Ron Cartel is a spectacular singer who combines various styles in his repertoire He was born and grew up in Harlem, New York He was son of Italian emigrants who, like many other Italian people, came to the United States looking for a better life or a fortune Since he was a young boy, Ron was deeply impressed by rhythm and blues, soul, jazz, blues and gospel music he listened on the radio Ron Cartel always remembers his first public appearance on stage when he was only seventeen or eighteen years old at Metropole Cafe in Manhattan, backed by the orchestra of jazz drummer Gene Krupa Over more than forty years of professional career Ron Cartel has worked with lots of jazz, blues and soul artists, performing in such different places like New Orleans, Los Angeles or New York Among the artists who have booked him as singer there can be mentioned names like Bernard Purdie (James Brown, B B King), Steve Gadd (Eric Clapton), Matt Guitar Murphy, Dr John, Tower of Power, The Blues Brothers or Sonny Sharrock (Miles Davis, Herbie Mann) and many others From 2001 Cartel has settled in Switzerland In this work for Blues Boulevard, he has recruited more than twenty musicians, who put all their knowledge and skills to the service of the amazing vocal qualities of this unique artist called Ron Cartel In short words, here comes a varied excellent album that will satisfy a wide audience