Biography

LaSalle's rootsy musicality, showcased across an eclectic mix of songs blended together by the warm growl of his distinctive vocals, makes Nobody Rides for Free slide down smooth like a fine bourbon should. Complex, creamy and deeply textured, LaSalle's sophomore album is equally sure to please both devout fans and new ones alike. A step bluesier than Too Angry to Pray, LaSalle's critically acclaimed 2001 release, this bohemian bluesman is careful to reward faithful fans who still will find plenty of twang to enjoy on this record. But, as longtime admirers know, LaSalle's trademark soul twang is driven by rhythms more reminiscent of Muscle Shoals than of Nashville. LaSalle is one musical brewmaster whose product we can enthusiastically recommend to connoisseurs.

Ron LaSalle & The East Side Rockers:
In their 10 years of touring together averaged 300 shows in 300 cities a year in both the U.S and Canada.
SRO crowds became the norm for this native of Niagara Falls, NY but, at the height of his success, Ron decided to take a break from the road and moved to Toronto, Canada to learn more about the business side and concentrate on his writing. LaSalle released his first single Only The Strong Survive on SBK records,
Since moving to Nashville, TN, As a writer for EMI publishing Ron has written and recorded with some of the worlds finest writers and musicians such as Garry Tallent and Max Weinberg of Springsteens E Street band, Alto Reed (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band) Bucky Baxter (Steve Earle, Bob Dylan) George Marinelli (Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby). He has also had numerous songs used in films like Jeff Daniels Super Sucker
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On Nobody Rides for Free, Ron LaSalle goes down to the crossroads. Only instead of bargaining with the devil, he wrestles him and other personal demonsand emerges battered but triumphant, his soul intact and his spirit rocking for the ages. From gutbucket acoustic blues to sweet soul to Stones-worthy rhythm n rock, LaSalle drives with style into the intersection of blues and rock giants. He proves he belongs in their company, then blows on down his own road.
--Michael McCall, Nashville Scene