The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues rock band from Chicago, Illinois. 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 eponymous debut album which was released in October 1965. The founding sextet were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, as was the second album (East-West) drummer Billy Davenport.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

1963–1971

(1965) (peaked at number 123 on the Billboard 200 album chart)^[34]

(1966) (No. 65 on Billboard 200)^[34]

(1967) (No. 52 on Billboard 200)^[34]

(1968) (No. 79 on Billboard 200)^[34]

(1969) (No. 102 on Billboard 200)^[34]

Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin' (1971) (No. 124 on Billboard 200)