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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 died at the young age of 44 on May 4, 1987, reported Associated Press. He was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment by his manager of an apparent drug overdose, says Rolling Stone. Not long after creating his second band Better Days, Butterfield began having issues pertaining to his health.
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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.
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How a Rule-Breaker Changed Harmonica Forever. It is said that good things come to those who wait, an optimistic phrase demanding patience, often in the face of hard times, and doubt. Though many would argue that Paul Butterfield was a game changer, innovator and rule-breaker, taking the harmonica and the blues to a whole new level, there was ...
Horn From The Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story is a feature-length Paul Butterfield documentary about the life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield.
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.