Paul Butterfield was the first white harmonica player to develop a style original and powerful enough to place him in the pantheon of true blues greats. It's impossible to overestimate the importance of the doors Butterfield opened: before he came to prominence, white American musicians treated the blues with cautious respect, afraid of coming off as inauthentic. Not only did Butterfield clear the way for white musicians to build upon blues tradition (instead of merely replicating it), but his storming sound was a major catalyst in bringing electric Chicago blues to white audiences who'd previously considered acoustic Delta blues the only really genuine article. His initial recordings from the mid-'60s -- featuring the legendary, racially integrated first edition of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band -- were eclectic, groundbreaking offerings that fused electric blues with rock & roll, psychedelia, jazz, and even (on the classic East-West) Indian classical music. As members of that band -- which included Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop -- drifted away, the overall impact of Butterfield's music lessened, even if his amplified harp playing was still beyond reproach. He had largely faded from the scene by the mid-'70s, and fell prey to health problems and drug addiction that sadly claimed his life prematurely. Even so, the enormity of Butterfield's initial impact ensured that his legacy was already secure.
1965 - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (00:38:07)
1966 - East-West / The Butterfield Blues Band (00:44:55)
1968 - The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (00:45:45)
1968 - In My Own Dream / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (00:36:30)
1969 - Keep On Moving / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (00:42:09)
1970 - Live 2CD (Live @ The Troubadour, Los Angeles) / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (02:17:17)
1971 - Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin' / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (00:39:03)
1973 - Better Days / Paul Butterfield's Better Days (00:37:24)
1973 - It All Comes Back / Paul Butterfield's Better Days (00:39:05)
1975 - Put It In Your Ear / Paul Butterfield (00:35:38)
1980 - North South / Paul Butterfield (00:35:07)
1995 - The Original Lost Elektra Sessions (00:58:55)
1965 - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
01. Born In Chicago 03:09
02. Shake Your Money-Maker 02:28
03. Blues With A Feeling 04:24
04. Thank You Mr. Poobah 04:07
05. I Got My Mojo Working 03:34
06. Mellow Down Easy 02:51
07. Screamin’ 04:36
08. Our Love Is Drifting 03:34
09. Mystery Train 02:36
10. Last Night 04:18
11. Look Over Yonders Wall 02:27
1966 - East-West / The Butterfield Blues Band
01. Walkin’ Blues 03:19
02. Get Out Of My Life, Woman 03:15
03. I Got A Mind To Give Up Living 04:59
04. All These Blues 02:23
05. Work Song 07:56
06. Mary, Mary 02:52
07. Two Trains Running 03:55
08. Never Say No 02:59
09. East-West 13:13
1968 - The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
01. One More Headache 03:41
02. Driftin’ And Driftin’ 09:11
03. Pity The Fool 06:07
04. Born Under A Bad Sign 04:11
05. Run Out Of Time 03:04
06. Double Trouble 05:42
07. Drivin’ Wheel 05:59
08. Droppin’ Out 02:21
09. Tollin’ Bells 05:25
1968 - In My Own Dream / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
01. Last Hope’s Gone 04:52
02. Mine To Love 04:21
03. Get Yourself Together 04:10
04. Just To Be With You 06:12
05. Mornin’ Blues 04:58
06. Drunk Again 06:08
07. In My Own Dream 05:47
1969 - Keep On Moving / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
01. Love March (LP Version) 02:58
02. No Amount Of Loving 03:14
03. Morning Sunshine 02:41
04. Losing Hand 03:35
05. Walkin’ By Myself (LP Version) 04:31
06. Except You 03:53
07. Love Disease (LP Version) 03:29
08. Where Did My Baby Go 04:23
09. All In A Day 02:28
10. So Far So Good 02:28
11. Buddy’s Advice 03:21
12. Keep On Moving 05:03
1970 - Live 2CD (Live @ The Troubadour, Los Angeles) / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Disc One
01. Everything Going To Be Alright 10:08
02. Love Disease 04:01
03. The Boxer 06:38
04. No Amount Of Loving 05:53
05. Driftin’ And Driftin’ 13:43
06. Intro To Musicians 01:45
07. Number Nine 10:10
08. I Want To Be With You 03:55
09. Born Under A Bad Sign 05:43
10. Get Together Again 06;29
11. So Far, So Good 09:17
Disc Two
01. Gene’s Tune 12:29
02. Nobody’s Fault But Mine 06:58
03. Losing Hand 14:28
04. All In A Day 08:10
05. Feel So Bad 04:43
06. Except You 04:50
07. You’ve Got To Love Her With A Feeling 05:23
08. Love March 12:25
1971 - Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin' / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
01. Play On 03:34
02. 1000 Ways 04:48
03. Pretty Woman 03:48
04. Little Piece Of Dying 03:30
05. Song For Lee (Remastered 97' Version) 03:46
06. Trainman 05:47
07. Nightchild 04:26
08. Drowned In My Own Tears 05:18
09. Blind Leading The Blind (Remastered 97' Version) 04:02
1973 - Better Days / Paul Butterfield's Better Days
01. New Walkin’ Blues 04:54
02. Please Send Me Someone To Love 05:08
03. Broke My Baby’s Heart 05:13
04. Done A Lot Of Wrong Things 03:50
05. Baby Please Don’t Go 03:33
06. Buried Alive In The Blues 03:43
07. Rule The Road 04:13
08. Nobody’s Fault But Mine 03:37
09. Highway 28 03:10
1973 - It All Comes Back / Paul Butterfield's Better Days
01. Too Many Drivers 03:21
02. It’s Getting Harder To Survive 04:02
03. If You Live 03:29
04. Win Or Lose 04:38
05. Small Town Talk 05:37
06. Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It 03:43
07. Poor Boy 04:22
08. Louisiana Flood 03:42
09. It All Comes Back 06:08
1975 - Put It In Your Ear / Paul Butterfield
01. You Can Run But You Can’t Hide 03:43
02. (If I Never Sing) My Song 02:55
03. The Animal 03:46
04. The Breadline 03:06
05. Ain’t That A Lot Of Love 04:06
06. I Don’t Wanna Go 04:31
07. Day To Day 03:17
08. Here I Go Again 03:51
09. The Flame 03:19
10. Watch ‘Em Tell A Lie 02:59
1980 - North South / Paul Butterfield
01. I Get Excited 03:34
02. Get Some Fun In Your Life 04:00
03. Footprints On The Windshield Upside Down 03:20
04. Catch A Train 02:56
05. Bread And Butterfield 04:28
06. Living In Memphis 04:07
07. Slow Down 04:38
08. I Let It Go (To My Head) 02:54
09. Baby Blue 05:07
1995 - The Original Lost Elektra Sessions
01. Good Morning Little School Girl 02:23
02. Just To Be With You 03:23
03. Help Me 02:16
04. Hate To See You Go 04:34
05. Poor Boy 03:27
06. Nut Popper #1 02:25
07. Everything’s Gonna Be All Right 02:58
08. Lovin’ Cup 02:44
09. Rock Me 02:52
10. It Hurts Me Too 02:46
11. Our Love Is Driftin’ (Remastered 97' Version) 02:29
12. Take Me Back Baby 02:49
13. Mellow Down Easy 03:05
14. Ain’t No Need To Go No Further 02:45
15. Love Her With A Feeling 02:59
16. Piney Brown Blues 02:14
17. Spoonful 03:20
18. That’s All Right 03:14
19. Goin’ Down Slow 06:20
2015 - Live In White Lake, N.Y. 1/18/69 / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
01. Intro 01:07
02. Born Under A Bad Sign 13:38
03. No Amount Of Loving 06:12
04. Driftin’ And Driftin’ 12:08
05. Morning Sunrise 08:00
06. All In A Day 09:03
07. Love March 10:07
08. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright 09:58
