Darrell Paulson, star drummer in Duluth's rock 'n' roll era, dead at 86

Darrell Paulson, star drummer in Duluth's rock 'n' roll era, dead at 86

DULUTH — Darrell Paulson, locally famed and nationally successful as a drummer in the classic rock 'n' roll era, died of natural causes March 25. He was 86. Paulson and his band, the "Rock and Roll 5," were popular in the late 1950s, when the Duluth Armory was the place to be for big rock 'n' roll shows. Paulson toured and performed with a variety of groups before settling down in his hometown of Duluth to raise a family. In 1958, a Duluth Heral…