The Paul Anthony Band
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Press Release
May 3rd 2003,
Paul Anthony Band at Gasoline Alley, Clearwater, FL...
First, let me start by saying this was my first time seeing The Paul Anthony Band Live. It is hard for me to put that event experience into words, other than to say that it was a magical event for sure. Taking the stage were the Band's three (3) founding members Paul Anthony, Paul Bedard and Byron Thoburn. As they took the stage their southern colors and sounds started to explode with their first song, "You Don't Have To Be Blue All The Time". All the questions I had before ever witnessing the Band, were all answered during this first song. Paul Anthony handled the lead vocals, and I have to say, his voice is great, displaying his high power and spiritual ring through with every note. Right from the opening chord, the Band set the stage on fire, making them, in my opinion, one of the best opening bands of choice for a national act such as The Jimmie VanZant Band, who were to take the stage shortly. Besides Paul's great vocal ability, he also plays a mean lead guitar, not having to take a second seat to anyone. There's also Byron Thoburn on drums. Byron is a pure professional all the way, and it showed. And last, but not least, was Paul Bedard, who was sending out a base line that complimented each and every song. He's one of those musicians who knows when he should be laid back, but also knows when to bring it on strong and heavy. For a three (3) piece band, they put on an incredible show, and their talent, exceptional.
Part way through their show, the diversity of this Band caused a funny thing happened, one that I have never seen in all my life at a rock show. The Band fired up a Country song, "Who's Your Daddy", and the crowd started to slow dance, which had to be a first. At that point, I thought to myself that they would never be able to recover, but boy was I wrong. When the song ended, The Band went right back full force, with "Thank God For Rock -N- Roll", and the crowd went nuts. The Band even fired up an old Mo-Town tune at one point in the show, and as I looked around the crowd, was causing movement in some of the folks that were simply the listening kind. Once this happened, even those folks were hooked, and they didn't stop moving from that point on. The band ended their set with a Paul Anthony Original, Mr. Guitar Man.
It was than, that The Jimmie Van Zant Band took the stage, with the whole place still screaming and jumping around having fun. At one point during his show, Jimmie Van Zant told the crowd that he had been listening to the last set of The Paul Anthony Band, and that he was very impressed with their talented performance, and told Paul Anthony, that he sounded just like Stevie Ray Vaughn and that he could definitely play like him. He said, "You did a fabulous job", and they did.
The Paul Anthony Band is definitely a Band on the move.
R. Garland - Owner
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Trucking Headlines "Talent search chooses five winners"
By Kristin Walters
After truckers and their family members put their musical skills on display in the Stars of the Road Talent Search last month, five winners were chosen:
The audition was the first installment of AmeriSearch Music Group's nationwide talent search. It was held at the March 20-22 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. There were 18 contestants.
The five winners are invited to showcase their talents and sell their own personal projects along with the Gear Jammer Records compilation at the next two talent searches this year. The next will be at the Trucking Jamboree in Waupun, Wis., Aug. 8-9. The third and final contest will be Sept. 26-28 at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
The judges for the Louisville competition were Diana Davis of Overdrive Radio; Paul Bedard and Paul Anthony of the Paul Anthony Band; Don Bradford, a gospel song writer; Laura McCray, former Miss Alabama Cinderella of 1997; and Kenneth Junkin, who impersonates Otis from "The Andy Griffith Show."
Corporate sponsors for the talent search include CRST Van, J.B. Hunt, Celadon, Arnold Transportation, NASTC, Heater Meals and Overdrive Radio.
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AmeriSearch Music Group inc,
Louisville, KY 03/22/03- AmeriSearch Music Group, Inc, parent company of Gear Jammer Records of Nashville, TN, and founders of the "Stars of the Road" Talent Search 2003 event packed the space available to them with standing room only at last week's Mid America Truck Show. Talented truckers and/or their family members were a part of a nationwide, on-going search for undiscovered music talent who are a part of the transportation industry. As put by one of it's Co, founders, Frank Milstead, "it's music by truckers, for truckers."
MC and award winning artist, Kenny Robbins, was in fine form and opened the show each day along with Kenneth 'Otis' Junkin of Mayberry USA and talented singer/actress, Laura McCray. Paul Anthony and Paul Bedard of the Paul Anthony Band out of Florida performed some of their original, hot selling tunes that enhanced the overall quality of the event. Steve Tviet, AMG's recording specialist and cofounder, personally ran the sound to make certain that everyone on stage sounded great.
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