Biography Wikipedia
Group Members: Joe Bonamassa, The Jason Bonham Band, The Jason Bonham Band, Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa
Wikipedia:
Black Country Communion is an English-American rock supergroup formed by lead vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), drummer and percussionist Jason Bonham, keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), and guitarist and vocalist Joe Bonamassa (solo).
History
Formation (2009)
Glenn Hughes has stated that he and Bonamassa had been working together for over a year when they both performed at the "Guitar Center: King of the Blues" -event in Los Angeles in November 2009 and decided to record together. Producer Kevin Shirley suggested the group work with John Bonham's son, Jason Bonham. Bonamassa did not want the band to be a power trio, so he and the others decided to add former Dream Theater keyboardist, Derek Sherinian, to the lineup on the recommendation of Kevin Shirley.
Black Country (2010)
The band began having sessions at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, CA. According to Bonham the group were recording as early as January 2010. He claims, "I just literally went into the studio last week for two days with one person I'd done an album with before, very quickly, and then the other was a friend of my father's I got to meet later on, Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes, and we're working on a new project with a working title of Black Country." The group took the name "Black Country" from the English industrial area where both Hughes and Bonham hail from, but were forced to change their name to "Black Country Communion" after another band with the same name threatened legal action.
The band released their first album, Black Country, on September 20, 2010, to largely positive reception. On the same day they showcased tracks from the album to a small, invite-only audience at John Henry's Ltd in London. This was their first ever live performance. They finished the year with sold out shows at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton and London's Shepherd's Bush Empire just after Christmas.
(2011)
On March 18, 2011, it was revealed that the band's second album, simply titled , would be released on June 14, 2011. Hughes said that the release of the album would coincide with the band's summer 2011 tour, and that the first batch of songs for the album were already recorded.
On June 8, 2011, the band released the music video for the first single off the new album, "Man in the Middle". The video was directed by Davin Maske and features studio footage of the band intercut with Hughes driving around L.A. in a cherry red 1965 Ford Thunderbird.
On August 31, 2011, BCC released a trailer for an upcoming live DVD and Blu-ray. Titled Live Over Europe, the DVD and the Blu-ray was released on October 24th.
Third album (2012–present)
In early January 2012 it was reported that the band would start recording their third album in June, with a release planned late in the year; speaking about the direction of the album, Hughes explained that "It's kind of a continuation. There's gonna be some darker stuff on there, because the lyrics I'm writing are kind of dark. There may be some moments of drama in there, I like drama in the music. So the songs I have ready are definitely a continuation of [the first and the second albums]."
