Paul butterfield obituary The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues and blues-rock band from Chicago. Formed in the summer of , the group originally featured eponymous vocalist and harmonicist Paul Butterfield, guitarist Elvin Bishop, bassist Jerome Arnold, and drummer Sam Lay. [1].
Paul butterfield wife In late , the Paul Butterfield Blues Band was discovered by producer Paul Rothchild, and after adding lead guitarist Michael Bloomfield, they signed to Elektra and recorded several sessions for a debut album, the results of which were later scrapped.
Paul butterfield first wife In , he formed the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which recorded several successful albums and was popular on the lates concert and festival circuit, with performances at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, the Fillmore East in New York City, the Monterey Pop Festival, and Woodstock.
Paul butterfield death Butterfield formed his own soon-to-be-legendary band in with guitarist Elvin Bishop and eventually drummer Sam Lay and bassist Jerome Arnold. This lineup was one of the first racially integrated blues bands in the city.
Paul butterfield net worth This is the bio note on Paul Butterfield from my harmonica transcription/instruction book Masters of Blues Harp, which has a transcription of The Work Song from East-West (Elektra).
The Paul Butterfield Blues Paul Butterfield was an American blues musician known for his virtuoso harmonica playing and his influential role in the formation of blues rock. He was born in Chicago and discovered the blues at a young age.
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They accepted, and put together the Butterfield Blues Band, luring bass player Jerome Arnold and drummer Sam Lay away from Howlin Wolf's band with promise of more money. The band was one of the first racially mixed blues groups. 
One of the Bloomfield His derision is aimed at the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, a multi-racial bunch of somethings making their first appearance at the festival. Butterfield himself is a great bear of a man, a commanding figure who has gathered together a sympatico group of blues players and drilled them hard.