Ronnie Laws is the younger brother of jazz flutist Hubert Laws, jazz vocalist Eloise Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.
11 Facts About Ronnie Laws
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Ronnie Laws started playing the saxophone at the age of 11.
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Ronnie Laws attended Stephen F Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, for two years.
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In 1971, Ronnie Laws journeyed to Los Angeles, California to embark upon a musical career.
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Ronnie Laws started off by performing with trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
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In 1975, Ronnie Laws issued his debut album entitled Pressure Sensitive on Blue Note Records.
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In 1976, Ronnie Laws went on to release his second LP Fever.
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Ronnie Laws's follow up album Every Generation was issued in 1980 by United Artists Records.
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Ronnie Laws produced and sang on Debra Ronnie Laws' 1981 album Very Special.
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Ronnie Laws later played saxophone on Ramsey Lewis' 1983 album Les Fleurs, Sister Sledge's 1983 LP Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls, Deniece Williams' 1984 album Let's Hear It for the Boy and Jeff Lorber's 1984 LP In the Heat of the Night.
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Ronnie Laws performed on Alphonse Mouzon's 1985 album The Sky Is the Limit and 1988 LP Early Spring.