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Ron E Beck Holiday Dance Party
Ron E. Becks CD is a really soulful endeavor by a guy that truly knows what soul is. One of the premier drummers of the Bay Area for decades, he now has acquired a seasoning to his voice that is really quite remarkable; somewhere between Johnny Taylor and Philippe Wynne of the Spinners with a low down quality akin to Johnny Guitar Watson. The song writing and production on this recording is top notch.
Emilio Castillo Bandleader, Tower of Power
Ron E. Beck
Where have you been?
This is the question people ask when they hear Ron E. B. sing for the first time. His music having stirred their passions so much so, they are surprised he is a new vocal artists.
Like a preacher, a singer is called to his profession. People hear someone do a song, and they say, Hey, you can really sing. Ron E. B. was called over the years when heard singing background vocals, or singing the lead on occasion. Tom Bell, Carlos Santana, Steve Cropper, and Wallace Scotty Scott of the Whispers praised his vocal style. Yet he did not heed the call.
For he was busy playing the drums on the worlds foremost stages with Tower of Power, Herbie Hancock, The Temptations, Bobby Womack, Bill Withers, Bob Marley, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Rick James, Sista Monica, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., Taj Mahal, Santana, Dr. John, and many others.
Actually, Ron E. B. was called to sing, and to play, at conception. He came from the womb of a jazz singer/pianist. His mother was a wunderkind who easily evolved into an accomplished artist, but sacrificed a promising career to raise her five gifted children. Ron E. and his siblings grew up in a large, old house in Omaha that was a mecca of sorts, drawing master musicians as well as budding talent to what became essentially a music incubator.
At age 18, Ron E. B. moved to northern California, where he still resides. And for longer than he could remember people had been encouraging him to sing. Then one day, a few years back, it all came to a head. He found himself being offered numerous singing opportunities. Plenty of room was being made for him. Musicians and songwriters were rallying around him. His wife, Sadie, was now leading the refrain, urging him to pursue a dream simmering long within. He realized it was time to come from behind the drums and face the crowd.
Since then, Ron E. B. has been leading his own bands, and singing with others, on a myriad of North American and European stages, including the Umbria Winter and Summer Jazz Festivals (Perugia, Italy), Bill Graham Auditorium (San Francisco), Joslyn Museum Summer Nights (Omaha), Hot August Nights (Reno, NV), UK Bank Holiday (Manchester, England), Mt View Art & Wine Festival, Monterey Blues Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Blues Estefette (Utrecht, Holland), San Francisco Jazz Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, and the Lucerne Blues Festival (Switzerland).
When one sees Ron E. B. bring people to their feet, screaming, it is unmistakably clear that it was them more than anyone else who called him to sing. They have chosen him. For he has captivated a public at-large with his fresh approach to contemporary soul music.
Ron E. Beck is on a spiritual journey. He is full of passion full of love. But he is hungry. And after all these years the flames are still roaring. Hear his music. This man is on fire.
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Location"The Studio" at Poor House Bistro (View)
91 South Autumn St
San Jose, CA 95110
United States
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