About
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues and blues-rock band from Chicago. 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. The band added guitarist Mike Bloomfield and keyboardist Mark Naftalin before recording their self-titled debut album, which was released in October 1965. The founding sextet were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, along with Billy Davenport, their drummer on their second album, East-West.
Members
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Bugsy bass
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Paul Butterfield eponymous
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Gene Dinwiddie tenor saxophone
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Keith Johnson trumpet
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Mark Naftalin keyboard
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Phil Wilson drums (drum set)
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David Sanborn alto saxophone
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Phillip Wilson drums (drum set)
Discography
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Also known as
Butterfield Blues Band · Paul Butterfield Blues Band · Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The · The Butterfield Blues Band · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Shake Your Money · ポール・バターフィールド・ブルース・バンド
Tags
- rhythm & blues
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 20dcf3aa-c313-4f24-acd4-461327a76a73
- ISNI
- 0000000106563283
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.