Paul Butterfield to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

I love his music,it still rings true to me this day. He was a "harp" player..the harmonica, and lord knows that man could play. He was one of the best bar none. Paul was a white boy born in Chicago in 1942. He started out playing classical flute..lol..but started listening to his fathers jazz collection. He and a friend.Nick Gravenites started hitting the blues clubs when they were old enough. Paul played with the best the blues had to offer: Muddy Waters, Little Walter Jacobs, Howlin' Wolf just to name a few of the bigs.

In 1963 Paul and guitar master Michael Bloomfield formed the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Butterfields vocals&harp,along with Mikes guitar riffs made the band a well-known name among blues lovers. I know I have loved them since I fell in love w/the blues in highschool circa late 60's.

The other inductees for the May 10th gala in Memphis are as follows:

Performers
James Cotton--this man is awesome..listen to some of his work if you can :)
Bobby Rush
Paul Butterfield
Roy Milton--hes pretty damn good too if you ask moi.

Non-Performers
Bobby Robinson
Jerry Wexler
The Bihari Brothers - Jules, Joe, Les, and Saul


Literature
Chasin' That Devil Music by Gayle Dean Wardlow, edited by Edward Komara
Blues & Rhythm - a British magazine

Music Singles
"Devil Got My Woman" by Skip James (Paramount)
"Honky Tonk, Parts 1 & 2" by Bill Doggett (King)
"Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton (Peacock)- I LOVE BIG MAMA..

Music Albums
Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton by Charley Patton (Revenant)
Tell Mama by Etta James (Cadet)
I Do Not Play No Rock 'N' Roll by Mississippi Fred McDowell (Capitol)

I want to be buried alive w/the blues..better than being buried dead with nothing..