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Aug 17, 2023 · Paul Butterfield was a blues music great who died at 44 in 1987. He had a perforated bowel, a serious intestinal condition that required several surgeries, and was also addicted to drugs and alcohol.
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While still recording and performing, Butterfield died in 1987 at age 44 of an accidental drug overdose . Music critics have acknowledged his development of an original approach that places him among the best-known blues harp players. In 2006, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
May 4, 2023 · 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.
May 5, 1987 · Paul Butterfield, a harmonica player who played a leading role in popularizing the blues with rock audiences in the 1960s, was found dead early Monday in his North Hollywood apartment, the Los ...
Jun 13, 1987 · Blues musician Paul Butterfield, who was found dead May 4 in his North Hollywood apartment, was the victim of an accidental drug overdose, said an autopsy report of the Los Angeles County...
May 6, 1987 · Paul Butterfield, the harmonica player who led the Butterfield Blues Band, was found dead Monday at his apartment in Los Angeles. He was 44 years old. An autopsy is to be performed today,...
Dec 5, 2023 · With drugs and booze, Paul Butterfield’s life was a living hell. But he and his blues band changed blues in a big way before he died at age 44. He did more than just show that white boys...
