At this point, Paul Cebar isn’t just a Milwaukee musician. He’s an institution.
This year marks five decades since Cebar first started rocking around town, developing a singular songbook inspired by New Orleans funk, bluesy soul, Latin American rhythms, Caribbean grooves and beyond.
His songs have been shared as a solo artist and through several celebrated bands – the R&B Cadets, Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound – and been championed by accomplished friends like Bonnie Raitt, Nick Lowe and Los Lobos. He’s on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s list of the most impactful Wisconsin musicians of the past 100 years. And beyond the gift of his own music, Cebar’s blessed Milwaukee with a one-of-kind radio program on WMSE-FM (91.7), “Way Back Home,” for over 30 years.
He’s earned the victory lap, but he isn’t taking it.
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