Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release (June 17, 2014), Good News , from Ronnie Earl and it's really strong! Opening with I Met Her On That Train , an instrumental country finger pickin' infused track Earl is pushed down the track by relentless chugging by Lorne Entress on drums. Very Cool. Sam Cooke's Change Is Gonna Come featuring Diane Blue on lead vocal. I remember early in my music blog writing that I was questioned, then applauded for featuring this same track by Mr Mike Farris, one of today's absolutely top vocalists. The challenge was this being such a perfect track and how anyone else could actually do it justice (and he certainly does). Well, Blue really nails it and between her excellent phrasing and Earl's beautiful guitar work backed hardily by Entress, Dave Limina on keys and Jim Mouradian on bass, this track not only belongs, it stands up really well as not a cover but a hair raising excellent interpretation capable of carrying an entire release. Exce...

Ronnie Earl Hears Some Good News in Memphis at the Blues Music Awards; New CD for Stony Plain Records Set for Release on June 17 EDMONTON, AB – Ronnie Earl, “The Stratocaster Master,” got some great news in Memphis last week when he was named as Best Guitarist at the 35 th annual Blues Music Awards, and then proceeded to put a prominent exclamation point on that accolade with an absolutely mesmerizing live performance that saw him joined by Kim Wilson, Bob Margolin and Dave Keller, resulting in a standing ovation. Now, the multiple Blues Music Award-winner has some more Good News to share with his legion of fans around the world via the June 17 release by Stony Plain Records of his latest tour de force CD. On Good News , Ronnie Earl is joined once again by The Broadcasters (Lorne Entress – drums, Dave Limina – keyboards and Jim Mouradian – bass), his band of over 25 years, to create a mostly instrumental CD of spellbinding intensity and deep s...