Paul's music is a potent blend of tough blues, world-class virtuoso solo improvisation and strong songwriting. Founder of seminal Canadian punk rock band The Action, Paul later delved into blues-based rock and psychedelic guitar hero pyrotechnics on [+]Paul's music is a potent blend of tough blues, world-class virtuoso solo improvisation and strong songwriting. Founder of seminal Canadian punk rock band The Action, Paul later delved into blues-based rock and psychedelic guitar hero pyrotechnics on slide guitar. He has been signed to Montreal's Montreco Records, New York City's Torrid Records (produced by legend Mick Ronson who also played guitar on the session), The Netherlands' Continental Records (Rounder-Universal) and was distributed by Germany's In-Akustik. In 1998 he embarked on a solo career.
Paul has appeared with Derek Trucks, Sonny Landreth, Wide Mouth Mason, Rory Gallagher, Jack Bruce, Johnny Winter, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Steppenwolf, The Strawbs, Nazareth, Bernard Allison, Mick Ronson, John Hiatt, Roy Buchanan, George Thorogood, Thirteen Engines, The Stranglers, Guy Davis, Tom Cochrane, The Headstones - and members of the Guess Who, Goddo, The Blushing Brides, McKenna Mendelson Mainline, The Anger Brothers and Downchild have performed live with him.
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BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE Paul Fenton "Live! In Toronto" (UK)
"I must confess I had never heard of Canadian guitarist Paul Fenton until this disc dropped into my lap. This live outing is Fenton's fourth release, and as the cover depicts him in a typical guitar hero pose, this boy is gonna show ya'll just what he's all about.
Recorded at the legendary Blues on Bellair in Toronto where Fenton has almost residency status the ten tracks here showcase Fenton and his band to an eager and appreciative audience. Paul Fenton has set himself up as the torch bearer to the kind of slide guitar blues made popular by the likes of Elmore James, T- Bone Walker and more recently Johnny Winter and the late great Rory Gallagher. To be honest Mr. Fenton does a fine job and it's a relief to know that this brand of slide blues is in safe hands.
To the tracks then, we have six Fenton originals (although they could have been written by any of the above mentioned artists) and four reverently played covers. You'll find cracking versions of "Little Red Rooster" and "Shake Your Moneymaker" and an extended version of John Lee Hooker's "I'm Goin' Upstairs" which highlights Fenton's digital dexterity to the max. Of the self
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