Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, "Royal Tea" is a studio album featuring a stacked lineup of players, with each track exploring a different facet of Bonamassa's blues-rock sound.
- The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. It was produced by Kevin Shirley, who has worked with Bonamassa on numerous previous albums. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.
- The album features guest appearances from guitarists Steve Lukather and charlie Starr. Melody Gardot sings on "Beyond the Silence." The album's release was accompanied by a virtual global listening party.
- The album was recorded over a period of just five days in February 2020. Bonamassa wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album. The album's title, "Royal Tea," is a reference to the studios where it was recorded.
Joe Bonamassa is a Grammy-nominated American blues-rock guitarist and singer from New Hartford, New York. He got his start at a young age, opening for B.B. King at just 12 years old. "Royal Tea" was released in 2020, finding Bonamassa in the midst of a prolific period, following "Christmas Comes Around" and preceding "Time Clocks."
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