Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis Kopco was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Sarasota, Florida at age 5, where he grew up. He began taking accordion lessons at the age of 7, and played the baritone horn in elementary school. At the age of 13 he bought a guitar and learned to play by ear. Also at this time he began to write songs. He formed a rock band with his brother, a drummer. They made a record of a song Paul wrote which became a regional success. Paul majored in math and minored in music at the University of Florida.