I got hooked on the sweet soulful blues guitar of Ronnie Earl back in the eighties. Born in Queens, New York in 1953 as Ronald Horvath, he purchased a Martin Guitar in 1973, and promptly returned it the same day for a Fender Stratocaster. Twenty years later Ronnie is in the recording studio playing guitar for Roomful Of Blues based out of Providence, RI. In 1988 he formed Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters and still going strong today. His live recordings are just as noteworthy as his studio recordings. He is one of those rare guitarists that after you hear him play you are wondering how in the world does he do that? I have yet to see Ronnie live, hoping that eventually he will make his way here. The following are a few recordings of his I wholeheartedly recommend. Photo courtesy of Dave Owczarek. Also added a video so you could get a taste of Ronnie's soulful style of the blues.
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