Regular Über Röck readers (all 1 million plus of you) will know I am a huge – no, make that HUGE – fan of the man myself and many, many others for more years than we collectively care to remember have called, with deep affection and respect, ‘The Professor’. Criminally ignored by the mainstream media, Pat McManus lives for one thing and one thing only – and that is playing music.

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock musician, singer and songwriter. Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.[2] In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label, J&R Adventures.