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Ronnie Earl and

The Broadcasters
“…he is one of the most serious blues guitarists you can find today.  He makes me proud!”...B.B. King
Beyond The Blue Door
Out now!      
 What folks are saying about Beyond The Blue Door: 

Don Wilcock, Blues Music Magazine

“He has honed a leather and lace delivery and deep appreciation of life that he expresses with finesse in live performance and recordings. This one is no different. He weaves through 15 songs here with a brain surgeon’s precision."

Tom Clarke, Tahoe Onstage 


“Ronnie Earl’s stirring bell tone rings with intense fire and the subtle touch of a man with infinite depth to his soul. He’s a blues guitarist at the top of the heap, and on “Beyond the Blue Door,” he’s very much still on top of his game.”   

~~" Then Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds steps up for Howlin’ Wolf’s “Baby How Long,” and the music cooks on a more lowdown flame.  Wilson and Earl go way back, their natural way together unmistakable. Wilson is one of the most expressive blues singers and harmonica players ever."    Tahoe Onstage


Mike O'Cull, Rock and Blues Muse


"Earl wears his intention on his sleeve and leaves us with a feeling of peace at the end of the record. Ronnie Earl is always a treat for the ears and the soul and Beyond the Blue Door is another outstanding chapter in his distinguished career."  Rock and Blues Muse

Mark Pucci Media

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2019

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WATERDOWN, ON - Ronnie Earl is a four-time Blues Music Award winner as “Guitar Player of the Year,” and was the hit of the most-recent Blues Music Awards show in Memphis with his show-stopping live performance of the Junior Wells classic, “In the Wee Hours.”

 

Earl follows that up with the August 30 release of the latest Stony Plain Records album (on CD and vinyl formats) from the blues guitar master and his band, the Broadcasters, Beyond the Blue Door. Ronnie Earl believes in the power of music to heal the mind and spirit, and that’s quickly evident in the 15 tracks on his new disc. Special guests on the album include David Bromberg, acoustic guitar and vocals; Kim Wilson, harmonica and vocals; and Greg Piccolo, tenor sax.

 

The core group of Broadcasters – Ronnie Earl, guitar; Dave Limina, Hammond B3 and piano; Diane Blue, vocals; Paul Kochanski, bass and Forrest Padgett, drums - return to present a solid follow-up to their critically acclaimed and beloved release, The Luckiest Man. They are also joined by Anthony Geraci, piano; Peter Ward, guitar; Mario Perrett, tenor sax; Scott Shetler, Baritone Sax, Larry Luisgnan, guitar;  Michael Rush, bass and Scott MacDougal, guitar. 

 

“This is a band album – a community of souls with some guests, new directions and some good old down home blues with Kim Wilson, David Bromberg and Greg Piccolo,” Ronnie Earl says about the new disc.

 

Beyond the Blue Door confirms Earl's status as one of the most soulful blues/soul/jazz guitarists working today. He’s also a DownBeat magazine winner for “Blues Album of the Year,” an Associate Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music and has taught at the National Guitar summer workshop in Connecticut. 

 

Perhaps David Bromberg, himself a master guitar craftsman, said it best about him: “Ronnie Earl is an incredible musician. He plays with more emotion than anyone else who plays blues, or really anything, today, and he gets me every time I hear him. The Broadcasters are the quality of musicians you would expect Ronnie to be playing with: solid, tasteful, and moving. You can’t be better than that.”

 

The Broadcasters are:

Ronnie Earl – Guitar

Dave Limina – Piano and Hammond B3

Diane Blue – Vocals

Forrest Padgett – Drums

Paul Kochanski – Bass

 

Special Guests:

David Bromberg - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals

Kim Wilson – Harmonica and Vocals

Mario Perrett - Tenor Saxophone

Scott Shetler - Baritone Saxophone

Greg Piccolo - Tenor Saxophone

Anthony Geraci - Piano

Peter Ward - Guitar

Larry Luisgnan - Guitar

Scott MacDougal - Guitar

Michael Rush - Bass

 

Beyond the Blue Door Track Listing and Credits

 

The Broadcasters play on all the songs except #4 and #6

 

1 Brand New Me (Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble) with Scott Shetler, Mario Perrett

2 Baby How Long (Chester Burnett) with Kim Wilson, Anthony Geraci, Peter Ward

3 Drown In My Own Tears (Henry Glover) with Greg Piccolo

4 Alexis’ Song (Ronnie Earl & Greg Piccolo) with Greg Piccolo

5 The Sweetest Man (Ronnie Earl, Diane Blue, Dave Limina) with Peter Ward

6 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Bob Dylan) - David Bromberg and Ronnie Earl

7 A Soul That’s Been Abused (Ronnie Earl) with Mario Perrett, Scott Shetler and Greg Piccolo

8 Why Can’t We Live Together (Timmy Thomas)

9 Blues with a Feeling (Little Walter) with Kim Wilson, Peter Ward and Scott MacDougal

10 T-Bone Stomp (Ronnie Earl) with Larry Luisgnan and Michael Rush

11 Wolf Song (Ronnie Earl) with Kim Wilson, Anthony Geraci and Peter Ward

12 Peace of Mind (Ronnie Earl & Steve Gomes)

13 Drowning In a Sea of Love (Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff) with Mario Perrett, Scott Shetler and Greg Piccolo

14 Bringing Light (to a Dark Time) (Paul Kochanski & Diane Blue) with Mario Perrett and Scott Shetler

15 Blues for Charlottesville (Ronnie Earl, Forrest Padgett, Dave Limina, Paul Kochanski)

 

For more information, visit www.ronnieearl.com or www.stonyplainrecords.com

 

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