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"Blues guitarist rocks the Steam Plant"

Blues guitarist Paul Wood rocked a near capacity crowd at the Salida Steamplant Theater with his smokin' string work and stirring vocals....
His playing throughout the concert was impressive, employing perfect timing,well defined phrasing and a ton of pure feeling which cannot be learned, but has to come from within the soul of a blues player....
As a performer, Wood is comfortable with his songs and relates well with his audience.

- The Mountain Mail - Salida, CO.


""It's great!""

"It's great! We keep it in the CD player at the office so we can listen to it every day... Man, you have a soulful voice."

- Jorge Santana, President of Santana Management Inc.


""...the best""

"... the best and most authentic blues-rock I've heard come out of Memphis in a long time. I just leave it on
my disc player... keep up the good work, Paul."
- Prairie Prince, drummer extaordinaire of The Tubes, Jefferson Airplane, Todd Rundgren


""Loved it""

"Loved it because it wasn't the same old 1 - 4 - 5 - 1 stuff. This is slammin'! I play it all the time. Let's jam!" - Bill Spooner - Tubes Founder, Mastermind head guitar, and vocals.


""All the tracks are hot!""

"I love this CD. I will play it on my show - All the tracks are hot! All the other DJs at the station love it, too!" - Michele Rundgren; DJ, KKCR Kauai, Hawaii


""...Paul Wood is the Real Deal Blues Machine...""

" I've heard a lot of great players in my life...I've been in many spots where great music was being played, and I feel fortunate to be able to attest to this fact...radio, concert promotions, stage hand, a player myself, and I'm here to testify to the world that Paul Wood is the Real Deal Blues Machine...This Artist is a master of his craft!" - Jackie Gisclar, AKA JaBeaux; BLUEDOG ENTERTAINMENT, DJ, KVNF, Grand Junction, Colorado


""...Paul Wood is the real deal.""

I was watching the TV show The Sopranos when the credits started to roll and they played Blues Is My Business. This song blew me away. I played guitar with Otis Redding and I can tell you Paul Wood is the real deal. His feeling and ability to get it across is fantastic.
His phrasing and intonations are brilliant. I can't wait to buy his CD. - CDBaby reviews - Barry Sachs


Discography

Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
John Lee Hooker ABC/Dunhill 1971
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Born In Mississippi, Raised In Tennessee
John Lee Hooker ABC/Dunhill 1972
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KABUKI WUKI
John Lee Hooker ABC/Dunhill 1973
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“LIVE” AT THE RIDE Jam / PAHA RECORDS / 1982
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THROWIN’ DOWN
Paul Wood BLINDHORSE 1994
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BRIDGEBURNER
Paul Wood LUCY RECORDS 1999
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BLUES IS MY BUSINESS
Paul Wood LUCY RECORDS 2001
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PIRATE RADIO
Paul Wood LUCY RECORDS 2003
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ALL THE BEST
Paul Wood LUCY RECORDS 2006
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Bio

Five years after discovering the power of the Blues, Paul jammed with and was hired on the spot by blues legend JOHN LEE HOOKER.

He stayed with John's COAST TO COAST BLUES BAND, which included two of Chicago's finest and most in demand sidemen of the era, LUTHER TUCKER and GENO SKAGGS.

During Paul's tenure with the band, he recorded three albums with JOHN LEE; "Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive", "Born In Mississippi Raised In Tennessee" and the live offering, "Kabuki-Wuki".

Through his association with JOHN LEE, PAUL's guitar style matured quickly.

While building his road-tested steelbelted vocabulary of Blues licks, PAUL was also afforded rare and unique pleasure of meeting and jamming with the legends and near legends that populate the Blues Universe.

While JOHN LEE and MUDDY WATERS reminisced on the occasion of MUDDY's 54th birthday, PAUL was thrilled to experience the rare pleasure of playing slide guitar with MUDDY's early 70's road band which included MUDDY's legendary piano man, PINETOP PERKINS.

PAUL's grasp of and appreciation for the incredible intimate experience of soul to soul communication, possible through the Blues, was immeasurably heightened by meeting and playing music with such Blues luminaries as JIMMY REED, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, VAN MORRISON, ELVIN BISHOP, L.C.Good Rockin'" ROBINSON, JOHNNY WINTERS and ROBERT CRAY.

PAUL's inimitable Blues and Rock interpretations, as well as his original compositions and arrangements were tapped by THE TUBES to open for The Band at gigs in San Francisco, Marin, Oakland and Santa Cruz.

PAUL's accoustical prowness was acknowledged when he opened for JAMES BROWN at the Circle Star Theatre in San Carlos, and, for the well known STEPHEN STILLS of "Crosby, Stills & Nash", in Santa Rosa.

PAUL was on tour in Europe, recording his second album, featured in "Guitar Player Magazine" as a participant in the JBL sponsored festival in Amsterdam, with the band, "Liquid Fire", and worked the club circuit in Hamburg, Germany.

Blues Master Paul Wood, is back in his hometown of Oakland, California promoting his 3rd CD "Pirate Radio" and relocating to the West Coast from eight years performing on Beale Street and residing in Memphis, Tennessee.
Looking forward to more International tours, fairs, festivals, local and U.S. club dates.