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Paul Butterfield

United States · 1942-12-17 – 1987-05-04

Paul Butterfield is credited on 986 releases across 165 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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986

Credits

165

Albums

7

Decades active

315

In collections

Biography

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American blues vocalist and one of the first blues harp players to cross over to rock, born 17 December 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA and died of peritonitis due to drug use and heavy drinking 4 May 1987 in North Hollywood, California, USA. He began playing classical flute as a child. Inducted into Blues Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Credited work

986 releases · 165 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Performance · 1,542
  • Other credits · 846
  • Production · 25

Studios: Bearsville Studios · Ter Mar Studios · Shangri-La, Malibu, CA · Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree

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