It has been said about Ronnie:
"I feel the respect and affection for him that a father feels for his son. He is one of the most serious blues guitarists you can find today. He makes me proud." ~ B. B. King
"Perhaps the finest living blues guitarist on the planet." ~ The Boston Phoenix
“Ronnie Earl caresses the strings with utmost sensitivity one moment, alternately following it by a cluster of hard-edged riffs.” ~ Gary Tate/LivinBlues
“Hope Radio shows the genius of Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters.” ~ Living Blues
Hope Radio is a "Roomful of Ronnie." A "live-in-the-studio masterpiece" where "Earl reimagines the emotional possibilities of the guitar." ~ Hal Horowitz
“He has released some twenty albums…but Ronnie Earl can still take your breath away.” ~ Guitar Player Magazine
“When it’s time for spiritual rejuvenation, it’s time for a visit from Ronnie Earl, pastor of the church of tone.” ~ Eric C. Shoaf, Vintage Guitar
“Ronnie rocks!” ~ Marcus, age ten at a recent benefit performance given by Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
“Who in their right mind would wanna follow Ronnie Earl?!” ~ Robert Lockwood, Jr.
“A guitar player’s dream…Earl plays with the finesse of a Sugar Ray Leonard and the intensity of a Jake LaMotta.” ~ Guitar Player Magazine
“Few blues guitarists generate as much intensity and electricity as Earl does night after night…Ronnie plays each performance as though it were his last night on earth.” ~ Guitar World Magazine
“Earl is the master of the slow squeeze, a string-bender whose soulful phrasing and heartache tone get under your skin.” ~ The New Paper, Providence
“Earl may be the most exciting blues guitarist on the scene. His simple, direct lines smolder like campfire ember.” ~ Scott Farina, Kansas City Star
“Guitarist Ronnie Earl is living history of Boston Blues.” ~ Brett Milano, Boston Globe
“Ronnie Earl plays some of the cleanest; torchiest blues guitar heard in many a moon.” ~ Eric Feeber, Virginian-Pilot
“Earl has been steadily staking out a solid claim as a certifiable guitar hero.” ~ Austin American-Statesman
“Earl has become the premier guitar slinger in the last decade…equally adept at the quietest, most delicate passages as well as the earth-shaking barn-burners.” ~ Jay Miller, Patriot Ledger
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