Bonamassa was born in Utica, New York. He started playing guitar at age four, encouraged by his father, who was an avid music fan and exposed him to British blues rock records by Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, greatly inspiring him. At 11 years old Joe was mentored and trained by American guitar legend, Danny Gatton. When he was 12 years old, he had his own band called Smokin' Joe Bonamassa, which gigged around western New York and Pennsylvania, including cities such as Scranton and Buffalo, but only on weekends since Joe had school on weekdays. Bonamassa played a crimson 1972 Fender Stratocaster he called "Rosie", which his father had bought in Utica, New York.
When he was 12 years old, Bonamassa opened for B.B. King. In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached number 1 on the Billboard Blues charts. Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, Solomon Hicks,and Derek Trucks among others.[4] His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and has had three Grammy Award nominations in 2013, for his collaboration album with Beth Hart "Seesaw", in 2016 for the album "Live at the Greek Theatre" and 2022 for the album "Royal Tea". In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organisation called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need. in 2020, he added an extension to the foundation. Called Fuelling Musicians, it provides $1500 cheques to struggling musicians affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
in 2021, he broke his own record for having more #1 Billboard blues albums than anyone in history. The album "Time Clocks" clocked up his 25th #1 album.
He is also known for his enormous collection of vintage guitars and related gear.
One of these Days
Joe Bonamassa Lyrics
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I'm gonna see my children , children on their knee
Gonna run up to my woman , and hold her in my arms
With tears in her eyes , she said I'm glad you're free
She's coming down the road boy , I said she's coming down the road
She's got her Red dress on , yeah she's got her Red dress on
She's coming down the road boy , with her bags down low
Oh One of these days , I'll be coming home soon girl , I'll be coming on home
One of these days boy , I'll be coming on home
One of these days boy , I'm gonna see my baby
Gonna see my baby , coming down the road
Gonna have my Pardon , Pardon in her Apron oh Lord
Wanna see The governor , she said Release my Man
Hey One of these days , I'll be coming home soon girl , I'll be coming on home
I'll be coming down the road boy , with my bags down low
One of these days boy , I'll be coming on home
The lyrics of One of these Days by Joe Bonamassa tell the story of a man who is looking forward to reuniting with his family, specifically his woman and children. He is eager to hold his woman in his arms and be reunited with his family. The song describes the woman walking down the road wearing her red dress and carrying her bags, which signals her departure from wherever she was before. The man also talks about his baby, who he hopes to see soon, as well as the Pardon in her Apron, which may refer to a pardon document or a symbolic representation of the woman's forgiveness for the man's faults.
The song's themes revolve around hope and redemption, as the man seems to have gone through a tough time and has been away from his family for a while. The lyrics express his determination to make things right, be forgiven, and return home to his loved ones. The repetition of the phrase "one of these days" reinforces this sense of anticipation and hope, highlighting the man's eagerness to see his family and start anew.
Line by Line Meaning
One of these days boy , I'm gonna see my woman
Someday, I will meet the love of my life.
I'm gonna see my children , children on their knee
I will witness my children sitting on their knees before me.
Gonna run up to my woman , and hold her in my arms
I will embrace my woman tightly when I finally meet her.
With tears in her eyes , she said I'm glad you're free
When she meets me, she will be overjoyed that I am a free man.
She's coming down the road boy , I said she's coming down the road
I anticipate seeing her walking down the road towards me.
She's got her Red dress on , yeah she's got her Red dress on
She will be wearing a spectacular red dress when she meets me.
She's coming down the road boy , with her bags down low
She will be traveling with her belongings when she meets me.
Said she's coming down the road boy , she's got her bags down low , hey yeah
She will be bringing few possessions when she meets me.
Oh One of these days , I'll be coming home soon girl , I'll be coming on home
I will be heading home to reunite with the love of my life soon.
One of these days boy , I'll be coming on home
Someday, I will return home to my loved ones.
One of these days boy , I'm gonna see my baby
I will finally meet my baby in the future.
Gonna have my Pardon , Pardon in her Apron oh Lord
She will have a pardon for me in her apron when I meet her.
Wanna see The governor , she said Release my Man
She will meet with the governor to seek my release from captivity.
I'll be coming down the road boy , with my bags down low
When I return home, I will bring few things with me.
One of these days boy , I'll be coming on home
In the future, I will come back home to my loved ones.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: ALVIN LEE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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"One Of These Days"
One of these days boy, I'm gonna see my woman
I'm gonna see my children, children on their knee
Gonna run up to my woman, and hold her in my arms
With tears in her eyes, she said I'm glad you're free
She's coming down the road boy, I said she's coming down the road
She's got her Red dress on, yeah she's got her Red dress on
She's coming down the road boy, with her bags down low
Said she's coming down the road boy, she's got her bags down low, hey yeah
Oh One of these days, I'll be coming home soon girl, I'll be coming on home
One of these days boy, I'll be coming on home
One of these days boy, I'm gonna see my baby
Gonna see my baby, coming down the road
Gonna have my Pardon, Pardon in her Apron oh Lord
Wanna see The Governer, she said Release my Man
Hey One of these days, I'll be coming home soon girl, I'll be coming on home
I'll be coming down the road boy, with my bags down low
One of these days boy, I'll be coming on home
@markmichalko3913
Another masterpiece song written by the Master Alvin Lee!! You should here TEN YEARS AFTER do this live. I did on 5/13/74 @ MSG, NYC sitting in row # 2 w/ ZZ TOP opening. A Jaw Dropping Experience for this HS Sr at the time!!
@julieglover6484
Omg love this ❤
@murraythomas8801
Love this song.
@alexwoolridge94aw
One of the best slide solos I've ever heard. So good. So so good
@andreasaulbach8807
I agree, I am currently trying to cover it (guitar tuned to open E). It s a bit demanding to identify his moves on the lower strings, as they are not so clearly audible, but after a while you begin to understand & read the concept of his soloing. His live solo is quite different, though but also first class. Speaking of best slide solo ever, I automatically think of Rick Vito's work on the Bob Seger's LIKE A ROCK. Anyone, who has a faible for slide must hear this. I think it already 40 years old or so...
@alexwoolridge94aw
@Andreas Aulbach awesome dude. I need to learn it and man like a rocks slide solos are out of this world. It's one of the greatest slide sounds for sure. My favorite is probably Statesboro blues though. Duane Allman was the man
@Cooz.
thats real fucking blues right here, god bless Joe
@nancynewell3506
The best.......so much emotion, so much talent!!!!!!
@eveproulx237
Another off the charts, Blazing incredibly Bad to the BONAMASSA bone!! <3
Much love, SMOKIN JOE BONAMASSA!!! 😎
@QuantumMechanic_88
One of these days - I'm gonna pay child support . Great music Jake & THX .
Lefty