{"id":2663,"date":"2013-02-20T10:28:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T10:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/02\/20\/ronnie-earl-a-the-broadcasters-are-live-on-new-cd-just-for-today-coming-april-9-from-stony-plain-records\/"},"modified":"2013-02-20T10:28:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T10:28:30","slug":"ronnie-earl-a-the-broadcasters-are-live-on-new-cd-just-for-today-coming-april-9-from-stony-plain-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2013\/02\/20\/ronnie-earl-a-the-broadcasters-are-live-on-new-cd-just-for-today-coming-april-9-from-stony-plain-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Are Live On New CD, Just For Today, Coming April 9 From Stony Plain Records"},"content":{"rendered":"


Stony Plain records announces an April 9 release date for Just for Today, the new CD from legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, recorded live at The Regent Theatre, The Natick Center for the Arts and The Narrows Center for the Arts, venues all located in his home state of Massachusetts. Acknowledged as one of the best guitarists on the planet, Ronnie Earl celebrates the 25th year of the band with long-time Broadcasters\u2019 members Lorne Entress \u2013 drums, Dave Limina \u2013 piano and Hammond B3 and Jim Mouradian \u2013 bass. Singer Diane Blue is a special guest vocalist, and Nicholas Tabarias joins in on guitar for two songs. <\/p>\n

On Just for Today, listeners get an up-close, front-row seat into what has made Ronnie Earl one of the most intense and passionate guitarists of his generation, as he squeezes every ounce of his soul into each string bend, guitar phrase and note throughout the mostly-instrumental 13 songs contained on the new CD. As always, Ronnie pays tribute to many of his mentors and influences such as Otis Rush (\u201cRush Hour\u201d), Hubert Sumlin (\u201cBlues for Hubert Sumlin\u201d) and Robert Nighthawk (\u201cRobert Nighthawk Stomp\u201d). Sprinkled in among the many original songs is a unique cover of John Coltrane\u2019s \u201cEquinox,\u201d as well as signature takes on the aforementioned \u201cAin\u2019t Nobody\u2019s Business\u201d and \u201cI\u2019d Rather Go Blind,\u201d (which also features Diane Blue on vocals). Guitarist Nicholas Tabarias guests on \u201cRush Hour,\u201d as well as the band original, \u201cJukein\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just for Today is Ronnie Earl\u2019s seventh album for Stony Plain and follows his acclaimed 2010 release, Spread the Love, which drew universal praise for its power, soulfulness and spirituality, traits which have become the hallmarks of all his recordings. <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 an album of rare joy and soul from a master who has reached another pinnacle in his playing,\u201d wrote Steve Morse of The Boston Globe. \u201cWith the Broadcasters, Ronnie\u2019s latest release shows him to be one of the most soulful blues\/soul\/jazz guitarists working today,\u201d
said j. Poet in his San Francisco Examiner review. \u201cThe pacing, segues and production are masterfully done, and the unbridled passion in his playing creates a joyous, uplifting vibe,\u201d added Jeff Johnson in the Chicago Sun-Times.<\/p>\n

Born in Queens, New York, in 1953, Ronnie Earl\u2019s journey to become one of the top guitar players in the world began quite late, since he didn\u2019t pick up his first guitar until age 20. Inspired by Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Big Walter Horton and The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ronnie quickly developed his six-string skills, playing with an intensity that continues to this day. He has played with such greats as Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Earl King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and The Allman Brothers as well as several of the musicians that inspired him early on.<\/p>\n

From 1979 to 1988, Earl played with a number of groups before forming his own band, The Broadcasters, named after the first Fender Telecaster guitar called the Broadcaster. The current Broadcasters line-up have played together for over 13 years and continue to tour, playing their inspired sounds for grateful audiences everywhere, spreading Ronnie\u2019s gospel of love and healing through music.<\/p>\n

As Ronnie Earl says in the liner notes for Just for Today, \u201cAlways carry hope and an open heart in your life. Don\u2019t quit before the miracle happens.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters are booked by Ted Kurland Associates (matt@tedkurland.com).<\/p>\n

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Source: www.ronniearl.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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