A critically-acclaimed guitarist had to overcome some hefty obstacles to record his new album.

Ron E Carter’s newly released third album, Cherokee, has already received positive reviews but it was a battle for Ron to even record it.

Due to budget constraints, the former pupil of Coopers School in Chislehurst had to record the album in his house.

The guitarist, who has been favourably compared to Jimi Hendrix, has been strongly influenced by music since childhood and has had an eventful life.

He was temporarily blinded in a car crash in his teens and worked as a successful lawyer before giving it up in 1993 to pursue his musical passion.

He wrote every song on the new album.

He also played every instrument – despite being primarily a guitarist – and was his own sound engineer.

He said: “The drum kit, once set up and fully mic'ed, barely left any room for me in the studio.

“Once behind the kit I had to stay there for long periods of time. I used a wireless keyboard and mouse to operate the computer and a pair of binoculars to see the screen and a walking stick to reach and operate the faders on the mixing desk.”

Cherokee is out now and Ron is putting a band together to tour this autumn.