Blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa and rock legend Sammy Hagar have teamed up for an electrifying new single, “Fortune Teller Blues”, out now on all main streaming platforms. This powerhouse collaboration blends Bonamassa‘s searing guitar work with Hagar‘s unmistakable vocals, delivering a high-voltage monitor steeped in grit and thriller.
A blues-drenched story of destiny and deception, “Fortune Teller Blues” unfolds like a smoky backroom confession. The tune’s lyrics chronicle an eerie encounter with a cryptic fortune teller who refuses to disclose the entire reality, leaving the narrator to wrestle with what’s higher left unknown. The monitor’s simmering rigidity is amplified by a driving beat and deep, brooding riffs that channel each Bonamassa‘s mastery of blues guitar and Hagar’s rock-and-roll swagger.
Co-written by Bonamassa, Hagar and longtime producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, JOURNEY, THE BLACK CROWES),the monitor is steeped in basic blues traditions but injected with a fierce, trendy power. Bonamassa‘s scorching solos and Hagar‘s impassioned supply elevate the tune right into a tour de power.
Shirley mirrored on the tune’s origin, saying: “Sammy despatched us this very tough thought of a blues tune whereas Joe and I had been in a studio in Greece, and we crafted a uncooked, edgy blues model to go together with it. At occasions, it carries a haunting power, and at others, it evokes the spirit of the New Orleans French Quarter. Joe was in a very gritty temper and performed the whole monitor on an Ovation acoustic guitar plugged into an overdriven amplifier, producing a chaotic, heavy, and virtually eerie sound. We needed to create a unique form of blues really feel to enhance the lyrics, and we’re all thrilled with the way it turned out.”
Hagar added, “Holy shit, the factor got here out good… the monitor is a monster!”
The discharge of “Fortune Teller Blues” provides one other milestone to what has already been a landmark interval for Bonamassa. Scorching off the heels of his fourth Grammy nomination for “Blues Deluxe Vol. 2”, through which winners can be introduced this Sunday, Bonamassa continues to push the boundaries of blues music whereas staying true to its uncooked, emotional roots.
This new single arrives simply as Bonamassa prepares to kick off his U.S. spring 2025 tour, launching on February 16 in Seattle, Washington, with stops in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and extra earlier than concluding in Melbourne, Florida on March 19. Followers can count on a blistering setlist that weaves collectively new materials with timeless classics.
Bonamassa will then set sail on the tenth-anniversary Holding The Blues Alive At Sea X cruise (March 21-26),a floating blues pageant that includes an all-star lineup together with BIG HEAD TODD and THE MONSTERS, Larkin Poe, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Samantha Fish, Joanne Shaw Taylor and extra. The cruise will journey from Miami to Harvest Caye, Belize, and Costa Maya, Mexico, providing followers an immersive expertise full of unforgettable performances and particular collaborations.
Past his relentless touring and recording schedule, Bonamassa stays deeply dedicated to supporting the subsequent technology of musicians by means of his Holding The Blues Alive Basis. The inspiration’s mission supplies funding for music schooling and monetary reduction for struggling artists.
Joe Bonamassa photograph by Adam Kennedy / Sammy Hagar photograph by Leigh Steiger
