Ronnie Laws
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Ronald "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American jazz, blues and funk musician. He is the younger brother of jazz flautist Hubert Laws.
Laws attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas for two years. In 1972, Laws joined the fledgling group Earth, Wind & Fire, playing saxophone and flute on their album Last Days And Time. He left the band soon afterwards, long before they achieved their huge commercial success.
In 1976, he began his solo career with the album Pressure Sensitive, in which his most famous instrumental song, 'Always There,' was included. It became an instant jazz-funk classic, covered by numerous artists.
Apart from saxophones, Laws also included vocals into his songs. Notable vocal makings include "Every Generation" (1980), "Stay Awake" (1981, included in the album "Solid Ground") and "Mr. Nice Guy" (1982).
Laws has also recorded with numerous other artists, including Arthur Adams, Howard Hewett, Ramsey Lewis, Jeff Lorber, Hugh Masekela, Alphonse Mouzon, David Sea, and Sister Sledge.
Ronnie Laws has recorded only one live CD entitled "Ronnie Laws Live". This CD is owned and available through Scepterstein Records. [1]
[edit] Discography
| Year | Song title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Pressure Sensitive" | Blue Note |
| 1976 | "Fever" | Blue Note |
| 1977 | "Friends and Strangers" | Blue Note, United Artists |
| 1979 | "Flame" | United Artists |
| 1980 | "Every Generation" | Liberty, United Artists |
| 1981 | "Solid Ground" | Liberty |
| 1982 | "Mr. Nice Guy" | Liberty, United Artists |
| 1984 | "Classic Masters" | Liberty, United Artists |
| 1986 | "Mirror Town" | Columbia |
| 1987 | "All Day Rhythm" | Columbia |
| 1989 | "True Spirit" | Par |
| 1990 | "Identity" | ARD |
| 1992 | "Deep Soul" | Par |
| 1995 | "Brotherhood" | Intuition |
| 1995 | "Pressure" | ARG |
| 1995 | "Natural Laws" | Right Stuff |
| 1996 | "Tribute to Legendary Eddie Harris" | Blue Note |
| 1998 | "Portrait of the Isley Brothers: Harvest for..." | Blue Note |
| 2000 | "Dream A Little" | HDH |
| 2001 | "Ronnie Laws Live" | Scepterstein |
| 2004 | "Everlasting" | HDH |
[edit] External links
- Ronnie Laws Page by sceptersteinrecords.com
- Ronnie Laws Page by soulwalking.co.uk
- Ronnie Laws interview for the WGBH series, Say Brother
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