Backstage with Daren Dortin, Associate Producer/Co-Host, Beale Street Caravan. Paul's trip to the Handy's all started by correspondence with Daren, Howard Stovall, and Sid Selvidge.

Taj Mahal greeted Paul with his own version of throatsinging...his voice is pretty close to khoomei naturally.

Susan Tadeschi, Paul and Sir Mack Rice in the Green Room at the Orpheum.

Sir Mack Rice and Paul co-presented the Award for 'Blues Song of the Year'. Years ago, Sir Mack wrote the song, 'Mustang Sally'.

After the show, Paul sings Kagyraa behind the theatre for Dr. John, who was the MC for the whole event.

Dr. John told Paul he loved Genghis Blues and that he was 'duly compressed'.

A little quiet time outside the hotel with 'Pinetop' Perkins, who worte 'Pinetop's Boogie'....He also played keyboards with Muddy Waters for many years.

Many years ago, Mississippi Fred MacDowell invited Paul to his home in Como, MS for Xmas. Paul wasn't able to go. But, on his recent trip to Memphis Paul finally got to visit Fred's home town, which consists of a post office, a gas station, a couple of stores, and a steakhouse. He later went out to a Jam session on Sherman Coopers farm, where he played a few songs accompanied by RL Burnside's grandson on drums.

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