Ronnie EARL

Born: Ronald Horvath - March 10, 1953, New York, NY
Instrument: guitar
Bands: Hound Dogs (1977), The Dueces (1978), Guitar Johnny & the Rhythm Rockers (1979), Sugar Ray & the Bluetones (1979-81), Roomful of Blues (1981-86), Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters (1981-)

Played with: Otis Rush (197?: tour), Big Walter Horton (1980: tour, album), Hubert Sumlin (1981: tour), J. B. Hutto (1981: album), Eddie Cleanhead Vinson (1982: album), Big Joe Turner (1983: album), Earl King (1986-87: album, tour), Ron Levy (1986/88: album), Jimmy Witherspoon (1987: album), Hubert Sumlin (1987/90: album), Jimmy Rogers (1994: album), Joe Beard (1996: album)

Discography:

SMOKIN' 1982
THEY CALL ME MR. EARL 1984
SOUL SEARCHING 1988
PEACE OF MIND 1990
I LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS 1990
SURROUNDED BY LOVE 1991
GUITAR VIRTUOSO IN EUROPE 1993
STILL RIVER 1993
LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL 1994
GRATEFUL HEART: BLUES AND BALLADS 1996
EYE TO EYE (with Pinetop Perkins, Fuzz Jones, Willie Smith) 1996
THE COLOUR OF LOVE 1997
HEALING TIME 2000
RONNIE EARL AND FRIENDS 2001
I FEEL LIKE GOIN' ON 2003
NOW MY SOUL 2004
THE DUKE MEETS THE EARL (with Duke Robillard) 2005
HOPE RADIO 2007
LIVING IN THE LIGHT 2009

Compilations:

DEEP BLUES 1982-84
PLAYS BIG BLUES 1982-91
TEST OF TIME: A RETROSPECTIVE 1982-92

with Roomful of Blues:

HOT LITTLE MAMA 1981
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson & Roomful of Blues 1982
Big Joe Turner: BLUES TRAIN 1983
DRESSED UP TO GET UP MESSED UP 1984
Earl King & Roomful of Blues: GLAZED 1986
LIVE AT LUPO'S HEARTBREAK HOTEL 1987

As backing musician:

Big Walter Horton: LITTLE BOY BLUE 1980
Ron Levy: WILD KINGDOM 1986
Nappy Brown: SOMETHING GONNA JUMP OUT OF THE BUSHES 1987
Hubert Sumlin: BLUES PARTY 1987
Ron Levy: SAFARI TO NEW ORLEANS 1988
Hubert Sumlin: HEALING FEELING 1990
Dave Specter & Barkin' Bill Smith: BLUEBIRD BLUES 1991
Jimmy Rogers with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters

1991

Martin Simpson: SMOKE AND MIRRORS 1995
Joe Beard: BLUES UNION 1996

 

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