Eli "Paperboy" Reed

“Country and soul music have always been two parts of the same stream,” says Eli Paperboy Reed. “The influence flows in both directions.” Take a listen to Reed’s exceptional new LP, Down Every Road (Yep Roc), and you’ll hear exactly what he means. The record finds Reed reimagining a host of Merle Haggard tunes as classic soul rave-ups, tapping in...