Peter Green/ Ronnie Earl Story
I saw Peter and the Splinter Group play the Long Beach,Ca Blues Fest in 1998.
It was a 3 Day Festival. On Sat Ronnie Earl played with A Room Full of Blues in which he was once a member. On Sun the lineup was The Yardbirds,Splinter Group and John Mayall. I had front of stage VIP seating. A few persons away, Ronnie Earl was seated to watch Peter play. At the end of John Mayalls set he was joined on stage by Kim Simmons (Savoy Brown),Mick Taylor (Mayall, Stones),Peter Green and Ronnie Earl for a "British Blues All-Star Jam", During the jam each guitarist took a turn soloing, mostly std heavy blues rock riffs. Then I heard a melodic softer lead played with touch and feeling. It was short compared to the others but proudly played by Peter Green. Standing next to Peter was Ronnie Earl. After Peter finished playing, Ronnie looked to the side of the stage to some of Peter's people, tapped his heart and pointed to Peter, He then layed his head on Peter's shoulder and also played a very Peter Green like solo. It was a very moving display of affection and admiration for Peter by Ronnie Earl. I was very moved and will never forget it.
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