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Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942 – May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and bandleader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica.
Aug 17, 2023 · Paul Butterfield was a harmonica and guitar player who led the Paul Butterfield Blues band and later formed his own group. He died of a drug overdose in 1987 at age 44, after struggling with health issues and addiction.
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May 4, 2023 · Here’s how it works. Blues, booze and debauchery: the agonising life and death of Paul Butterfield. Paul Butterfield inspired Dylan to plug in, was a virtuoso singer and mouth harp player, and took black blues to white America. But beneath the surface, trouble was brewing. July 23, 1965, Rhode Island.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in the summer of 1963, the group originally featured eponymous vocalist and harmonicist Paul Butterfield, guitarist Elvin Bishop, bassist Jerome Arnold and drummer Sam Lay. [1]
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Learn about the life and music of Paul Butterfield, a rule-breaker who changed harmonica and blues forever. Watch the trailer and read the stories of his friends, family and mentors in Horn from the Heart.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band rocketed the blues straight into the stratosphere. One of the first integrated blues bands with mass appeal, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band inspired people of all kinds to sing the blues. They pounced on the music and took no prisoners.
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