – DeVos Performance Hall – Grand Rapids, MI
Feb. 25 – Morris Performing Arts Center – South Bend, IN
Feb. 28 – Shea’s Buffalo Theatre – Buffalo, NY
March 1 – Benedum Center – Pittsburgh, PA
March 3 – Ovens Auditorium – Charlotte, NC
March 4 – Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA
March 5 – Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Auditorium – Chattanooga, TN
March 7 – Montgomery Performing Arts Centre – Montgomery, AL
March 8 – Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, LA
March 10 – The King Center – Melbourne, FL
March 11 – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
March 13 – Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea VIII – Miami, FL