RONNY
ELLIOTT has stories. Lots of stories. Elvis offered to teach him
karate. Jackie Wilson showed him his scars. He was assigned the task
of holding up Jimi's Marshall cabinets in case he whacked them after
opening a show for him. Chuck Berry invited him to visit at his
Berry Park amusement center, boasting, "There's only one cop in
Wentzville and I've got Polaroids of him." This is just a
smattering of the tall tales that Elliott drops in describing a life
lived for rock'n'roll. The hillbilly soul singer from Tampa, Florida
has been at it for nearly forty years.
Over the years, Ronny Elliott has shared bills
with such acts as Van Morrison, Chuck Berry, Joe Ely, Patti Smith,
Jimi Hendrix, Gene Vincent, the Allman Brothers, Kasey Chambers, Bo
Diddley, Sly & the Family Stone, and many others.
He has recorded with various groups and as a solo artist for both
major and minor record labels since the mid-60's. More bio here.
Ronny has played in venues, grand and grimy, all over the US and
Europe.
Despite his role as something of a 'critics darling' over the last
decade, he remains 'under the radar' with respect to the pop culture
landscape.
If you enjoy the songs below, consider purchasing some of his
records. Ronny is a fiercely independent musician and self
finances his own recordings. All his albums are available
through Miles
of Music and even through Ronny himself. Feel free to drop
him a line about this or any other thing that you want to.
to email
Ronny.
Ronny's website
| Ronny Elliot Valentine
Roadkill
1. Valentino's Dream
2. Hope Fades
3. The Blue Girl Says Yes
4. You Already Did
5. Do Angels Ever Dream They're Falling
6. Lottie
7. Mr. Edison's Electric Chair
8. No More War
9. Walk to the End of the World
10. Powder and Lead
11. When Idols Fall
12. I Don't Hear Freedom Ring Anymore
13. War Scarred Horses
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2005
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| Ronny Elliot Hep
1. Nowhereville
2. Slim Harpo's Heartbeat
3. Expat
Blues
4. All
the Way to Louisville
5. Blind Side of the Heart
6. Poets and Scientists
7. Jack's St. Pete Blues
8. Nothing
About Heartache
9. Elvis Presley Didn't Like Tampa
10. Time I Spent in New Orleans
11. Hurry Up to Meet the Angels
12. A Great Depression
13. Gorgeous George
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 2003
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| Ronny Elliot Magneto
1. Loser's Lullaby
2. Broke Heart Blues
3. Wrong Side
4. Last One Standing
5. Ballad of Wayward
6. Camera Zone
7. Me and Rock Bottom
8. Degas in New Orleans
9. Oscar and Toulouse and the Heartbreak Kid
10. Last Days of Tampa Red
11. Halloween in Germany
12. I Hear Mr. Shine Passed
13. Ed Brown Meets Chuck Berry
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2002
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| Ronny Elliot Poisonville
1. Room 100
2. Burn, Burn, Burn
3. Poisonville
4. When Mr. Blues Came to Town
5. Letter from a Birmingham Jail
6. Born in 1947
7. Bluer Than You
8. Dirty Dreams
9. Bitter Breeze
10. Irish Rockabilly Blues
11. I Watched Her Tango
12. Bury Him Like a Prince
13. Oh! Susanna
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2001
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| Ronny Elliot My
Nerves are Bad Tonight
1. They Don't Rob Trains Any More
2. South by So What
3. My Nerves Are Bad Tonight
4. She Sold the Silver
5. How Many Stars
6. Tahitian Inn
7. Dogs of Havana
8. Same Three Cords
9. Talkin' to the Man in the Moon
10. Hotel Room in Jacksonville
11. Best I Can Do
12. Heroes
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1999
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| Ronny Elliot A
Postcard from Jack
1. Blue Dreams
2. Tell the Killer the King Is Dead
3. If I Had You
4. Postcard from Jack
5. The Road to Rock & Roll
6. White Knuckle Flight
7. Bring Me Your Love
8. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
9. The Twist Came from Tampa
10. Dancin' With the Man in the Moon Again
11. Carlos Diego
12. Anything Else But You
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1998
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| Ronny Elliot Ronnie
Elliot and the Nationals
1. Billy's First Ex Wife
2. (Toulouse Lautrec on a) Bad Night in Paris
3. Tell
the King the Killer's Here
4. I'll
Tell You What to Do
5. Too Hip for the Radio
6. Creole Girl with a Spanish Guitar
7. Heartbreak Eyes
8. Romance Conquers Desire
9. Too Lazy to Learn to Dance
10. The
Likes of You
11. Skid Row Hillbilly
12. Enola
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