Paul is a dear friend, an ex-colleague, an accomplished musician and singer , a member of my favorite Seattle band The Professors , a proud family man and a thoroughly nice guy!
He also has a host of stories to tell and to give you an indication of the depth of stories , we didn't even get to his stint as a nude portrait model in his youth ! Maybe we will revisit that as a B sides episode at some point.
In the meantime enjoy his journey and story over seven decades.
From :
his first recording in a studio at the age of 13 with members of his talented musical family , singing John Denver songs in Hong Kong hotels, house sharing with the grandson of the inventor of the Hammond organ
To the present day :
performing Jason Isbell and a host of other great artists and songs and some great original material with The Professors and singing his grandchildren to sleep.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
Paul's musical references span 15th Century madrigals to The Shins and The National . We managed to reference 45 different songs and bands in this episode all of which are contained in this playlist. Its a fun 3 hour ride ......
Just cut and paste this link into your browser :
spotify:playlist:5Poax61xcrnrMZTZHPAZw6
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Buddy Holly Story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddy_Holly_Story
https://www.setlist.fm/ - The Setlist Wiki
The Hammond Organ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammond_organ
CONTACT DETAILS
Paul
Email - paul.simpson@outlook.com
The Professors
Facebook - @Professorsband
Web - Professorsband.com
Terry
Email - musictalkspod@outlook.com
Twitter - @musictalkspod
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