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 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. 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 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. false 2023-04-18 16:13:11 The Ballad of John Henry 8 2009 2009-01-01 2009-01-01 64 Blues Blues Rock Rock 113160 2123047 2d6898f7-ac39-484f-91f8-beff73f4a170 984f8239-8fe1-4683-9c54-10ffb14439e9 d8e78928-1936-39df-9017-d36cb3419baf /media/data/media5/Music/Joe Bonamassa/The Ballad of John Henry (2009)/folder.jpg Joe Bonamassa AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/J/Joe Bonamassa/folder.jpg Joe Bonamassa Artist /config/metadata/People/J/Joe Bonamassa/folder.jpg Joe Bonamassa Joe Bonamassa 1 The Ballad of John Henry 06:26 2 Stop! 06:48 3 Last Kiss 07:15 4 Jockey Full of Bourbon 05:22 5 Story of a Quarryman 04:58 6 Lonesome Road Blues 03:06 7 Happier Times 06:40 8 Feelin’ Good 04:42 9 Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter 04:58 10 The Great Flood 07:38 11 From the Valley 02:23 12 As the Crow Flies 03:58 Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( BAH-nə-MAH-sə; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which eleven have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues chart. Bonamassa has played alongside many notable blues and rock artists, and has earned three Grammy Awards nominations. Among guitarists, he is known for his extensive collection of vintage guitars and amplifiers. In 2020, Bonamassa created Keeping the Blues Alive Records, an independent record label that promotes and supports the talent of blues musicians. Notable artists include Dion DiMucci, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joanna Connor, and Larry McCray. Bonamassa produces and collaborates on many of the projects.