Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an A… Read Full Bio ↴Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American jazz, blues and funk saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flautist Hubert Laws.
Laws is the fifth of eight children born to Hubert Laws, Sr. and Miola Luverta Donahue.
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, on which his most famous instrumental song, "Always There", was included. It became an instant jazz-funk classic, covered by numerous artists.
In 1978 he released an album called Flame under United Artsts (UA) records and from it a 12" single was released called "All for you" with a strong vocal presence and additional tracks entitled "Let's Keep it Together" and "Nuthin' 'bout nuthin" from other previous albums. The 12" single was his first issued in the UK as well as the US and paved the way for this format to be used for promoting artists' work at the time without the need to own the full LP.
Apart from saxophones, Laws also included vocals into his songs. Notable vocal makings include "Every Generation" (1980), "Stay Awake" (1981, included on the album Solid Ground) and "Mr. Nice Guy" (1983).
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.
In 1999 a tribute to Ronnie Laws' "Always There", mentioned earlier, was played by a group of musicians including Boney James, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Larry Carlton performing the number at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This has been issued on DVD and is entitled Casino Lights '99'.
More recently in June 2005 the album Every Generation from 1980 was at last, after continued demand, issued on CD format. The original tracks are "Young Child", "Never get back to Houston", "Every Generation", "Tomorrow", "O.T.B.A.", "Love's Victory", "Thoughts and Memories" and "As one".
Laws is the fifth of eight children born to Hubert Laws, Sr. and Miola Luverta Donahue.
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, on which his most famous instrumental song, "Always There", was included. It became an instant jazz-funk classic, covered by numerous artists.
In 1978 he released an album called Flame under United Artsts (UA) records and from it a 12" single was released called "All for you" with a strong vocal presence and additional tracks entitled "Let's Keep it Together" and "Nuthin' 'bout nuthin" from other previous albums. The 12" single was his first issued in the UK as well as the US and paved the way for this format to be used for promoting artists' work at the time without the need to own the full LP.
Apart from saxophones, Laws also included vocals into his songs. Notable vocal makings include "Every Generation" (1980), "Stay Awake" (1981, included on the album Solid Ground) and "Mr. Nice Guy" (1983).
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.
In 1999 a tribute to Ronnie Laws' "Always There", mentioned earlier, was played by a group of musicians including Boney James, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Larry Carlton performing the number at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This has been issued on DVD and is entitled Casino Lights '99'.
More recently in June 2005 the album Every Generation from 1980 was at last, after continued demand, issued on CD format. The original tracks are "Young Child", "Never get back to Houston", "Every Generation", "Tomorrow", "O.T.B.A.", "Love's Victory", "Thoughts and Memories" and "As one".
Life in Paradise
Ronnie Laws Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ronnie Laws:
At Your Best Let me know, let me know Let me know, let me…
At Your Best You Are Love Let me know, let me know Let me know, let me…
City Girl Season's of your love is what I'm thinkin' of The life…
Distant Lover Distant lover, lover (lover, lover, lover) So many miles awa…
Every Generation Have you ever looked in a face of age Or lend…
Every Generation - 2005 Remaster Girl, it's been a long, long time comin' But I, I…
Handyman Hey girls, gather round Because of what I'm puttin' down O…
Harvest For The World Gather everyman, gather everywoman Celebrate your lives, giv…
In The Groove I fell in love with you When you walked in the…
Just As You Are Let me know, let me know Let me know, let me…
Love Let me know, let me know Let me know, let me…
Love's Victory Love is so good to me Bring back sweet memories You have…
Stairway to the Stars Let's build a stairway to the stars And climb that stairway…
Stay Awake Another day, another place Another night and you’re not here…
Still in the Band يا من خلقتَ محمداً علقتني بمحمدي عطف علي محمداً واجعل بقربه…
Tomorrow tomorrow is a dream future reality what will you bring new l…
What Does It Take What does it take to win your love for me? How…
You Let me know, let me know Let me know, let me…
Young Child oh yeah, young child so innocent and beautiful feel with yo…
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Phillis Mitchell
One of the greatest JAZZ cut in history. It's the culture. Simply Fabulous.. 🎵, 🎷 🎹 🥁 🎸 🎶 🤴🏿 👸🏿🙏🏾❣🖤💚💐
A Rodriguez
Jazz is my life! What a great music Ronnie Laws did in the late 70s. Unforgettable sweet memories of 1978. Thank you Ronnie for this!
tianzi49
Ronnie's music is timeless. I got hip to his sound by a cat named Anthony who used to turn me on to so many good jazz sound/masters. Virtuoso in deed at the sax game!
Jihad Bunnydick
Lonnie Liston Smith you'll like
Crimsonbro
Ronnie Laws is my all-time favorite Saxophonist. He had me since he recorded "Night Breeze". He single-handedly influence me to play the instrument in jazz band at high school.
Willie Martin
Now this is how music 🎵🎵🎵 should sound
David Babafemi Aka
A track far ahead of it's time....The funky strike of the rhythm guitarist and the keyboards blend with a solid bass to take one straight to paradise....Ronnie Laws Thank you....🕺🕺🕺
Richard Tyler
I was 20 years old in 1977 when this song was popular, Ronnie Laws is simply smooth!
Benzetta Metcalflove
This album was the first of my jazz collection. Wow! SWEET MEMORIES.
Kenneth Washington
Beautiful, mellow, and classic. THIS is REAL music!