Paul Joseph deLay (1952-2007), was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player.

Born on the 31st January 1952 in Portland, Oregon, bandleader Paul deLay ranked among the greatest blues harmonica players, songwritersb and vocalists. His work on the chromatic harp is considered by many to be unrivalled, and he was a three-time W.C. Handy Award nominee.

A member of the Cascade Blues Association's Hall of Fame, Paul was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.

Heavy Rotation, the Paul deLay Band's 2001 release on Evidence, reached number one on the Living Blues radio charts, the fourth consecutive recording by the band to make the Top Ten.

Paul deLay contracted leukaemia and died at the age of fifty-five on the 7th March 2007.


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