Paul Geremia

Paul Geremia
Background information
Birth name	Paul Geremia
Born	(1944-04-21) April 21, 1944 (age 81) Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Genres	Blues
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, harmonica
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Red House
Website	Paulgeremia.wordpress.com

Paul Geremia (born April 21, 1944) is an American blues singer and acoustic guitarist. ^[1]

Geremia was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. ^[1] He recorded his first album in 1968, ^[1] having been significantly influenced by both the rural blues tradition and the folk music revival of the 1960s. ^[2] Geremia has never recorded with electric guitar, cleaving steadfastly to a traditional ethic with his acoustic playing.

Discography

• Just Enough (Folkways Records, 1968)
• Paul Geremia (Sire Records, 1971)
• Hard Life Rockin' Chair (Adelphi Records, 1973)
• I Really Don't Mind Livin' (Flying Fish Records, 1982)
• My Kinda Place (Flying Fish, 1986)
• Gamblin' Woman Blues (Shamrock Records, 1992)
• Self Portrait in Blues (Shamrock Records, 1994)
• Live From Uncle Sam's Backyard (Red House, 1997)
• The Devil's Music (Red House, 1999)
• Love, Murder and Mosquitos (Red House, 2004)
• Love My Stuff (Red House, 2011)

Achievements

• Geremia's rendition of Fred McDowell's "Get Right Church" was the opening track on Preachin’ the Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell (Telarc), which earned a Grammy Award nomination in 2002.
• Two of his Red House releases, Gamblin’ Woman Blues and Self Portrait in Blues, were both nominated for W.C. Handy Awards.
• Geremia was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2013. ^[3]

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 143. ISBN   0-85112-673-1.
2. Bruce Eder, Paul Geremia at AllMusic
3. "Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2012". Rhodeislandmusichalloffame.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.