Live at the Greek Theatre (Joe Bonamassa album)

Live at the Greek Theatre is the fourteenth live album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. The album was recorded on August 29, 2015 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and released by J&R Adventures on Blu-ray, DVD and CD on September 23, 2016.

This album is a tribute to the "three Kings" : Freddie King (songs 1 to 6 of CD 1 and 8 of CD 2), Albert King (songs 7 to 11 of CD 1 and 1 and 9 of CD 2) and especially B.B. King (Songs 1 to 7 and 10 and 11 of CD 2), who was a mentor for young Bonamassa.

The Live at the Greek Theater album art was done by rock artist Jim Evans a.k.a. TAZ, who collaborated with Producer Kevin Shirley. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums.

Track listing

 * Disc one


 * Disc two

Musicians

 * Joe Bonamassa – guitar, vocals
 * Anton Fig – percussion
 * Reese Wynans – keyboards
 * Michael Rhodes – bass
 * Kirk Fletcher – guitar
 * Lee Thornburg – Trumpet
 * Paulie Cerra & Ron Dziubla – saxophone
 * Mahalia Barnes, Jade MacRae & Juanita Tippins – background vocals

Critical reception
While Christopher Bohlsen praised the performance in Live at the Greek Theatre, Bohlsen noted that the two-hour duration of the album would not please everyone. Similarly, Mark Deming of AllMusic said Joe Bonamassa showcased what he learnt from his musical influences.

Accolades
Live at the Greek Theatre was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017.