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In 1996, Tom Brechtlein<ref name='TOMB'/> recommended Earl as a replacement for [[Roscoe Beck]] in Robben Ford's band, The Blue Line, which was about to go on a bus tour of Europe.  On returning, Ford started a new band, which began with a series of [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] performances.  These included appearances at [[List of jazz clubs#California|Catalina Bar and Grill]] in [[Hollywood]],<ref name='CATALINA'/> and at [[Yoshi's (jazz club)|Yoshi's]] in [[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]].<ref name='YOSHI'/> where [[Vinnie Colaiuta]] was featured on drums.  Soon, Ford's album ''Supernatural'' was recorded and released in 1999.<ref name='SUPER'/>  In 2001, Ford's group recorded ''New Morning: The Paris Concert''.  This [[DVD]] captured a live performance at the [[New Morning (club)|New Morning club]] in [[Paris, France|Paris]].<ref name='PARIS'/>  It was followed, in 2002, by Ford's first album with [[Concord Jazz]], ''Blue Moon'',<ref name='BLUE'/> on which Earl is credited with producing "Good to Love".<ref name='MOON'/> Later, Earl recorded on two more Ford albums: ''Keep on Running'' (2003),<ref name='KEEP'/><ref name='FORD'/> and ''[[Truth (Robben Ford album)|Truth]]'' (2007),<ref name='BBCTRUTH'/> which was nominated for the 2008 [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album]].<ref name='GRAMMY'/>  Moreover, in August 2007, ''Truth'' became [[List of number-one blues albums#2007|the number one blues album on Billboard's charts]].

==References==

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<ref name='BLUE'> {{cite web | url = http://georgegraham.com/reviews/fordblue.html | title = Review of ''Blue Moon'' | accessdate = 2011-06-01 | last = Graham | first = George | date = Mar 6, 2002 | work = Graham Weekly Album Review #1272}}</ref>

<ref name='BBCTRUTH'> {{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4mf9 | title = BBC Review of ''Truth'' | accessdate = 2011-06-01 | last = Small | first = Elle | date = Aug 23, 2007 | publisher = BBC Music}}</ref>

<ref name='CATALINA'> {{cite journal | title = Robben Ford Puts Energetic Spin on the Blues. | journal = Los Angeles Times | date = May 3, 2001 | first = Don | last = Heckman | pages = F 16| id = | url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/69206479.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+3%2C+2001&author=DON+HECKMAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=F.16&desc=Jazz+Review%3B+Guitarist+Robben+Ford+Puts+Energetic+Spin+on+the+Blues | accessdate = 2011-06-01}}</ref>

<ref name='FORD'> {{cite web | url = http://www.puresongwriters.com/bio_robbenford1.htm | title = Biography of Robben Ford | accessdate = 2011-06-02 | work = Puresongwriters | publisher = Concord Records}}</ref>

<ref name='GRAMMY'> {{cite news | first = Jim | last = White | title = Blues Awards: Grammys | date = Feb 11, 2008 | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08042/856457-376.stm | work = Pittsburg Post-Gazette | accessdate = 2011-06-01}}</ref>

<ref name='KEEP'> {{cite web | url = http://georgegraham.com/reviews/fordrun.html | title = Review of ''Keep on Running'' | accessdate = 2011-05-23 | last = Graham | first = George | date = 5 Nov 2003 | work = Graham Weekly Album Review #1342}}</ref>

<ref name='MOON'> {{cite journal | title = Robben Ford interview on ''Blue Moon'' | journal = Guitar Life Magazine | date = 1 Aug 2008 | first = Adam | last = St. James| id = | url = http://logicalleadguitar.com/magazine/?p=10 | accessdate = 2011-05-23}}</ref>

<ref name='PARIS'> {{cite web | url = http://www.concertdvdreviews.com/Reviews/Ford_Paris.htm | title = Review of ''New Morning - The Paris Concert"" | accessdate = 2011-05-23 | last = Roy | first = Paul | date = Aug 2005}}</ref>

<ref name='SUPER'> {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/supernatural-r422809/credits | title = Allmusic Credits for ''Supernatural'' | accessdate = 2011-05-31 | last = Henderson | first = Alex | date = 1999}}</ref>

<ref name='TOMB'> {{cite web | url = http://www.drumperfect.com/tom%20brechtlein.htm | title = Biography of Tom Brechtlein | accessdate = 2011-06-05 | last = Kaspszak | first = Colin | date = 2002 | work = Drum Perfect}}</ref>

<ref name='YOSHI'> {{cite web | url = http://www.myspace.com/lifebeforemidi/photos/23468370#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A23468370%7D | title = Robben Ford and Jimmy Earl at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA | accessdate = 2011-05-31 | last = Burnett | first = Carl | date = May 29, 1998 | work = Myspace}}</ref>

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