Paul Reddick is a Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player. He was the founder of the group The Sidemen, active from 1990 until the early 2000s.

History

Born in

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, Ontario,Larry Leblanc
Profile of Paul Reddick
Blues Art Journal, May 2007; Blueslife.at. Reddick began playing the harmonica at the age of 12. In 1990, he formed The Sidemen, a

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band based out of Toronto, which toured and recorded until the early 2000s. The Sidemen's album ''Rattlebag'' (2001) was nominated for a

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, as well as a W.C. Handy Award. In 2002, The Sidemen also won three

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, including Album of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year. Reddick was also the 2008 Maple Blues Award winner as Songwriter of the Year. Reddick was also nominated as Harmonica Player of The Year, losing to

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. Reddick's songs have been used in such feature films as ''

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Story'', in addition to the television series '' Due South'', ''

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'', '' 15 Love'' and ''

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''. In 2006, the

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used the song "I'm A Criminal", from ''Rattlebag'', in a US commercial for

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Discography

With The Sidemen

*1992 ''The Sidemen'' *1995 ''When The Sun Goes Down'' *1999 ''Dig In'' *2001 ''Rattlebag'' (

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)Produced by

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Solo

*2004 ''Villanelle'' (Northern Blues) *2009 '' SugarBird'' (Northern Blues) *2012 ''WishBone'' (Northern Blues) *2016 ''Ride The One'' (Stony Plain)

Compilations and compilation inclusions

*2003 '' Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash'' (

) *2006 '' Saturday Night Blues: 20 Years'' ( CBC) *2007 ''Reddick Revue'' (Northern Blues)Compilation of Sidemen and solo material.

References and notes

External links

Paul Reddick official website NorthernBlues official website
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Toronto Canadian blues singers Blues harmonica players Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year winners Stony Plain Records artists Northern Blues Music artists {{R&Bsoul-bio-stub