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Press
"Jammin' band: Bruce Paul and Friends...."
- The Cincinnati Enquirer, Weekend
"Acoustic and electric Rock. Emotionally authentic, thoughtful, original songs and unique versions of songs by Dylan, Steve Earle, and more."
- City Beat
"['The Gold Coin' has]...a completely engaging lyric…with…majestic and intriguing imagery. The music jams with its...lead guitar blowing through the mix with crisp and fierce intensity. Nice work."
- taxi.com
"...Folk rock jam band that will stir the soul."
- cdbaby.com
"['Firelight Lady']...reminds me a little of Neil Young in the attitude of the singing—sort of 'Keep On Rocking In The Free World….'"
- taxi.com
"The event…featured…the music of singer/songwriter Bruce Paul. The gravelly-voiced singer performs his own material as well as classic rock and roll. …The crowd had such a good time...the evening ended an hour later than scheduled."
- makersmark.com
"The evening started on a cheerful note with Bruce Paul & Friends...." - Impact Weekly
"Simple and poetic at the same time."
- taxi.com
"['Heartbroken']…I hear hints of The Doors here, especially the message and the vocal approach…vocals have a very cool, rough timbre…an unusual blend of Jim Morrison meets Barry McGuire…. "
- taxi.com
Discography
EP: NOTHING
EP: THE GOLD COIN
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Bio
Bruce Paul is a singer/songwriter. The first “album” he bought was by Ray Charles. The second was by Bob Dylan. He’s a fan of Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Billie Holiday…. He studied writing at Ohio University, lived--and wrote songs--in San Francisco in the late ‘60’s. He was at Altamont. He taught school in the Virgin Islands, drove a taxi in Denver…was a social worker in the Ohio Penitentiary…a Registered Investment Advisor…a riverboat bartender…. He has stories to tell, and he can tell a story. As they say: “The songwriting is great.” “Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.” “Lyrics worthy of Leonard Cohen.”
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