Ronnie Earl - T-Bone Boogie

Ronnie Earl rips up T-Bone Boogie!!

[@ozbluesman]

When people ask "Who's your favourite guitar player" , it's unequivocal response: "Ronnie Earl". I'm usually met with a blank face. Ronnie has been an inspiration since those early Blacktop CDs --mid 80's . To see this phenomenal. His ideas are free-flowing and inventive. He always plays from the heart and with great technique. A rare combination. Just brilliant.

[@abradfordajb]

MAN, Ronnie was just kickin' MAJOR butt! What a pleasure to hear the master at work.

[@sixstring4]

Ronnie at his peak powers! Regardless of his weaknesses with substance abuse. Everyone's body and mind breaks down eventually. There's no need to compare him to his present day playing, he's already proved himself.

[@philipsummers9682]

Yes 👍 absolutely

[@kidkong637]

Hear hear!

[@semichill]

Ronnie is truly from another planet when he solos! Mudcat and Per were one of the tightest rhythm sections in Blues!

[@robertchartrand837]

❤

[@JontCarr]

Probably the best jump blues performance I'll ever see!

[@BackToTheBlues]

Twenty-two bars into the solo, the director: "Maybe I should put a camera on the guitarist..."

[@IantaylorCanuck]

ain't nobody in the world can touch him on this kind of stuff and the masses think clapton is a blues god, it's not fair

[@rgbplumbinghilton]

Kid Ramos is up there for sure.

[@thomasmarr5174]

Ronnie in his heyday - unbelievably good and second to no other blues guitar slinger at that time. I'd LOVE to see more Broadcasters video footage from this era.

[@celebrityimpressionstogo]

This is probably my favorite performance by Ronnie Earl...utterly fantastic! What a beast on that guitar!! Mind blowing!!

[@hjeffkennedy1249]

I've always liked his stuff with Nulisch fronting, Soul Searching being my favorite, love "Ships Passing"!

[@celebrityimpressionstogo]

@@hjeffkennedy1249 Yes, Ships Passing in the Night is great! I love Daryl Nulisch too. I met Daryl when he was playing a concert with Anthony Geraci once and I told Daryl that I loved his singing with Ronnie Earl on Ronnie's albums I bought. And it felt like he was chastising me when he said, " Then why didn't you buy any of MY albums?!" I was a little taken aback my that.

[@Markndannsue]

This one was one of Ronnie's best bands ever. I love the B3 player. Smokin' band!

[@schultzvil]

Gotta add another "wow" to this one. Man, I've had the chance to play with Darrell and Steve Gomes quite a few times, but I don't think I ever better try an up T-Bone tune with them after watching that! Tony Z, too. Ronnie IS on fire there, playing so loose, sometimes he's almost out of control and then pulls it back together- he's riding on the edge, for sure. That's a good place to be. Bravo, maestro.

[@samstone011995]

The only thing I can say... Ronnie Earl is a genius, the master of the guitar kind (^_^), one the best guitarist in the world.

[@dougpotoksky652]

This is about has good as it gets!! I was lucky to have studied guitar with him in Boston.Taught me how to put a lot of feeling into very few notes.He is the master at that!

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

One of those times when you sure wish the audio and video quality were just a titch better. Still, this shows off some of his texture, style and feel for a song. Marvelous sense of rhythm!

[@TomBarradas]

Words can't really do this performance justice - Ronnie at the peak of his powers!

[@nomadrac1]

***** He's still got the power!

[@bigdambluesband6295]

Ronnie and the organ player are putting on a show here. This is the boogie of all boogies.

[@pyannaguy]

Ronnie is the cure for anybody who ever found cause to call Blues boring, repetitious, whatever. He's incorporated a sky-full of sophisticated jazzy licks and stuff that's totally abstract and original, but it never fails to slide in seamlessly and stay all the way "Downtown." How did this guy not get his name shouted from the rooftops for the last 30-40 years? I'm usually not big on comparisons or rating, but this guy's probably forgotten more than some famous Blues "masters." Go, Ronnie, GO!

[@pepeucps]

This guy is insane!!! Earl is the guy!!!

[@MrJammyjoe]

HOLY SHIT!!! This is why I LOVE Ronnie!!!!

[@tomrayburn9877]

Darrell Nulisch from Dallas Texas.One of the best singers in the business.Aint it fun being from Texas!

[@paulkelly7768]

Lucky enough to be from Boston and saw Ronnie many times. Simply the best!

[@briannewell6064]

Hot Damn! I was at this gig. Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport Iowa. What year it was I have no idea. One hell of a hot band.

[@celebrityimpressionstogo]

Lucky you! Wish I was there! Ronnie's the best!

[@Thomas-pq4ys]

My favorote RE lineup Per Hanson - Dr Steve Gomes - Bs Tony Z - Hammond These guys could reach inside me... touch my soul, deeply. Very few can do this.

[@mikemckenna4924]

Smokin ..BIGTIME haaaa..AWSOME

[@cmsquared63]

And that, ladies and gentelmen, is why I love the blues!

[@josephmaslowski4051]

Effortless Amazing Riffs & Licks thats what Earl stands for

[@malcolmpalm]

Ronnie at his apex (imho)

[@michaelyoung1880]

amazing!

[@muddyguitar]

Tbone Walker on 10! One of the best recordings ever!!!!!!!

[@damiencockburn7221]

on fire!

[@peppers776]

Badass gunslinger! Lord have mercy... Ronnie is 🔥🔥🔥

[@rupertdance5387]

T-Bone would be proud!

[@travisc123]

"Who wants a mustache ride?" Apparently, everyone.

[@peppers776]

Lord have mercy! Ronnie... 🔥! 😳

[@cmsquared63]

Seriously, I can't belive Ronnie's Strat didn't catch on fire.

[@luvthebluesgirl]

So glad the audio has been improved - I WISH I WAS AT THIS SHOW!!!

[@magicksam]

Incredible! What a band. Cookin' is the word!!

[@greenman9123]

Look I'm glad he's clean. Sobriety is a beautiful thing and for those fighting addiction, I hope you find the path again. That being said....Ronnie was an absolute Monster when he was on the shit. This guy is drunk, stoned, on speed and hauling ass.

[@kellysmith8809]

You got that right u can see the dark circles around his eyes AND the being clean I heard he"s not but I know when I was around Ronnie he is a taker not a giver..

[@musicofanatic]

Yup, I prefer this era myself. He don't play like this anymore. Now he's all "God bless you"...

[@Chilinoploopy]

I've just had my mind blown! I have that same feeling as when I really heard Jimi for the first time. Holy shit.

[@GetOutsideYourself]

@Vintage1976 I agree. Darrell Nulisch kicked ass on vocals. This is a great band. What an incredible guitar solo.

[@greenman9123]

3:04 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit! That chord idea is so beautiful and to slip that kind of harmonic idea into a jump? 👏👏👏👏

[@mmowoa]

That's some kind of Otis Rush's arpeggios. Ronnie is the man!

[@dingoswamphead]

T-Bone is proud of you, Ronnie.

[@johnnykR9]

Ronnie playing T-Bone boogie - nothin' finer! I love it!

[@organjoe]

sometimes I tire of Ronnie's recordings - same song, different title, different key, over and over - but this shows how awesome he is when he's fired up like here - just fantastic!

[@nalu1462]

Ronnie totally OWNS!!

[@stephenwalker7891]

That’s Tony Z on organ long before he played with Buddy Guy. I have this whole concert video burnt to a cd somewhere.

[@timobloozer]

Who would have ever thunk that a guy that never picked up a guitar until age 20 with no previous music background or aspirations would become one of the world's best blues guitarists? I started playing when I was 8 and from a musical family and I can't touch this stuff! God Bless him!

[@kdoodahfestival]

Great guitar, AND vocals!

[@andrewlarson603]

Great uptempo swing soloing! Killer licks in there!

[@Cousin.]

Absolutely awesome! (But you have to love how the person who put the video together, &/or the cameramen, weren't on Ronnie for the first 50 seconds of his solo! LOL)

[@leehodgson6132]

Smokin..., literally

[@johnnykR9]

YES! Ron sounds awesome

[@christophergallagher531]

Youch! Thanks.

[@redbarnrick]

I wish one of you Video Genius' would look into fixing this great video! It would be much appreciated, great early Ronnie!

[@whizmachine]

Now THAT was a guitar solo. Good God almighty!

[@mmowoa]

Why Fender STILL doesn't give a signature model to this man? Why?

[@kathyblewis-vy1it]

So good! I love it! Kathy B. from Florida.

[@pyannaguy]

What would the people who used to hold up the "Clapton is God" signs at concerts say if they heard Ronnie tearing shit up like this? Maybe, Ronnie Earl is God's big brother?"

[@kellysmith8809]

The baddest blues guitar around

[@DizzyKrissi]

wow - this was smokin' hot!!!!

[@robertcel]

Great guitar by Mr. Earl. T-Bone would be impressed.

[@luvthebluesgirl]

Can't wait to see him tonight!!!

[@Drpickup]

Ronnie Earl is fantastic - thanks for the clip.

[@RonnieEarlBlues]

Ronnie is sober in this video - still smoking cigarettes on this one song. In Davenport Iowa 7-7-90 Mississippi Blues Festival. The entire set (in two parts) is @Tweed135 (`~ Debbie)

[@phillipnorman7423]

Oh yeah

[@sophiesage]

Man that is one rolling and tumbling solo!!!!

[@eduardotromer]

Very Good!!!

[@kellysmith3628]

Ronnie all Coked up tearing it up.

[@emafire]

RONNIE EARL IS THE BEST!

[@blackprince4074]

Smooooking Hot.

[@Fatshead]

Peace of Mind baby!

[@mauromeglii493]

Awesome guitarist!!

[@MaineBluesman]

@Fatshead Hey, I was at that Maxwell show in P'Land too. Great show, and yeah, Mike Williams is terrific. Kept it straight and simple, totally tasty tone. These days we play as either a trio, Rick Miller & His Band with Per, myself, and Tom Ambrose (long-time protege' of Marty Ballou), or as a foursome, adding Bob Cleary on 2nd guitar. Bob studied with Ronnie for years and adds a lot for bigger venues. Find us at all the usual places in ME. Casino 4 times later this yr, NABF, MBF, local venues.

[@eliades1973]

Oh my goodness!

[@martcaseyireland]

Jesus!! Unbelievable.. 😳And he gets so many chops out of just the one position...

[@bub64882]

How the hell does it get any better?

[@faisalahmad4455]

Respect Thankyou

[@Bazzah999]

you can really hear where SRV got a load of his licks

[@celebrityimpressionstogo]

Ronnie Earl played with SRV onstage back in the day. He was friends with Stevie before Stevie became famous.

[@robertchartrand837]

Explains a lot. 😂

[@ericsmith3968]

Good Lord have mercy !

[@132h21]

Great !

[@cm0220ster]

@twopoms The last one ( Living In The Light) was phenomenal and my introduction to Ronnie's music - fabulous. Having picked up a few more since, I can honestly say the depth of this guy's talent is almost unfathomable.

[@Houstonbluescenedavidsloan]

i think this is really cool video. I have a channel on youtube with nothing but live blues shows from the houston blues scene since 2000,so i can relate to which you have here,thanks to you quadboy90

[@luvthebluesgirl]

AMEN!!!

[@Zboots]

Aweomse, awesome, awesome pickin' - I will now have to go pick up my guitar and play, although nowhere near as well as this!

[@MaineBluesman]

Folks, that's the incomparable Per Hanson on drums behind da man. Come see Per, Tom Ambrose and me up at Hollywood Slots Casino & Raceway in Bangor, Maine, and around the Maine blues festival circuit several times later this year ('11). Check their calendar. Dontcha just love the way this jumps!?

[@jassrv]

DAMN THIS IS KILLER

[@felineth56]

Impressive!

[@rrrockhard]

Holy shit. Wow.

[@SlimDavenport]

guys were in the zone that afternoon

[@jimiprice6182]

Hot DAM! That guy on the guitar can go!!! He ain’t bullshitting!!!

[@nomadrac1]

Check the lick at approx. 4:45 !!!!!

[@magicksam]

Where did the "It's My Soul" video from this gig go??!! I loved that one soooo much!!

[@TheoDahlemPickups]

Like always awesome playing. haven't listened to him for decades I think. What happened with him?

[@TEXASFENDERBENDER]

Other than Little Charlie B and Fats I can't think of anybody else that can Swing a stringbox like The Earle and that includes The Duke.

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

TEXASFENDERBENDER I have to toss in my votes for Little Charlie Baty and Whit Smith (of the Hot Club of Cowtown)... but in addition to your choices, not instead!

[@TEXASFENDERBENDER]

I have to second both those motions!

[@SupernovaA-dj8dh]

Check out Tommy Harkenrider.He has only a few thousand KZbin subs but I'll put him right there with anybody.

[@Truthguy]

WOW!!! I Thank you guys soo much for the heads up about Charlie Baty, Whit Smith and Tommy Harkenrider!

[@Jonathan-L]

And Robbie Laws is also worth checking out.

[@whitefeet1]

Hey diddle diddle, gonna play mah fiddle, ain't got nothin' to lose....

[@Drpickup]

Ronnie is the best when he's on like this. What a band as well. Great clip even tho' the picture is poor the sound and the feeling is great.

[@twopoms]

@semichill per and mud were a tight rhythm section but this is Steve Gomes on bass here. Ronnie is the "King of Tone".

[@organjoe]

I saw Ronnie sit in with Santana years ago for a few songs - my cousin said "this guys stinks". I did agree that it was a lack luster performance - I need to show him this clip and say "this is the real Ronnie Earl . . just amazing!"

[@twopoms]

@cm0220ster Yes i can definitely confirm it is all in the hands. I had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie many years ago and played the very strat he's using here and I still sounded like me :o( I believe Ronnie gave that guitar to Hubert Sumlin. Ronnie is an outstanding person with a fabulous talent and has overcome many personal obstacles in his life to continue to provide us with listening pleasure and those not as geographically challenged as I am to see him play live. New cd due August.

[@1philpot]

Aaron would be proud of this rendition!