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Bonamassa also surprised his fans this past Friday with his latest single, “Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonamassa is known for taking risks and venturing into uncharted territory throughout his wide-ranging career but now he has found a new way to surprise his fans and music lovers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoyal Tea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings Bonamassa full-circle. “This whole adventure,” admits Joe, “was a bucket-list thing for me.” This album reconnects the 43-year-old with the guitar-slinging kid from upstate New York, who stumbled across the best of British blues music in his dad’s vinyl collection – whose influences have shaped him to be the player he is today. “I would have been about twelve years old, and it was the sound I heard in my head. Like, ‘OK, I’m in. That’s what I want to be’.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese ten original tracks were co-written by Joe and a cast of homegrown notables including former Whitesnake guitarist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernie Marsden\u003c\/strong\u003e, ex-Cream lyricist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePete Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand national-treasure piano man\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJools Holland\u003c\/strong\u003e. “Writing this record in London has done its job,” reflects Bonamassa. “It really does sound inherently British. Bernie and I, we finish each other’s sentences. 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