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Formed in 1993, Texas Flood began as a tribute to the late Texas blues
man Stevie Ray Vaughan. Over the years Texas Flood has expanded its
repertoire to include a wide range of blues and rock classics. Texas
Flood began adding original music to its setlist in the late 90s and
released the first Paul Kype and Texas Flood CD "Get It In Ya" in 2003.
Texas Floods original songs have received some Canadian radio airplay
and have become a standout of their live shows. The Bands mixture of
well known covers and great original songs continues to impress
audiences across Canada.
Guaranteed to get everyone up and dancing, the
bands tight sound and feel appeal to a range of ages and tastes. Young
aspiring guitarists are blown away by Pauls mastery of the instrument,
and the mature crowd revels in the bands powerful delivery of classic
blues and rock.
A masterful guitarist, Paul has been playing guitar since the age of
ten. Drawing upon the influences of guitar legends such as Jimi Hendrix,
BB King, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Paul has honed his skill
to near perfection. He honors the songs of the greats by playing them
with amazing precision and at the same time, investing them with his own
intense feeling. After his solos, it is not uncommon to see people
cheering jubilantly while shaking their heads in disbelief and awe.
Originally from Abbotsford BC, Paul joined his first
band " Legal Tender" at the age of sixteen, playing the bass guitar. The
band was a popular band at local high school dances and festivals for 3
years when he moved to the far north for a job and a re-dedication to
playing guitar rather than bass. After working in a Sawmill in Ft St
John BC for 2 years, Paul decided to move back to the Lower Mainland and
pursue a career as a musician.
For the following 8 years
Paul played in various bands working the club circiut of western Canada,
honing his guitar and vocal skills and meeting many people who would
become instrumental in the formation and success of Texas Flood in the
years to come. In 1993 Paul formed Texas Flood with Jerry
Adolphe, veteran Vancouver drummer of well known bands "Chilliwack" and "
Jim Byrnes", and fellow club musician Simon Hardman. Through the nineties
Texas Flood toured relentlessly eventually securing the Monday night
slot as a house Band at The Yale Hotel in Vancouver in the year 2000
where they played for the next three years. That year was a
busy one that included a full festival tour as a backing band for
Chicago lap steel legend "Freddy Roulette" and a trip late in the year
to do some shows in Austin Texas, a lifelong dream of Pauls.
Through his work at The Yale, Paul struck up a friendship with
Canadian rock legend " Jerry Doucette" and began to play second guitar
in the "Doucette" band and continues to do so to this day. Try to
catch these two , both formidable guitar talents, together onstage.
Since
relocating to Alberta in 2004, Paul has continued to work steadily with
Texas Flood and is currently putting the finishing touches on a new CD
to be released in 2010. Texas Flood is committed to keeping the rockin
blues alive and well.
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We are the only bar in town featuring live music every day of the week. Canadian touring artists, local legends and new emerging artists, everyone stops here.