Ronnie Earl
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Biography
[Edit]One of the finest blues guitarists to emerge during the '80s, Ronnie Earl often straddled the line between blues and jazz, throwing in touches of soul and rock as well. His versatility made him one of the few blues guitarists capable of leading an almost entirely instrumental outfit, and his backing band the Broadcasters became one of the more respected working units in contemporary blues over the course of the '90s, following Earl's departure from Roomful of Blues.
Ronnie Earl was born Ronald Horvath in Queens, NY, on March 10, 1953. He didn't start playing guitar until after he entered college at Boston University in the early '70s and became fascinated with the local blues scene. Developing his craft quickly, he landed a job in the house band of the Speakeasy Club in Cambridge, MA, and changed his last name to the bluesier-sounding Earl in tribute to Earl Hooker, one of his favorite influences. Prior to the name switch, he'd made some recordings for the small Baron label under his original moniker beginning in 1977, first backing Guitar Johnny & the Rhythm Rockers, then as a founding member of Sugar Ray & the Bluetones with harmonica player/singer Sugar Ray Norcia. In 1979, Earl was invited to replace Duke Robillard in the prominent Rhode Island band Roomful of Blues, whose swinging jump blues revivalist sound demanded a jazz sensibility as well as ample blues feeling. Earl spent the next eight years with Roomful of Blues and watched their national profile grow steadily larger.
Meanwhile, Earl also made a few recordings on his own for Black Top Records, forming the first versions of the Broadcasters in the early '80s. He released his first solo album, Smokin', in 1983 and followed it with They Call Me Mr. Earl in 1984 (both of those albums were later compiled on the CD Deep Blues). Still, they were a sidelight to his main gig with Roomful of Blues — that is, until he left the band in 1987 to make a go of it as a solo artist and bandleader in his own right. A new version of the Broadcasters debuted in 1988 on Soul Searchin', which featured vocalist Darrell Nulisch, harmonica player Jerry Portnoy (ex-Muddy Waters), bassist Steve Gomes, and drummer Per Hanson. Peace of Mind followed in 1990, as did I Like It When It Rains, a live album on Antone's that actually dated from 1986. Released in 1991, Surrounded by Love reunited Earl with Sugar Ray Norcia and also proved the last in his long string of Black Top releases.
By the early '90s, Earl had addressed and overcome his problems with alcohol and cocaine and began to rethink his approach. He formed a new version of the Broadcasters, featuring organist Bruce Katz, bassist Rod Carey, and longtime drummer Per Hanson, and boldly elected to go without a vocalist. Earl debuted his new instrumental direction — which was more informed by jazz than ever before — on 1993's Still River (released by AudioQuest) and embarked on a tour of Europe. He signed with the Bullseye Blues label and issued a string of acclaimed albums, including 1994's Language of the Soul, 1995's Blues Guitar Virtuoso Live in Europe (a live album from his 1993 tour originally titled Blues and Forgiveness), and 1996's Grateful Heart: Blues and Ballads (which featured David "Fathead" Newman). The latter two were particular critical favorites, with Live in Europe winning Pulse magazine's year-end poll as Best Blues Album and Grateful Heart doing likewise in Down Beat.
Thanks to all the positive attention, Earl signed a major-label deal with Verve. His label debut, The Colour of Love, was issued in 1997 and sold more than 65,000 copies, making it one of the biggest hits of Earl's career; that year, he also won a W.C. Handy Award as Best Blues Instrumentalist. However, feeling that he was under too much pressure to move more units, Earl soured on the deal and around the same time suffered a bout with manic depression. He wound up not only leaving Verve, but taking a break from bandleading and live performance; he disbanded the Broadcasters and signed with the smaller Telarc label as a solo act.
His Telarc debut, 2000's Healing Time, teamed him with legendary soul-jazz organist Jimmy McGriff. The follow-up, 2001's Ronnie Earl and Friends, was a loose, jam session-type of affair featuring a number of special guests, including the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson, Irma Thomas, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, and the Band's Levon Helm. In 2003, Earl returned with an album of mainly instrumental material, I Feel Like Goin' On, on the Canadian-based label Stony Plain. A second album from Stony Plain, Now My Soul, appeared in 2004, while a third, The Duke Meets the Earl, which paired Earl with fellow ex-Roomful of Blues guitarist Duke Robillard, was released in 2005. Earl's third album for Stony Plain, 2009's Living in the Light, found him reunited with the Broadcasters. Earl and his longtime backing band returned for 2010's Spread the Love, an instrumental tribute to mentors, friends and family.
After a long period of global touring, Earl and band took well deserved some time off. Just For Today was issued in 2013, and featured guest spots from vocalist Diane Blue and Detroit guitarist Nicholas Tabarias. Earl and the Broadcasters returned to the studio late in the year. They emerged with Good News, a collection of orignals and covers that included Blue and Tabrias in the lineup on select cuts, along with guitarist Zach Zunis. It was issued for release in June of 2014.
Title: Blues Guitar Virtuoso Live in Europe
Artist: The Broadcasters, Ronnie Earl
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blues And Forgiveness Live In Europe
Artist: The Broadcasters, Ronnie Earl
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Grateful Heart Blues & Ballads
Artist: Ronnie Earl, The Broadcasters
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Rock
Title: The Duke Meets the Earl
Artist: Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Jimmy Rogers With Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters
Artist: Jimmy Rogers, The Broadcasters, Ronnie Earl
Genre: Blues
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Title: Works of Art, Vol. 2
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Title: Blues Slide Guitar
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Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Ballads 13
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Title: Golden Romantic Guitar
Genre: Jazz
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Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Time Blues (Blues Collection Vol. 17)
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Time Blues (Blues Collection Vol. 19)
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: 25 Years Of Rounder Records - Deep Blue (CD1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: 25 Years Of Rounder Records - Deep Blue (CD2)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Akella Presents: Blues - Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Akella Presents Vol. 58 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Akella Presents Vol. 58 (CD2)
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Genre: Soul, Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Magic Instrumental Music Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: New Age, Instrumental, Instrumental
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Genre: Blues
Title: 100% Blues Ballads & Slow Blues 5CD Vol. 4
Genre: Blues
Title: 100% Blues Ballads & Slow Blues 5CD Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: 100% Instrumentals Blues Guitar (CD1)
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Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Rock
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Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
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Genre: Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Progressive Metal, Pop Rock, Instrumental, Instrumental
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Genre: Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Metal, Progressive Metal, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Rock Drive 12 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Country
Title: Slow Blues Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax (2021-2023) (Part 1) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Country
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax 2023 (Vol. 2) (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax (2021-2023) (Part 2) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Country
Title: Immense Slow Blues 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Immense Slow Blues 2023 (CD4)
Genre: Blues
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