Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani
	Satriani performing in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Satriani
Also known as	Satch
Born	July 15, 1956 (age 67); Westbury, New York, U.S.
Genres	Instrumental rock; hard rock; blues rock;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter; composer; guitar instructor; producer;
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Epic; Relativity;
Member of	G3; Chickenfoot;
Formerly of	Deep Purple; The Greg Kihn Band;
Website	satriani.com

Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)^[1]^[2] is an American rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in his career he worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan, and Alex Skolnick. Satriani went on to have a successful solo music career, starting in the mid-1980s. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over ten million albums, making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.^[3]

In 1988, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for his first solo tour.^[4] Satriani briefly toured with Deep Purple, joining shortly after another departure of Ritchie Blackmore from the band in November 1993.^[5] He has worked with a range of guitarists during the G3 tour, which he founded in 1995.^[6] Satriani has been the guitarist for the supergroup Chickenfoot since joining the band in 2008.

^ Prato, Greg. "Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography" Archived March 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
^ "The Joe Satriani Biography". www.satriani.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "Shockwave UK Tour Press Release". NoblePR. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
^ "Joe Satriani's G3 rounds up another trio of guitar slingers". Azcentral.com. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference BBCI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ John R., Luini. "Joe Satriani Biography". ForeverJoe. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2007.

[allmusic-1] Prato, Greg. "Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography" Archived March 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014.

[2] "The Joe Satriani Biography". www.satriani.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[Satch_Noblepr-3] "Shockwave UK Tour Press Release". NoblePR. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

[4] "Joe Satriani's G3 rounds up another trio of guitar slingers". Azcentral.com. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2011.

[BBCI-5] Cite error: The named reference BBCI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[foreverjoebio-6] John R., Luini. "Joe Satriani Biography". ForeverJoe. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2007.

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