Celebrated singer, songwriter, and guitarist Early Times is known around the country for his uniquely individual musical style. Having the rare skills to have shared the stage with musicians from a myriad of genres, Times has shown an ability that few possess.
“With Early Times, the execution is always genuine, never showy. It is the mark of a master musician.”-Sacramento News & Review.
Early spent time touring throughout the U.S as well as performing for a week in Athens, Greece with soul and blues vocalist E.C. Scott. He was the featured guitarist on E.C.’s Hard Act to Follow and Masterpiece albums.
“Featured throughout is the scorching guitar work of a Sacramento musician by the name of Early Times.”-San Francisco Chronicle
In 2001, Early’s performing career took a detour when he helped usher in a new wave of broadcasting as he was tapped to help start Sirius Satellite Radio. He hosted a daily show on Sirius Blues from the channel’s opening until its closing. During the 7+ year span, he helped the company expand from 0 subscribers to over 17 million. After some time away from broadcasting, Early was once again brought on to help the blues channel for SiriusXM, known as B.B. King’s Bluesville, where he currently hosts a daily program. With a 6-hour program running Monday through Friday, on a platform that currently boasts over 32 million subscribers, Early remains the most prevalent on-air personality for blues radio in the United States. In addition, he hosts a show 7 days per week playing classic rock on Deep Tracks.
Returning to his recording career, he has had a national hit with “Dogs of Karma” and followed with “She’s About to Lose Her Mind” with a guest spot by Popa Chubby., Several other songs from the album The Corner received national airplay including “On the Corner”, “Charlemagne”, “Come On, Let’s Ride”, and “Return of the Queen”). The next release Electric City scored a hit with “Good Soul Music” featuring a guest appearance by Bobby Rush. In 2024 Early released an instrumental album with the song “Sanctified gaining more airplay. Early was the featured lead guitarist on the Misty Blues track “Silver Lining” which was a national blues radio hit.
The new album Fallen Angels takes a modern, fresh approach to blues and rock and will be released on May 16, 2025. The advanced single “Walk Out On Me” is currently in rotation on SiriusXM. Throughout the album Early writes every tune while showcasing his vocals and guitar work. Early also plays the Hammond B3 organ on the entirety of Fallen Angels.