Paul deLay

Paul Joseph deLay (January 31, 1952 – March 7, 2007) was an American blues vocalist and harmonicist. He performed in prison in Walla Walla with Michael Morey of Seattle's Alleged Perpetrators on bass. While he was incarcerated, his band continued without him, performing as the "No deLay Band" and featuring longtime Portland blueswoman Linda Hornbuckle as lead vocalist in lieu of deLay. Upon his release from prison, deLay (now clean and sober) rejoined the band and recorded a series of critically acclaimed albums. featuring this lineup was released in 2007, entering the Top Ten on Billboard's national blues chart.

Paul deLay continued touring and recording until his final illness. In March 2007, after returning to Portland from a gig in Klamath Falls, Oregon, deLay felt ill and sought medical treatment.

An outgrowth of the memorial concerts is an annual event, a benefit for a scholarship at Ethos, a non-profit, Portland-based music education program, in deLay's name.

Awards and achievements Over his career, deLay received a W.C. Handy Award for best instrumentalist, a recording of the year award from the Portland Music Association, and several awards from the Cascade Blues Association.

Discography 1974: Brown Sugar Blues Band [7-inch EP] 1982: Teasin' 1984: American Voodoo 1985: The Paul DeLay Band 1988: Burnin' 1990: You're Fired! The Best of the Paul DeLay Band (compilation of American Voodoo and The Paul DeLay Band) 1991: The Other One 1992: Paulzilla 1996: Take It From The Turnaround (compilation of The Other One and Paulzilla) 1996: Ocean of Tears 1998: Nice & Strong 1999: DeLay Does Chicago 2001: Heavy Rotation 2007: The Last of the Best: Live Recordings by the Paul DeLay Band 2017: Live at Notodden '97