The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, c. 1967
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Chicago blues blues rock soul blues
Years active	1963–1971
Labels	Elektra
Past members	Paul Butterfield Elvin Bishop Jerome Arnold Sam Lay Mike Bloomfield Mark Naftalin Billy Davenport Gene Dinwiddie David Sanborn Keith Johnson Charley "Bugsy" Maugh Phillip Wilson Buzz Feiten Rod Hicks Steve Madaio Ted Harris Trevor Lawrence Ralph Wash George Davidson Dennis Whitted

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.^[1] 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.