Correct. I miss him more every day. RIP. ---------- MBH Webbrain - a GUI guide to Adam's Youtube vids FerretCat Webbrain - Jason Ricci's vids (by hair colour!)
Very cool. Interesting that it is early Paul Delay. Let's just say that he really grew as a player (and a person for that matter :^)
His mature playing is just off the chain. All his own. -Bob ---------- http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Bourbon-Bleach/161722307208585
Ran into him many years ago at a gambling type blues battle. He cleaned my clock. About all I can say is I fought bitterly to the end using every trick in the book..to no avail. Maybe if he'd spotted me a position I could have drawn out...instead, me and my backers all went broke trying to get even. LOL! What a wonderful player. He had a thing all his own....lots of heart and made every note mean something. A real credit to the craft. ---------- www.reverbnation.com/thejoeleebushbluesgroup www.joeleebushshow.com
Delay is on the right, then Lloyd Jones who then played drums (who now is a famous guitar player, in fact with Curtis Salgado last summer) Jim Mesi who also still plays in Portland, and finally Al Kuzens.
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It is obvious from these early recordings that Paul had "that certain special something" that improved as time went on.
His harmonica voice was what re-energized me when I became burnt out with the same old same old blues harmonica stuff in the 90's. ---------- The Iceman
Thanks! He's one of my top 5 favorite harp players. For me, he's the epitome of a "modern blues harmonica" player- and not an overblow in sight. Not slighting overblows, but they aren't a necessity to stand out from the crowd. Was that Paul singing? Doesn't sound like him.
I don't know how you fit Paul Delay on a top five, top ten or whatever list. To me, his sound on the harp is so distinctive and individual he has to be heard. Hearing him just opens me up as a harp player.
