EARL, RONNIE AND THE BROADCASTERS - Rise Up (Sealed) (CD)

Guitarist Ronnie Earl delivers an intense, heartfelt blues album deeply rooted in soul and gospel. People who have to describe Ronnie Earl, without exception, notice his passion. It's worth repeating because it's true. During his 40-year career as a blues musician, Ronnie has impressed audiences with his unmistakable brand of emotional blues. Even today he gives his audience everything at every performance and shoots for the moon. Ronnie Earl is a four-time winner of the Blues Music Award as "Guitarist of the Year" and a world-renowned composer and musician. Most of his 26 albums contained top charts and bestsellers and he is still an audience favorite at music festivals. After the hugely successful album Beyond the Blue Door, released in 2019, Ronnie continues to perform with his outstanding band The Broadcasters on his latest release: Rise Up. Rise Up is scheduled for release on September 11, 2020 by Stony Plain Records and features songs that were being written and recorded when the COVID19 quarantine ended. Most of the album, which was recorded at The Living Room Sessions at Ronnie's house, is filled with songs that remind us of the comfort that family and community brings. Ronnie Earl has always believed in the power of music to heal mind and soul, and the 15 tracks on this new CD implicitly demonstrate this. Rise Up confirms Earl's status as one of the most soulful blues / soul / jazz guitarists working today, and Gregg Grella reminds us that "Ronnie Earl continues to play elegant guitar".