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Tall Paul (Paul Bobal) was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Virginia Beach, VA, where he played keyboards in "garage bands" from the age of 11. After seeing Doc & Merle Watson perform for freshman orientation at Appalachian State University, he taught himself to play acoustic guitar and started playing the coffeehouse circuit in North Carolina. He then joined Stoney Creek, a band that opened for Hall & Oates, The Doobie Brothers and Jimmy Buffett, before striking out on his own after graduation. Since his move to Nashville, Paul has played most of the clubs in the state as well as developing a southeastern college circuit where he currently performs to enthusiastic crowds, playing almost 200 dates a year!

The influences to his music are as varied as the music itself. Playing the songs of the Beatles, Hendrix, the Doors and Yes early on, were the groundwork for later inspirations James Taylor, Doc Watson, Lowell George, Todd Rundgren and John Hiatt. "Can't Find My Way", Paul's first CD, is a combination of bluesy pop music and modern rocking country. It ranges from acoustic guitar/vocal ballads to a full-blown band rocking through the title track. The songs are about the many facets of relationships, both tender and tragic, humorous and introspective.

His second studio CD is entitled "Fast Beneath My Feet." Songs include several new originals, collaborations with mark bumgarner, quincy yeates and scott sokoloski plus covers of romeo & juliet (dire straits) and crazy love (van morrison) both mainstays of Paul's live show. Grammy© award winning producer Brent Truitt is once again manning the helm with Sam Bush, Jon Randall, Jerry Douglas and Bryan Sutton among the musicians playing on the CD. Go to the "Fast Beneath My Feet" page to see photos, notes and mp3 samples.

On stage, Tall Paul is a highly charged live performer. He has played all over the globe and manages to showcase his extraordinary knowledge of rock, pop & bluegrass music along side his ability to entertain an audience… showing why he was voted one of nashville’s best rock solo performers by the Nashville Scene

His regular schedule includes O'Charley's on the strip in Knoxville, Hemingway's in Marietta, GA, Poor Richard's in Johnson City and Quaker Steak in Knoxville. He has performed at Auburn, Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Austin Peay, ETSU, UNC, Memphis, Appalachian State University, Tennessee Tech and at clubs in Florida, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, North & South Carolina, Illinois, Bimini, Bahamas, Zell am See, Austria & onboard the USS John S. McCain en route to Tokyo!

Articles

Daily beacon interview
Metro pulse article

Reviews

"Fast Beneath My Feet" CD Review by Paul Leslie, Editor - TropicalPleasuresMagazine.com

Tall Paul Press Kit Materials (all images © & sm tallpaul 2004)

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