Ronnie Earl

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Ronnie Earl
Earl playing the 1996 Riverwalk Blues Festival
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Horvath
Born	(1953-03-10) March 10, 1953 (age 71) Queens, New York, United States
Genres	Blues, rhythm and blues, jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Black Top, Telarc, Rounder, Stony Plain, Verve, Sledgehammer Blues/AudioQuest Music, Antone's
Website	www.ronnieearl.com

Ronnie Earl (born Ronald Horvath, March 10, 1953, Queens, New York, United States)^[1] is an American blues guitarist and music instructor.

Earl who grew up collecting various music records, pursued a degree in Special Education and Education at Boston University. He became interested in guitar after attending a Muddy Waters concert and began playing in the Boston blues scene. He later joined the band Roomful of Blues and started a solo career in 1986. In 1984, Earl formed his band, The Broadcasters, which released multiple albums over the years. Diagnosed with medical ailments in 2000, he scaled back on touring and later reformed the Broadcasters with a new lineup. As a four-time Blues Music Award winner for Guitar Player of the Year, Earl has also been an Associate Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music and released an instructional video. His band, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2018 and released their 26th studio album, Mercy Me, in 2022.