Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
There's the Chicago Blues, the Texas Blues and the Rockin' Blues. There's Cajun Blues, Swing Blues and even Funk Blues. And then there's just the Blues. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters play straight Blues. Earl replaced Duke Robillard in Roomful of Blues in 1980 and played with that band before leaving to form The Broadcasters. He's been churning out gut-busting Blues ever since. The band tours most of the year, catch a show when they're in you area. Ronnie's known for walking out into the crowd during solos. The newest album, Father's Day, is among his best.
Artist's Info
Website: ronnieearl.com
See him live: Tour dates
Record company: Stony Point
Genre: Blues
If you like this, look into: Duke Robillard, Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Thackery
Bio (from the artist's website)
After picking up his first guitar twenty years later, he went on to stretch the boundaries of electric blues guitar playing higher, lifting hearts and souls a little higher as he did. Like a harmonic seventh note sliding its way into a piece of music before being felt, he would eventually emerge into the New England blues scene as a budding young guitarist. In 1963, when he was 10 years old, Ronnie’s parents signed him up for piano lessons, which he quickly abandoned, discovering that he disliked the discipline of practicing. He graduated from Forest Hills High School in New York in 1971. After high school, Ronnie attended C.W. Post College on Long Island for a year and a half studying American History. It was during these early college years that Ronnie first started playing the guitar. Eventually he transferred to Boston University where he would graduate in 1975 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education & Special Education. Ronnie spent a short time teaching and working with children with special needs in the Newton school system, as well as the League School in Government Center. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
FATHER'S DAY (2015): The current Blues Foundation "Blues Guitarist Of The Year," Ronnie Earl, returns with Father's Day, his ninth album on Stony Plain. For the first time in decades Earl includes a horn section, bringing him back to his early days as front man for Roomful Of Blues. Playing with spellbinding intensity and soul, Earl has a legion of fans that await each new release.
Others
Smoking (1983)
They Call Me Mr. Earl (1984)
Soul Searching (1988)
Peace of Mind (1990)
I Like It When It Rains (1990)
Surrounded by Love (1991)
Test of Time (1992)
Still River (1993)
Language of the Soul (1994)
Eye to Eye (1996)
Grateful Heart: Blues and Ballads !996)
The Colour of Love (1997)
Healing Time (2000)
& Friends (2001)
I Feel Like Goin’ On (2003)
Now My Soul (2004)
The Duke Meets the Earl (with Duke Robillard) (2005)
Living in the Light (2009)
Spread the Love (2010)
Good News (2014)
