| Sunshine is weaving genres together into a new kind of stylistic fabric. A motherlode of strong new originals. Sunshine's voice has never been smoother. [Deluxe] seems to grow on me with each listening. |
| — Freddie Felch of METRO MUSIC REVIEW (read the full review) |
| The bottom line is the music, and if any band swings harder, more naturally or with more genuine, unpretentious savoir faire than Ron Sunshine & Full Swing, I haven't heard it yet. |
| — Lee Jeske of BILLBOARD, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and ROLLING STONE |
| Move over Voodoo Daddy, now there's something hipper. Local swing fans, pat yourself on the back and say, “I've known about Ron Sunshine for years.” For those only recently tuned into the revival, you're just in time to see Sunshine come full swing from the dirty days at Tramps to the sleek'n'chic dinner dancing joint, the Supper Club. |
| — Robin Rothman of THE VILLAGE VOICE (6/29/99) |
| One of the leaders in the millennium blues movement. Along with Robert Cray, Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Blues Traveler, Sy Klopps Band, Ron Sunshine and Buddy Guy, Pete Special will be laying down the future of the classic American music in the years to come. |
| — Dan Aykroyd, Host of THE HOUSE OF BLUES RADIO HOUR |
| "Straight Up" is that rare breed of album — a disc that left me slack-jawed with wonder at its quality, integrity, and musicianship from start to finish. Ron Sunshine & Full Swing are a much needed breath of fresh air. |
| — Julio Diaz of Ink 19 (National, 9/99) |
| All in all, possibly the best album yet by a neo-swing band. |
| — Steve Holtje of CDNOW.COM (reviewing the album "Straight Up") |
| Finally something good to come out of the whole '98 Swing movement ... If you really want to boogie in '99, pick up this disc of authentic Jump Blues ... If you've got any taste in music, the next time someone plays "Zoot Suit Riot," you should blow their head off with a shotgun and then play this while their corpse rots — HIGHLY recommended. |
| — Cameron Davis of GRINDSTONE MAGAZINE (reviewing the album “Straight Up”, Spring '99) |
| Ron Sunshine is a star! Vegas doesn't know what it’s missing. |
| — Kerry Burke of CITYSEARCH.COM |
| Take Ron Sunshine & Full Swing, a New-York-based swing band. Sunshine's marquee tune, "Enough For You," is the most popular swing selection on the MP3.com site. "I think it's definitely helped quite a lot, especially with the younger people," Sunshine said. "I get thousands of emails from kids who say they heard our song on the Internet." |
| — Ron Harris of ASSOCIATED PRESS (International) |
| The real icing on the cake is Ron on harmonica. At times you cannot tell the harp from the horns he mixes in so perfectly. Ron can throw on the fat tone when needed, blend in with the horn section and out of the blue play something that is so completely original that it leaves you breathless. The whole band is this way. The vocals and interplay between the musicians is uncanny. This is Swing at it's finest. Ron blows me away with that harp, the first real swing band that has what I would call a Swing-Harmonica Player. |
| — Steve Harvell, GUIDE TO THE BEST OF BLUES HARMONICA |