12 Facts About Ronnie Earl

Ronnie Earl became interested in guitar after attending a Muddy Waters concert and began playing in the Boston blues scene.

Ronnie Earl later joined the band Roomful of Blues and started a solo career in 1986.

In 1984, Ronnie Earl formed his band, The Broadcasters, which released multiple albums over the years.

Ronnie Earl collected blues, jazz, rock and soul records while growing up.

Ronnie Earl began performing solo in 1986, in addition to playing with Roomful of Blues, and he released his first solo album on the Black Top Records label with a quartet that focused on blues instrumentals.

In 1984, Ronnie Earl formed his own band which he called 'The Broadcasters'.

In 2000, Ronnie Earl was diagnosed with several medical ailments, and scaled back his touring, and re-evaluated his career plans.

In 2002, Ronnie Earl gathered together a new group of Broadcasters and began a productive and creative partnership with Stony Plain Records of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Ronnie Earl is a four-time Blues Music Award winner as Guitar Player of the Year.

Ronnie Earl was the blues instructor at the 'National Guitar Summer Workshop'.

Ronnie Earl frequently plays both scheduled and impromptu sessions at the Bull Run Tavern in Shirley, Massachusetts, either on the main stage in the ballroom, or sitting in with visiting bands and performers in the tap room.

Ronnie Earl has appeared as a guest on over 40 albums and projects.