Eli “Paperboy” Reed is a survivor. He was one of the first of the new wave of singers and songwriters to embrace unabashedly soulful music and he has been tearing up stages all over the world with his heart-stopping falsetto screams for more than a decade with no plans to slow down. From humble musical beginnings growing up outside of Boston, at 18 Reed moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi and cut his teeth playing and singing in juke joints all over the Delta.
Reed was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2009 MOJO Awards.
After his album release and his live shows, Reed signed with Somerville, Massachusetts based record label, Q Division Records. He recorded his first album of original material, Roll With You, in late 2007 with Q Division producer Ed Valauskas. The album was released in 2008, and the next two years saw Reed garner a national and international following. He signed to Virgin before later switching to their parent label Capitol Records in 2009.