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Limited double 180gm, black vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold jacket including digital download. The Ballad of John Henry is the seventh studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was released on February 24, 2009 and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. When he was only 12 years old, Bonamassa opened for B.B. King. Since then, he has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others. His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need. Album Tracks 1. The Ballad of John Henry 2. Stop! 3. Last Kiss 4. Jockey Full of Bourbon 5. Story of a Quarryman 6. Lonesome Road Blues 7. Happier Times 1. Feelin Good 2. Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter 3. The Great Flood 4. From the Valley 5. As the Crow Flies
