Ronnie Penque Band

Ronnie Penque has been playing music for over 35 years. Ronnie is best know as the bass player and vocalist of the world famous New Riders of the Purple Sage. When not working with NRPS or his band RONNIE PENQUE BAND, which includes his brother Chris Penque on guitar, Ron is busy as a session player. Ronnie started out as the original bass player in the popular Grateful Dead cover band Ripple. Through the years Ron has also played with many other bands and great musicians including Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, Vassar Clements, Peter Rowan, Melvin Seals, Robert Hunter, John Popper, Pete Sears,Buddy Cage, David Nelson, Barry Sless, Keller Wiliams, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jeff Pevar, Michael Falzarano, Johnny Markowski, Mark Karen, Jack Casady and GE Smith.

After Ripple retired in 2003, Ron was asked by keyboardist Melvin Seals of The Jerry Garcia Band to join his band, "Melvin Seals and JGB". Ronnie toured the USA for 3 years as lead singer and bassist with Melvin Seals and JGB. Penque has been touring with the New Riders since October of 2005. Ronnie and the New Riders play around 100 shows per year through out the United States and Canada. Ronnie was also in the band Stir Fried and Splintered Sunlight.

If the name Penque is familiar, Ron's uncle the late Romeo Penque was one of the most famous woodwind and flute players in the industry who was best known for his work with Miles Davis. At age 12 Ronnie was taught to play bass by his father Ron Penque Sr., an accomplished session bass player for 20 years, who gave Ronnie his 57 Precision bass (Dads Bass) upon his retirement. Some of Ronnie's musical influences are The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh, NRPS bass player Dave Torbert, Donald Duck Dunn, John Entwistle, Paul McCartney and Jack Casady, among others.

www.ronpenque.com
www.thenewriders.com
Ronnie Penque Band My Space page
Ronnie's My Space

Discoverory
- Jerry Jams -Jersey Cares , 2004
- Mallory, Music Video- Ronnie Penque/Neon Gods- Bayland Pro.Inc.,2006
- Live New Year's Eve 2006, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2007
- Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2007
- Where I Come From - New Riders Of the Purple Sage - Woodstock Records, 2009
- Where I Come From: Radio Mixes and Live Bonus, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 2009

GEAR.
Ronnie uses David Eden amps and Eden speakers.
Eden Electronics writes Ronnie Penque as Eden Artists in the News
Ronnie uses DR Strings
Alembic preamps

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