Tall Paul

Tall Paul (Paul Bobal) was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. He started playing keyboards in "garage bands" from the age of 11. In his freshman year at Appalachian State University, he taught himself to play acoustic guitar and started playing the coffeehouse circuit in North Carolina. He then joined Stoney Creek, a band that opened for Hall & Oates, The Doobie Brothers and Jimmy Buffett, before striking out on his own after graduation. Since his move to Nashville, Paul has played most of the clubs in the state as well as developing a southeastern college circuit where he currently performs to enthusiastic crowds, playing almost 200 dates a year!

The influences to his music are as varied as the music itself. Playing the songs of the Beatles, Hendrix, the Doors and Yes early on, were the groundwork for later inspirations James Taylor, Doc Watson, Lowell George, Todd Rundgren and John Hiatt. "Can't Find My Way", Paul's first CD, is a combination of bluesy pop music and modern rocking country. It ranges from acoustic guitar/vocal ballads to a full-blown band rocking through the title track.
His regular schedule includes O'Charley's on the strip in Knoxville on Mondays & Quaker Steak & Lube in Knoxville on Sundays as well as Hemingway's in Marietta, GA. He has performed at Auburn, Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Austin Peay, ETSU, UNC, Memphis, Appalachian State University, Tennessee Tech and at clubs in Florida, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, North & South Carolina, Illinois, Bimini, Bahamas, Cobh, Ireland, Zell am See, Austria & onboard the USS John S. McCain en route to Tokyo!

Tall Paul's website

If you'd like to hear some of his work, go here for some songs and available downloads.

TallDaddy is what you get when Tall Paul and Crawdaddy (Michael Crawley) Pool their considerable talents. Crawdaddy is one of the most talented harmonica players you will ever hear and the two of them together is magic! They have an album "Chalk It UP" that is just great and I'll give you a link below to get a copy for yourself.

The Nashville Six is comprised of Pat & Kay Crouch, Paul & Kristie Bobal, and Milan Miller. Although friends and musical collaborators for many years, they gathered in 2004 as a band to tour Ireland. Paul plays guitar, piano, & mandolin, Kristie is a powerful vocalist, Milan plays guitar, mandolin & piano, Patrick plays banjo, mandolin, guitar, & fiddle, and Kay performs on guitar, flute, piano, & tin whistle.

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Tall Paul and Michael (Crawdaddy) Crawley
Recorded Live in Knoxville, TN
November 2005 (Buy it here!!)
Album Tracks:
It Comes To Me Naturally
Use Me
Norwegian Wood
Runaround
Walkin' In Memphis
Dixie Chicken
Memphis In The MEantime
Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
It Don't Matter
Steamroller
Prinde & Joy
Ain't No Sunshine
Werewolves Of London
Honky Tonk Woman
Tequila (Makes My Clothes Fall Off)
If I Had A Boat
Southern Cross