Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Hope Radio (2007)

Artist: Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Title Of Album: Hope Radio
Year Of Release: 2007
Label (Catalog#) : Stony Plain [SPCD 1324]
Country:: USA
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues
Quality: WavPack (*image + .cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 78:24
Full Size: 533Mb(+3%)(covers)
Info: wiki

Other than jazz and classical, there are few other musical genres where vocals don't dominate, but Ronnie Earl sets out to prove that blues can be another. This entirely instrumental album never lags for a second of it's hour-and-a-quarter playing time, all without a word being sung. Instead, Earl uses his magnificent guitar tone - a stinging combination of Santana, Hubert Sumlin, Mike Bloomfield, Otis Rush, and Albert King - and command of dynamics to wring more soul from his material than all but a handful of vocalists could ever achieve. He does this without the blinding speed or enhanced volume of the most popular blues six-stringers, but by the sheer intensity of his playing on these 11 tracks.

Tracks:
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01. Eddie's Gospel Groove (05:07)
02. Bobby's Bop (05:55)
03. Blues for the West Side (08:32)
04. I Am With You (08:15)
05. Katrina Blues (03:35)
06. Wolf Dance (08:07)
07. Kay My Dear (06:39)
08. Blues for the Homeless (08:48)
09. Beautiful Child (08:45)
10. Blues for Otis Rush (09:52)
11. New Gospel Tune (04:42)

Personnel:
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Ronnie Earl - Guitar
Dave Limina - Organ [Hammond B-3], Piano
Michael "Mudcat" Ward - Piano
Jim Mouradian - Bass
Lorne Entress - Drums

All thanks to original releaser