Original Members:

 

Paul Butterfield Blues Band 

 

Paul Butterfield - Lead and backing vocals, harmonica, guitar (1963–1971)

Gene Dinwiddie - Lead and backing vocals, saxophones, flute (1967–1971)

David Sanborn - Saxophones, percussion (1967–1971)

Rod Hicks - Lead and backing vocals, bass, double bass (1969–1971)

Steve Madaio - Backing vocals Instruments: trumpet, percussion, (1969–1971)

Trevor Lawrence - saxophones, percussion, backing vocals (1969–1971)

Ralph Walsh - guitar, backing and lead vocals (1969–1971)

Dennis Whitted - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1970–1971)

 

Paul Butterfield's Better Days

 

Paul Butterfield - Lead and backing vocals, harmonica, keyboards (1972–1973)

Geoff Muldaur - Lead and backing vocals, slide guitar, piano (1972–1973)

Amos Garrett - Backing vocals. guitar, occasional bass (1972–1973)

Billy Rich - Bass (1972–1973)

Ronnie Barron - keyboards, piano, backing and lead vocals (1972–1973)

Chris Parker - drums (1972–1973)

 

 

Name Changes and Band Changes: Paul Butterfield started performing in coffee houses by his college in Chicago. In 1963, Butterfield formed the Paul Butterfield Blues Band which recorded several successful albums and was popular on the late-1960s concert and festival circuit. After the breakup of the group in 1971, Butterfield continued to tour and record with the band Paul Butterfield's Better Days, with his mentor Muddy Waters, and with members of the roots-rock group the Band. Butterfield then pursued a solo career and appeared as a sideman in several different musical settings.

 

 

Awards and Accomplishments: In 2006, Paul Butterfield was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Butterfield and the early members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2017, a documentary titled Horn from the Heart: the Paul Butterfield Story premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. It won the Outstanding Achievement Award in Filmmaking: Editing.