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1984 |
Paul Metsa went solo after leading the popular Minneapolis band "Cats Under the Stars." That same year his "Paper Tigers" LP was released. |
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1985 |
59 Coal Mines was released as a single. Minnesota Music Awards – Best Folk Artist. |
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1986 |
Member of Politics and Music panel for New Music Seminar, NYC, with Nona Hendryx, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Reuben Blades and others. |
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1987 |
Ferris Wheels On the Farm was released as a single. |
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1988 |
Minnesota Music Awards – Best Blues Vocal. |
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1989 |
Minnesota Music Awards – Best Blues Folk Group. |
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1990 |
Wins Best Acoustic Guitar Player of the Twin Cities Contest at Cabooze Showdown. |
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1991 |
Radio Motel was released, CD retrospective. |
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1992 |
Appeared on National Television Broadcast at Farm Aid V at Willie Nelson’s behest. |
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1993 |
Whistling Past the Graveyard was released, produced by Bucky Baxter. |
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1994 |
Headlined sold out Guthrie Theatre show and released "Mississippi Farewell" CD which was a live performance of that show. |
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1995 |
Commissioned to do research and write original music for documentary on the history of the Saint Louis County Fair. |
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1996 |
Featured performer and panelist at Tribute to Woody Guthrie, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Woody Guthrie Archives. |
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1997 |
Featured performer at AFL-CIO Rally with National President John Sweeney. |
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1998 |
Lincoln's Bedroom EP CD was released. |
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1999 |
Performance in Iceland as Musical Ambassador for the Minnesota Dept of Tourism. Songwriter of the Year, Twin Cities CitySearch |
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2000 |
Featured performer at the Million Mom March in Washington, DC. |
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2001 |
Founded SavetheGuthrie.org, which was dedicated to saving the historic Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis from demolition. Produced Million Dollar Bash (Bob Dylan’s 60th Birthday Tribute) featuring forty bands at First Avenue – Sold Out Show. |
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2002 |
Awarded contract for Music Director of Famous Dave’s Barbeque and Blues Club. Famous Dave’s named Best Blues Club of Twin Cities by City Pages. |
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2003 |
Associate Producer and Featured Performer at the Blood on the Tracks Band reunion, Pantages Theater, Minneapolis, MN |
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2004 |
Featured panelist, Future of Music Seminar, George Washington University, Washington, DC |
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2005 |
Released "Texas in the Twilight" CD. Minnesota Music Award – Americana Artist of the Year. |
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2006 |
Featured Performer at Bob Dylan Days, Hibbing, MN. |
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2007 |
Founded MaximumFolk.com, a digital record label. Featured performer w/ Sonny Earl at 20th Annual Bayfront Blues Festival, Duluth, MN. |
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2004-08 |
Producer Famous Dave’s Barbeque and Blues Festival, Minneapolis, MN |
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Producer and Performer at Summertime Blues at Ironworld Amphitheater, Chisholm, MN. |
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2009 |
Released No Money Down by Paul Metsa-Sonny Earl (6 song EP-CD-MaximumFolk) |
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Created and Performed “Skyway to Hell”, celebrating 30 years in the MN Music Scene. Sold out show at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis, MN |