Joe LaSorte is one of the premier blues guitarists in the mid-Atlantic region. He picked up his first guitar at age 11, and quickly progressed to playing with various east coast cover bands and blues outfits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. For most of the 1990s Joe lived in Chicago, where he was the lead guitar player for Chicago blues phenomonen Sam Cockrell, and played onstage with such blues heavyweights as Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater, and Big Time Sarah. Moving back to Delaware in 1999, Joe played with Dr. Harmonica and Rockett 88 and Lonnie Shields before becoming a founding member of the Roger Girke Band. He co-produced and wrote several songs for Girke’s award winning CD “My Baby Loves That Stuff.” Joe’s tasteful and unique guitar style blends the blues with elements of soul and jazz, and is heavily influenced by such masters as Albert King, BB King, Jeff Beck, Robben Ford, and Larry Carlton.
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