In the early 1960s, Paul Butterfield attended the University of Chicago, where he met aspiring blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. Eventually, Butterfield, who sang and played harmonica, and Bishop, accompanying him on guitar, were offered a regular gig at Big Johns, an important folk club in the Old Town district on Chicagos north side. With this prospect, they were able to entice bassist Jerome Arnold and drummer Sam Lay (both from Howlin Wolfs touring band) into forming a group in 1963. Their engagement at the club was highly successful and brought the group to the attention of record producer Paul A. Rothchild. During their engagement at Big Johns, Butterfield met and occasionally sat in with guitarist Mike Bloomfield, who was also playing at the club. By chance, producer Rothchild witnessed one of their performances and impressed by the obvious chemistry between the two. He convinced Butterfield to bring Bloomfield into the band and they were signed to Elektra Records. After adding keyboardist Mark Naftalin, the bands debut album was finally successfully recorded in mid-1965. Simply titled The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, it was released later in 1965. The opening song, a newer recording of the previously released Born in Chicago (written by Nick Gravenites), is an upbeat blues rocker and set the tone for the album. youtu.be/PyLh7-MDJZU
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