Our Thursday night favorite the Cornell Hurd Band has lost another much-loved member. Following rubboarder Danny Roy Young’s passing last year, the Statesman reported that guitarist Paul Skelton succumbed to lung cancer this past Sunday at age 55. Skelton energized Hurd’s herd since the 1980’s, as well as playing with Wayne Hancock, the Texana Dames, Ted Roddy, and Libbi Bosworth. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Austin Memorial Park.
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Just saw the announcement while searching him out on the web. I worked with Paul in NYC repairing and building guitars in the early ’80’s. Got to play together a little as well. Great guy, dry sense of humor, a healthy cynicism - great guitar player. Sh*t — I am bummed.
Condolences to family and friends.
Saw him play a solo once at Dan Lynch’s in NYC one Blue Monday Night — he casually burned the place down. A great lasting memory. RIP.