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 |