Joe Bonamassa carries the torch for old-fashioned, guitar-driven blues-rock, but he's far from a traditionalist, delving into proggy psychedelia, swaggering hard rock, and working with Nashville songwriters on the way to establishing himself as more than just a skilled player of the blues. As a youngster, he honed his skills with the revered Telecaster master Danny Gatton and his prodigious gifts pushed the guitarist onto the national stage while he was still in his adolescence. Bonamassa truly began to build an audience in the 2000s, particularly after he teamed with producer...