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- RONALD EARL HORVATH -
- RONNIE EARL -

Reincidiendo en los blues, hoy toca Ronnie Earl. Nacido Ronald Earl Horvath en New York en 1953, se lo considera uno de los mejores músicos de blues surgidos en los 80s. Dotado gran una versatilidad, luego de su salida de Roomful Of Blues supo formar una banda, los Broadcasters, que se convirtió en una de las mas respetadas dentro del blues contemporáneo.
Earl empezó a tocar la guitarra un tanto tardíamente, cerca de sus 20 años, fascinado por la escena del blues en Boston, donde se había mudado a estudiar a principios de los 70. Desarrolló muy rápidamente su oficio y su técnica, y muy pronto trabajaba en la banda del Speakeasy Club en Cambridge, MA, ocasión en la cual cambió su nombre en honor a Earl Hooker, una de sus influencias favoritas. Luego de una ocasional grabación con The Rythm Rockers y de ayudar a fundar The Bluetones con Sugar Ray Norcia, en 1979 fue invitado a reemplazar a Duke Robillard en Roomful Of Blues. De ahí en mas su renombre creció a nivel nacional.
Paralelamente a su actividad con Roomful, fue editando sus primeras grabaciones solistas y formando las primeras versiones de The Broadcasters. Hacia principios de los 90 ya era notable el tono más jazzístico de su trabajo, datando de esa epoca su álbum Still River. Emprendió por ese entonces su primera gira por Europa y y grabó a continuación toda una serie de álbumes aclamados por la crítica y el público, obteniendo importantes premios.
Todo este suceso le valió firmar hacia fines de los 90 para Verve, donde editó en 1997 su "The Colour Of Love" que probablemente haya sido su mayor éxito de ventas; el mismo año ganaba el premio WC Handy al Mejor Instrumentista de Blues, que volvería a ganar en 1999.
Pero la presión a la que lo sometía su carrera profesional lo llevó a sufrir un ataque de depresión maníaca que, sumado a su antiguo problema con las drogas y el alcoho, lo llevaría a abandonar Verve, disolver The Broadcasters y dejar de tocar en público, firmando con Telarc para desempeñarse estrictamente como solista. Sus siguientes álbumes fueron más relajados, e incluyeron grabaciones con Kim Wilson, Irma Thomas, Luther Johnson, Duke Robillard, Jimmy McGriff.
Actualmente sigue en actividad, nuevamente con los Broadcasters, en la zona de New England, y acostumbra tocar a beneficio de fundaciones de ayuda a homeless, niños y adultos con necesidades especiales, y de investigación contra el cáncer. Su último disco, Spread The Love, es un tributo instrumental a sus mentores, amigos y familia.
Aquí, les traigo los 37 CDs con la discografía de este genial virtuoso de la guitarra. Para descargar un CD determinado, sólo hagan click sobre la imagen correspondiente. Que los disfruten!

1978 – WITH BIG WALTER HORTON – BOCCE BOOGIE – LIVE 1978

01 – EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES
02 – WALTERS BOOGIE
03 – TROUBLE IN MIND
04 – MY BABE
05 – COLD CHILLS
06 – THAT’S WHY I’M CRYING
07 – BOCCE BOOGIE
08 – LA CUCURACHA
09 – SWEET BLACK ANGEL
10 – BABY PLEASE DON’T GO (TURN THE
11 – HARD HEARTED WOMAN
12 – LITTLE BITTY GIRL
14 – TELL ME WHY
15 – BREAKIN’ WITH THE EARLE

1979 – GUITAR JOHNNY & THE RYTHM ROCKERS

01 – TOO MANY BAD HABITS
02 – GOOD ROCKING MAMA
03 – NIP SIP
04 – TEARDROPS ON MY WINDOW PANE
05 – AS LONG AS I’M MOVING
06 – LOST TIME
07 – TWO BONES & A PICK
08 – I WISH YOUR PICTURE WAS YOU
09 – FROGGY BOTTOM
10 – MEMORY PAIN

1983 – & THE BROADCASTERS – SMOKIN’

01 – RONNIE JOHNNIE
02 – I SMELL TROUBLE
03 – SHE WINKED HER EYE
04 – BABY DOLL BLUES
05 – RIDIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT
06 – MY HOME IS A PRISON
07 – SICK AND TIRED
08 – I’LL TAKE CARE
09 – SAN HO ZAY

1984 – THEY CALL ME MR. EARL

01 – YOU GIVE ME NOTHING BUT THE BL
02 – FOLLOW YOUR HEART
03 – WHY SHOULD I FEEL SO BAD
04 – YOU’VE GOT ME WRONG
05 – NARCOLEPSY (MR. EARL WAKES UP
06 – SOME DAY, SOME WAY
09 – NO MORE CHANCES
10 – WAITIN’ FOR MY CHANCE

1985 – & THE BROADCASTERS – DEEP BLUES

01 – RONNIE JOHNNIE
02 – I SMELL TROUBLE
03 – SHE WINKED HER EYE
04 – BABY DOLL BLUES
05 – RIDING IN THE MOONLIGHT
06 – I SMELL TROUBLE
06 – MY HOME IS A PRISON
07 – SICK AND TIRED
08 – I’LL TAKE CARE
09 – SAN-HO-ZAY [SMOKIN]
10 – YOU GIVE ME NOTHING BUT THE BLUES
11 – FOLLOW YOUR HEART
12 – WHY SHOULD I FEEL SO BAD
13 – YOU’VE GOT ME WRONG
14 – NARCOLEPSY
15 – SOME DAY. SOME WAY
16 – NO MORE CHANCES
17 – WAITIN’ FOR MY CHANCE

1988 – & THE BROADCASTERS – SOUL SEARCHIN’

01 – BACKSTROKE
02 – SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT
03 – YOU’RE THE ONE
04 – SOUL SEARCHIN’
05 – IT’S MY SOUL
06 – EVENING SUN
07 – JERRY JUMPS IN
08 – AFTER ALL
09 – I DONT BELIEVE
10 – BLUES FOR BONE
11 – SUFFERIN

1988 – WITH JOHN CAMPBELL – A MAN AND HIS BLUES

01 – GOING TO DALLAS
02 – BAD NIGHT BLUES
03 – JUDGEMENT DAY
04 – BLUEBIRD
05 – DEEP RIVER RAG
06 – TEXAS COUNTRY BOY
07 – SITTIN’ HERE THINKING
08 – SUNNYLAND TRAIN
09 – WHITE LIGHTNIN’

1988-99 – & THE BROADCASTERS – LIVE IN BREMEN 1988 & LAREN 1999

01 – KEEP HOLDIN’ ON
02 – LAZY
03 – KILL ME
04 – THINGS I’D DO FOR YOU
05 – INTRO SHUFFLE
06 – BLUES FOR BONE
07 – BLIND LOVE
08 – THAT’S WHEN MY SOUL COMES DOWN
09 – THAT AIN’T IT
10 – DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
12 – T-BONE SHUFFLE
13 – A SOUL THAT’S BEEN ABUSED

1990 – & THE BROADCASTERS – PEACE OF MY MIND

01 – I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT
02 – I WISH YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
03 – PEACE OF MIND
04 – T-BONE BOOGIE
05 – WAYNE’S BLUES
06 – BONEHEAD TOO
07 – MORE THAN I DESERVE
08 – CAN’T KEEP FROM CRYING
09 – I CRIED MY EYES OUT
10 – NO USE CRYING
11 – STICKIN’
12 – WAYWARD ANGEL

1990 – I LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS

01 – RIDIN WITH RONNIE
02 – LINDA
03 – MIDNITE CLOTHES
04 – MUTCIKA
05 – I LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS
06 – WALKIN AND CRYIN
07 – DOWN ON GUADALUPE
08 – ANNA LEE
09 – SITTIN ON TOP OF THE WORLD
10 – BLUES FOR JIMMIE AND JESSIE

1991 – & THE BROADCASTERS – LIVE IN NETHERLANDS

01 – INTRO (LIVE)
02 – BLUES FOR BONE (LIVE)
03 – STARING OUT MY WINDOW (LIVE)
04 – THAT’S WHEN MY SOUL COMES DOWN
05 – THAT’S AIN’T IT (LIVE)
06 – MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (LIVE)
07 – ANNOUNCEMENT TOUR DATES
08 – NO MORE CHANCES (LIVE)
09 – T-BONE JUMP TUNE (LIVE)
10 – A SOUL THAT’S BEEN ABUSED (LIV

1991 – & THE BROADCASTERS – STUDIO KAFE – SANTA ROSA CA

01 – NO TITLE
02 – NO TITLE
03 – NO MORE CHANCES
04 – NO TITLE
05 – THAT’S WHEN MY SOUL COMES AROUND
06 – NO TITLE
07 – NO TITLE
08 – NEVER BE ALONE
09 – SURROUNDED BY LOVE
10 – F LEE BAILEY
11 – NO TITLE

1991 – DAVE SPECTER & BARKIN’ BILL SMITH WITH RONNIE EARL
BLUEBIRD BLUES

01 – THINGS I’D DO FOR YOU
02 – TELL ME WHAT’S THE REASON
03 – BLUEBIRD BLUES
04 – WIND CHILL
05 – GET ME WHILE I’M FREE
06 – BUZZ ME
07 – LIE TO ME
08 – RAILROAD STATION BLUES
09 – OUR COURSE IS RUN
10 – TAKE A WALK WITH ME

1992 – & THE BROADCASTERS – TEST OF TIME

01 – RONNIE JOHNNIE
02 – I SMELL TROUBLE
03 – RIDIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT
04 – BABY DOLL BLUES
05 – YOU GIVE ME NOTHING BUT THE BLUES
06 – NARCOLEPSY
07 – WAITING FOR MY CHANCE
08 – SOUL SEARCHIN’
09 – BACKSTROKE
10 – SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT
11 – I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT
12 – I WISH YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
13 – I CRIED MY EYES OUT
14 – T-BONE BOOGIE
15 – A SOUL THAT’S BEEN ABUSED
16 – ONE OF THESE MORNINGS
17 – OFF THE HOOK
18 – AHOS

1994 – & THE BROADCASTERS – LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL

01 – EDDIE’S GOSPEL GROOVE
02 – BEAUTIFUL CHILD
03 – INDIGO BURRELL
04 – BLUES FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING
05 – HARVARD SQUARE STOMP
06 – BARCELONA MORNING
07 – I AM WITH YOU
08 – GREEN LIGHT
09 – THROUGH FLOODS AND STORMS
10 – BLUE GUITAR
11 – BILL’S BLUES

1994 – & THE BROADCASTERS – STILL RIVER

01 – BLUES FOR THE WEST SIDE
02 – TIME TO REMEMBER
03 – KANSAS CITY MONARCH
04 – SZEREN
05 – SOUL SERANADE
06 – EQUINOX
07 – CHILI BA HUGH
08 – EYES THAT SMILE
09 – WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE BULL
10 – REGO PARK BLUES
11 – DEREK’S PEACE

1995 – GUITAR VIRTUOSO LIVE IN EUROPE – BLUES & FORGIVENESS

01 – SAN-HO-ZAY
02 – ROBERT NIGHTHAWK STOMP
03 – THANK YOU MR. T-BONE
04 – AKOS
05 – CONTRITION
06 – MOANIN’
07 – BLUES FOR THE WEST SIDE
08 – THE STUMBLE
09 – SZEREN
10 – BLUES FOR HENRY
11 – NOT NOW KOVICH
12 – BACKSTROKE
13 – REGO PARK BLUES

1995 – JIMMY ROGERS WITH RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERS

01 – OKIE DOKIE STOMP
02 – BLUES IN D-NATURAL
03 – SAME OLD BLUES
04 – ROCK THIS HOUSE
05 – GOLD TAILED BIRD
06 – WHY DID YOU DO IT-
07 – CAN’T SLEEP FOR WORRYING
08 – WALKING BY MYSELF
09 – LEFT ME WITH A BROKEN HEART
10 – GOT MY MOJO WORKING
11 – YOU CAN READ MY LETTER BUT YOU CAN’T READ MY MIND
12 – SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER
13 – YOU’RE SWEET

1995 – LIVE AT THE PEER BELGIUM

01 – TOMMY’S MIDNIGHT BLUES
02 – BLUES ON SUNDAY
03 – GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME
04 – I WISH YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
05 – SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER

1996 – & THE BROADCASTERS – GRATEFUL HEART BLUES AND BALLADS

01 – ALABAMA
02 – ICE CREAM MAN
03 – DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS
04 – STILL SOUL SEARCHING
05 – SKYMAN (FOR DUANE)
06 – WELCOME HOME (TO ALL THE VIETNAM VETERANS)
07 – FOR ABBY
08 – ISABELLA
09 – LITTLE FLOWER
10 – SOUNDCHECK
11 – MR. B.K.
12 – SONG FOR A SUN (DEDICATED TO CARLOS SANTANA)

1996 – WITH JOE BEARD – BLUES UNION

01 – LAY FOR ME SOMETIME
02 – JUST TO BE WITH YOU
03 – I COUNT THE DAYS YOU’RE GONE
04 – SINNERS PRAYER
05 – SALLY MAE
06 – PLEASE DON’T LIGHT THE FLAME
07 – FEETS OUT IN THE HALL
08 – THINK
09 – TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
10 – DON’T KNOW WHY
11 – LATE IN THE EVENING

1996 – WITH PINETOP PERKINS & CALVIN JONES & WILLIE SMITH – EYE TO EYE

01 – HOW LONG
02 – COUNTRY GIRL
03 – ‘TOPS BOOGIE WOOGIE
04 – EYE TO EYE
05 – ‘YONDERS WALL
06 – RONNIE’S BLUES
07 – SHAKE FOR ME
08 – MISS IDA B.
09 – KIDNEY STEW
10 – I WOKE UP THIS MORNING
11 – TAKE IT EASY BABY
12 – ANNA LEE
13 – FORTY FOUR BLUES

1997 – & THE BROADCASTERS – PLAYS BIG BLUES

01 – I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT
02 – BONEHEAD TOO
03 – PEACE OF MIND
04 – OFF THE HOOK
05 – RONNIE JOHNNIE
06 – I SMELL TROUBLE
07 – BLIND LOVE
08 – I WISH YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
09 – BACKSTROKE
10 – SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT

1997 – & THE BROADCASTERS – THE COLOUR OF LOVE

01 – HIPPOLOGY
02 – BONNIE’S THEME
03 – EVERYDAY KINDA MAN
04 – ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
05 – DEEP POCKETS
06 – THE COLOUR OF LOVE
07 – I LIKED THAT THING YOU DID
08 – ANNE’S DREAM
09 – HEART OF GLASS
10 – MOTHER ANGEL
11 – O’YEAH

2000 – WITH JIMMY MCGRIFF – HEALING TIME

01 – CHURCHIN’
02 – CATFISH BLUES
03 – IDLE MOMENTS
04 – RONNIE EARL
05 – BLUES FOR SHAWN
06 – GLIMPSES OF SERENITY
07 – LUNCH AT R&M’S
08 – SONG FOR A BROTHER
10 – BELLADONNA
11 – BLUES ON A SUNDAY
12 – AMAZING GRACE

2001 – & FRIENDS

01 – ALL YOUR LOVE
02 – ROCK ME BABY
03 – I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU – LONELY AVENUE
04 – MIGHTY FINE BOOGIE
05 – ONE MORE MILE
06 – BAD BOY
07 – TWENTY-FIVE DAYS
08 – NO MORE
09 – LAST NIGHT
10 – NEW VIETNAM BLUES
11 – MARIE
12 – BLUE AND LONESOME
13 – LOOKING GOOD

2001 – WALTER HORTON FEAT RONNIE EAR – LIVE AT THE KNICKERBOCKER

01 – I CRY FOR YOU
02 – LORD KNOWS I TRIED
03 – COUNTRY GIRL
04 – WALTER’S SHUFFLE
05 – LITTLE BOY BLUE
06 – IT’S NOT EASY
07 – TWO OLD MAIDS
08 – WHAT’S ON YOUR WORRIED MIND
09 – WALTER’S SWING

2004 – & THE BROADCASTERS – NOW MY SOUL

01 – BLUES FOR J
02 – DOUBLE TROUBLE
03 – FEEL LIKE GOING ON
04 – ABANDONED – KIM WILSON
05 – WALKING IN THE SEA
06 – BLACK & WHITE
07 – KAY MY DEAR
08 – MAXWELL, MUDCAT AND PER
09 – MY BUDDY BUDDY FRIENDS
10. – WALTER THROUGH KIM
11 – #7
12 – THE MAGIC OF SAM
13 – BONUS TRACK

2004 – I FEEL LIKE GOIN’ ON

01 – HEY JOSE
02 – BLUES FOR OTIS RUSH
03 – LITTLE JOHNNY LEE
04 – WOLF DANCE
05 – MARY DON’T YOU WEEP
06 – HOWLIN’ FOR MY DARLIN’
07 – BLUES FOT THE HOMELESS
08 – BIG WALTER
09 – ALONE WITH THE BLUES
10 – TRAVELIN’ HEAVY
11 – DONNA

2005 – & DUKE ROBILLARD – THE DUKE MEETS THE EARL

01 – WEST SIDE SHUFFLE
02 – TWO BONES & A PICK
03 – MY TEARS
04 – LOOKIN FOR TROUBLE
05 – WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG
06 – ZEB’S THING
07 – I NEED YOU SO BAD
08 – A SOUL THAT’S BEEN ABUSED

2006 – & THE BROADCASTERS – SURROUNDED BY LOVE

01 – ONE OF THESE MORNINGS
02 – AKOS
03 – MR. DOWNCHILD
04 – OFF THE HOOK
05 – THAT’S WHEN MY SOUL COMES DOWN
06 – BLIND LOVE
07 – IMPROVISATION ON ANNIE’S BOOGIE
08 – JELLY, JELLY
09 – KATHY’S THEME
10 – SURROUNDED BY LOVE
11 – GEORGIA
12 – BLUES FOR ROBERT JUNIOR

2006 – THE BEST OF RONNIE EARL – HEART AND SOUL

01 – YOU GIVE ME NOTHING BUT THE BLUES
02 – I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT
03 – RONNIE JOHNNIE
04 – I CRIED MY EYES OUT
05 – I SMELL TROUBLE
06 – CATFISH BLUES
07 – SOUL SEARCHIN’
08 – A SOUL THAT’S BEEN ABUSED
09 – LITTLE JOHNNY LEE
10 – SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT
11 – BLUE GUITAR
12 – WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG
13 – ABANDONED
14 – OFF THE HOOK
15 – DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS

2007 – & THE BROADCASTERS – HOPE RADIO

01 – EDDIE’S GOSPEL GROOVE
02 – BOBBY’S BOP
03 – BLUES FOR THE WEST SIDE
04 – I AM WITH YOU
05 – KATRINA BLUES
06 – WOLF DANCE
07 – KAY MY DEAR
08 – BLUES FOR THE HOMELESS
09 – BEAUTIFUL CHILD
10 – BLUES FOR OTIS RUSH
11 – NEW GOSPEL TUNE

2009 – & THE BROADCASTERS – LIVING IN THE LIGHT

01 – LOVE LOVE LOVE
02 – S.O.S.
03 – TAKE A LITTLE WALK WITH ME
04 – RIVER CHARLES BLUES
05 – WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU
06 – RECOVERY BLUES
07 – BLUES FOR FATHEAD
08 – CHILD OF A SURVIVOR
09 – BLUES FOR THE SOUTH SIDE
10 – AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS
11 – DONNA LEE
12 – PASTORALE

2010 – & THE BROADCASTERS – LIVE AT THE IRON HORSE – CD1

01 – INTRO
02 – ETHAN’S SONG
03 – HAPPY
04 – BLUES FOR BONE
05 – MOANIN’
06 – RONNIE TALKING
07 – WOLF DANCE
08 – MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS
09 – S.O.S.
10 – SPANN’S GROVE
11 – AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS
12 – BLUES FOR DR. DONNA
13 – SAN-HO-ZAY

2010 – & THE BROADCASTERS – LIVE AT THE IRON HORSE – CD2

01 – BLUES FOR HENRY
02 – BLUES FOR THE WEST SIDE
03 – TRAVELIN’ HEAVY
04 – RONNIE INTRODUCES THE BAND
05 – BACKSTROKE
06 – PASTORALE
07 – EDDIE’S GOSPEL GROOVE
08 – RIVER CHARLES BLUES
09 – MIRACLE
10 – RONNIE TALKING
11 – BOBBY’S BOP
12 – CHITLINS CON CARNE
13 – I AM WITH YOU

2010 – & THE BROADCASTERS – SPREAD THE LOVE

01 – BACKSTROKE
02 – BLUES FOR DR. DONNA
03 – CHITLINS CON CARNE
04 – CRISTO REDENTOR
05 – HAPPY
06 – PATIENCE
07 – MIRACLE
08 – SPANN’S GROOVE
09 – SKYMAN
10 – BLUES FOR SLIM
11 – TOMMY’S MIDNIGHT BLUES
12 – ELEVENTH STEP TO HEAVEN
13 – ETHAN’S SONG
14 – BLUES FOR BILL

UNA COMUNIDAD DONDE BUSCAR, COMPARTIR, APRENDER Y ENSEÑAR TU MUSICA, SIN MORDAZAS…

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