MUSIC: Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters

Description

Legendary blues guitarist Ronnie Earl is a four-time Blues Music Award winner for Guitar Player of the Year (1997, 1999, 2014, 2018) and has served as Associate Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Earl has released 28 albums, including Mercy Me (2022) and Grateful Heart: Blues and Ballads, which won Downbeat Magazine's Blues Album of the Year. He has performed alongside legends including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Carlos Santana. The Broadcasters feature keyboardist Dave Limina, vocalist and harmonica player Diane Blue, drummer Forrest Padgett, and bassist Paul Kochanski. Each brings decades of experience across blues, soul, and Americana, contributing to the band's dynamic sound and cohesive interplay. Together, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters have maintained a consistent presence on the Billboard Blues charts, delivering critically acclaimed albums and electrifying live performances.