
	THE PAUL SPEIDEL BAND STORY

	SUMMERTIME BLUES Paul Speidel with featured special guests at the Fairmount Grille…never a cover and always great food! Sunday, June 9th — Roz Beauchemin Friday, June 14th — Joe Bargar Sunday, June 23rd — Toni Lynn Washington Friday, June 28th — Dennis Brennan Sunday, July 7th — Alizon Lissance Friday, July 12th — Roberto Morbioli Sunday, July 21st — Roberto Morbioli Friday, July 26th — George Leh Sunday, August 4th — Toni Lynn Washington Friday, August 9th — Joe Bargar Sunday, August 18th — Gordon Michaels Friday, August 23rd — Dennis Brennan The Fairmount Grille, 81 Fairmount Ave. Hyde Park, MA 02136 tel: 857-345-9649

	Come out to the CD Release Party for our new live album, "Backline"!!! Thursday, September 13th, 9pm @ The Attic (Union Street Restaurant, upstairs). This is our third live record and features Ed Lucie and Brendan Byrnes in the rhythm section. We recorded most of the project last year here at our "home field", and can't wait to play these new arrangements live again in this room. We hope to see you there! (Union Street Restaurant, 107 Union St. Newton, MA 02459 #(617) 964-6684. $5 - cover, 21+ unionst.com)


	80th Birthday Celebration Toni Lynn Washington w/Paul Speidel & Friends November 18, 2017 at 9:00pm Ticket Price: $12.00 Ryles Jazz Club 212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA (617) 876-9330 Toni Lynn Washington will be sharing "A Life in the Blues" with a concert featuring Paul Speidel and Friends. She is celebrating her 80th year and still going strong! Her storied career in the music business began right here in Boston back in the 50's when she sang Ruth Brown tunes in local clubs as a teenager. She has since toured the country and the world, released multiple recordings, and now reigns in her hometown as the elder stateswoman of the Blues! She is joined with a band of local all-star musicians lead by guitarist, composer, educator and producer Paul Speidel--himself a prominent beacon in Boston's extensive Blues & Jazz scene for more than two decades.

Originally from Chicago, Paul Speidel has been a working Blues and Jazz Guitarist in Boston for over twenty-five years. He has played in all major area clubs, sharing the stage with Jay Geils (J. Geils Band), Duke Robillard (Roomful of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds), Danny Kalb (Blues Project), David Maxwell (Freddie King, Muddy Waters), Howard Alden, and many, many others. Since his debut CD release in 2004, his nine CDs of original music have charted nationally and met with critical acclaim (3½ stars, Downbeat Magazine).

Listen to Paul’s interviews with WBZ’s Jordan Rich and WBUR’s Sacha Pfeiffer…

Gratitude:20th Anniversary EP & Shows

The new Paul Speidel Band CD, "Backline" was released on December 21, 2017. It was graciously funded by the band’s supporters through the non-profit fiscal sponsor, AIM/Hatchfund