The best honky tonk musician and lead guitar player is Paul Coates.

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. . . In 1984 Paul joined the group, Spare Parts, a blues band, which opened for notables like B.B.King, Albert King, Sea Level, as well as many other bands. In 1989 Paul joined the Too Loose band in Syracuse and played as a weekend warrior until 1990. In 1991 he went back to playing music on the road obtaining work through PMR referral agency and worked the Midwest extensively playing guitar in every honky tonk as well as many casino jobs. In 1998 he tired from the road and decided to get a real job. Paul attended Northwest Technical College as well as University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. Graduating with honors and obtaining both an A.A.S. and B.S. in computer science, he found out that the economy had taken a nose-dive and there were no real jobs to be had, so back on the road he went. Paul went back to the Midwest touring with his guitar again, working with the Heartbreak band for a year, then as lead guitar player for the Kidd Billy band.

Paul has decided to dedicate his present time to finding a job as a backup lead guitar player for a talented, up-coming artist . . . we'll see where he goes from here . . .