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The legendary session guitarist Paul Franklin was born in Detroit, MI, in 1953 Country music from greats like Pasty Cline was a part of his everyday home life, but it was a guitar player by the name of Joe Edwards who first influenced the young Franklin and turned his thoughts toward being a musician
Paul and Win, with their daughters Leela and Elanor are Americas first family of traditional music Their beautiful three and four part harmonies, and their variety of instrumental accompaniment on fiddle, accordian, autoharp, banjo, mandolin and guitar bring back memories of the great family groups from eras long gone
This artist’s name is bound to come up in a variety of contexts, from western swing to the history of the electric guitar Paul Howard, a vintage country performer associated with the glory days of the Grand Ole Opry, has claimed to be the first picker to aim an amplified guitar at the Opry audience, an event that apparently went down quite smoothly compared to similar electric transformations such as Bob Dylan’s infamous Newport Folk Festival concert
Combining elements of country, bluegrass, and folk music, singer/songwriter Paul Jefferson writes songs that concentrate on positive examinations of love, whether it be romantic or spiritual
A Nevada City, CA duo, their songs are incisive, gentle and beautifully performed ~ Richard Meyer, All Music Guide
Chicago native Paul Kaplan now resides in Amherst, MA, with his two daughters In addition to appearing on various Folkways records and contributing songs to Fast Folk, Kaplan has compiled three Phil Ochs albums for that company, and edited the 1982 Fast Folk songbook
A virtuoso on a myriad of stringed instruments, Minneapolis-based experimental/progressive folk artist Paul Metzger focuses much of his creative energy on his 21-string modified banjo
Paul Overstreet was one of the most successful songwriters in contemporary country music, penning hits for artists like George Jones, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, and Marie Osmond, as well as scoring hits on his own
A Colorado-based traditionally styled singer/songwriter, his lovely interpretations have an inviting and lightly swinging feel ~ Richard Meyer, All Music Guide
Despite the undeniably high quality of his songs — which have been covered by the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Ian Matthews, and Waylon Jennings — Paul Siebel is far from being a household name