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Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters: Good News
ByGood News (2014) is Earl's eighth CD released by Stony Plain Records. On the album he is again joined by his backing band of the past 25 years, the Broadcasters (Jim Mouradian on bass, drummer Lorne Entress and Dave Limina on keyboards) as well as special guestsvocalist Diane Blue and guitarists Nicholas Tabarias and Zach Zunis. The disc features a number of electrifying blues instrumentals and a few songs on which Blue handles the vocals. The album's lynchpin track (without a doubt) is the amazing interpretation of Sam Cooke's civil rights anthem "Change Is Gonna Come" with a spine tingling vocal turn by Blue. Blue's vocals are also vital to the Boston Marathon memorial track and album closer "Runnin' In Peace." Other highlights include the gospel-influenced title track, "Good News," the eleven minute version of Buddy Guy's "In the Wee Hours," "Time To Remember," "Six String Blessing" and "Blues For Henry" (written with the late Hubert Sumlin) and the rockabilly infected "I Met Her On A Train."
Earl plays with fire reaching deep into his being to coax the joyous abut sometimes world-weary emotions that can only be conveyed through blues and soul music. The interplay between his guitar and his bandmates is a thing of beauty. The chemistry seen here is a remarkable thing to behold. It sounds completely organic. This is a musical state and mixture, a gumbo if you will, that can only be achieved when a band is so in tuned with each other that the back-and-forth, interaction and instrumentation becomes more of a dialogue, a musical conversation with the occasional accent. Good News is a solid addition to Earl's canon.
Track Listing
I Met Her On That Train; Change Is Gonna Come; Time To Remember; In The Wee Hours; Good News; Six String Blessing; Marje's Melody; Blues For Henry; Puddin' Pie; Runnin' In Peace.
Personnel
Ronnie Earl
guitar, electricRonnie Earl: guitar; Lorne Entress: drums; Dave Limina: organ, piano; Jimmy Mouradian: bass; Nicholas Tabarias: guitar; Zach Zunis: guitar; Diane Blue: vocals.
Album information
Title: Good News | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Stony Plain Records
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About Ronnie Earl
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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