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Guitarist, singer, songwriter, pianist and harp player Paul Oscher has paid his dues, and then some Those who have been following blues for a long time will remember Oscher from the late 1960s as the white kid who played harmonica in the Muddy Waters Band

The onetime guitarist of the punk-influenced Christian band One Bad Pig, Paul Q-Pek pursued a decidedly different direction upon beginning his solo career, crafting prog-tinged pop songs heavy on the synths; touchstones (acquiring a more spiritual bent in Q-Pek’s hands, of course) include Peter Gabriel, earlier Phil Collins, mid-’80s Genesis, or even Howard Jones, whose “Things Can Only Get Better” Q-Pek covered on his 1996 debut, Touch the Ground

Paul Richmond Biography, Photos, Pictures

Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter/bassist/performer Paul Richmond has performed and/or recorded with Tyrone Davis, Champaign, the Impressions, and the Five Stairsteps, and contributed guitar on the Independents’ 1973 number one R&B/number 21 pop hit “Leaving Me

Paul Rishell Biography, Photos, Pictures

Boston-area blues guitarist and singer Paul Rishell specializes in the country blues, but in recent years, he’s been proving his mettle on occasional gigs with an electric band as well

Paula DeAnda Biography, Photos, Pictures

Born in San Antonio, TX, Paula DeAnda grew up listening to Selena and other female vocalists, often performing their songs with her cousins at family gatherings Soon she started taking piano lessons and singing around town, both as a soloist and as a backup vocalist

Paula Lockheart Biography, Photos, Pictures

Talented and interesting vocalist, songwriter, and interpreter of classic blues and jazz Influences include Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington, Alberta Hunter, and Joe Williams Paula’s recordings generally feature topflight musicians backing her sexy, stylized, understated vocal mannerisms in a variety of settings from solo guitar accompaniment to horn-driven big band in full swing

Pazant Brothers Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Pazant Brothers made some obscure, largely instrumental recordings between the late ’60s and mid-’70s that are highly regarded by funk collectors, though they never made an appreciable commercial dent in the R&B market

PDA
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Steven Ruetschle, Kurt Spann, and Brad Hutcheson formed pda in Seattle in 1994 The Christian alternative-pop trio adds classical and world influences on their live debut and the independent album push

Peabo Bryson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vocalist Peabo Bryson was among the premier silky-voiced soul artists who emerged as the softer, more sophisticated urban contemporary sound became dominant in the ’70s and ’80s

Peaches & Herb Biography, Photos, Pictures

Though soul/pop Peaches and Herb was billed as a duo, their group member rotation is more similar to a group’s The original Peaches, Francine Hurd Barker, a Washington, D