Ellis Paul (San Jose, CA)

Ellis Paul

Some artists document their lives through their music. Others chronicle their times. It s a rare artist who can do both telling their own story through songs that also encapsulate the essence of people and places who have helped define their era overall. Woody Guthrie comes to mind and so does Bob Dylan. Bruce Springsteen certainly as well. Yet few others for whatever genius they may possess can relate their own history to the history experienced by those who find that common bond be it in a coming of age living through the same realities or sharing similar experiences.Ellis Paul is 1 of those gifted singer songwriters.Though some may refer to him as a folksinger he is more for lack of a better word a singular storyteller a musician whose words reach out from inside and yet also express the feelings thoughts and sensibilities that most people can relate to in 1 way or another regardless of age or upbringing. The exhilaration of the open road....