Paul Sanchez is a New Orleans-born and based American guitarist and a
singer-songwriter. Sanchez was a founding member of the New Orleans
band Cowboy Mouth. Sanchez was a guitarist and one of the primary
singers and songwriters for the band from 1990 to 2006. Sanchez's
songs have appeared in films and on television and have been performed
by various artists such as Darius Rucker, Irma Thomas, Michael
Cerveris, Susan Cowsill, Kevin Griffin and The Eli Young Band, Hootie
and the Blowfish, John Boutté, Shamarr Allen, Glen Andrews and Kim
Carson.Sanchez was born on the River Road along the levee of the
Mississippi River, and grew up in New Orleans' blue-collar Irish
Channel neighborhood, historic home to stevedores and river pilots.
Never one to be categorized or stay in the lines he has a career as
varied as New Orleans itself. Sanchez is a songwriter, musician,
singer, producer, writer and actor. In January 2010 Off Beat Magazine
gave Paul three Best of the Beat Awards. Songwriter of The Year, Best
Song of the Year, Best Folk/Rock Album for Stew Called New Orleans,
his duet record with friend and collaborator John Boutte. In April of
that same year Gambit Weekly awarded him Best Roots Rock Performer at
The Big Easy Awards.His first musical endeavor was in the New Orleans
band The Backbeats, along with Vance DeGeneres, Steve Walters and a
drummer he was to encounter again in his career named Fred LeBlanc.
singer-songwriter. Sanchez was a founding member of the New Orleans
band Cowboy Mouth. Sanchez was a guitarist and one of the primary
singers and songwriters for the band from 1990 to 2006. Sanchez's
songs have appeared in films and on television and have been performed
by various artists such as Darius Rucker, Irma Thomas, Michael
Cerveris, Susan Cowsill, Kevin Griffin and The Eli Young Band, Hootie
and the Blowfish, John Boutté, Shamarr Allen, Glen Andrews and Kim
Carson.Sanchez was born on the River Road along the levee of the
Mississippi River, and grew up in New Orleans' blue-collar Irish
Channel neighborhood, historic home to stevedores and river pilots.
Never one to be categorized or stay in the lines he has a career as
varied as New Orleans itself. Sanchez is a songwriter, musician,
singer, producer, writer and actor. In January 2010 Off Beat Magazine
gave Paul three Best of the Beat Awards. Songwriter of The Year, Best
Song of the Year, Best Folk/Rock Album for Stew Called New Orleans,
his duet record with friend and collaborator John Boutte. In April of
that same year Gambit Weekly awarded him Best Roots Rock Performer at
The Big Easy Awards.His first musical endeavor was in the New Orleans
band The Backbeats, along with Vance DeGeneres, Steve Walters and a
drummer he was to encounter again in his career named Fred LeBlanc.
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