Bring Blues to Rock fans

将布鲁斯带给摇滚乐迷

　

Paul Butterfield

References:

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Discography of Paul Butterfield

专辑目录

Background Music:

背景音乐

Get Out of My Life Woman   

简   介

Paul Butterfield是第一个白人口琴演奏家。在他成名前，美国的白人音乐家对布鲁斯敬而远之。他那暴风般的声音是电子芝加哥布鲁斯征服白人听众的催化剂。而且在1960年代，他把这种音乐带给了摇滚乐迷。

从小时候起Paul Butterfield就开始练习古典长笛。他的父亲是位律师，母亲是位画家，他们对音乐训练给予鼓励。Paul Butterfield则制作起与前辈不同的属于自己的音乐，他的乐句往往比那些南方布鲁斯艺人的更长。

当Bob Dylan在一个城市布鲁斯聚会上亲见了Paul Butterfield和他朋友颇受好评的演出后，他把Paul Butterfield的乐队招募到自己麾下。1969年Paul Butterfield在Woodstock演出。到了1980年代，Paul Butterfield为健康状况所困扰。1987年5月4日，他因吸毒过量死于落杉矶，年仅44岁。

Brief introduction

Paul Butterfield was the first white harmonica player. Before he came to prominence, white American musicians treated the blues with cautious respect. His storming sound was a major catalyst in bringing electric Chicago blues to white audiences. Furthermore, he brought the music to a generation of rock fans during the 1960s.

Paul Butterfield began playing classical flute as a child. His father, a lawyer, and mother, a painter, encouraged Butterfield's musical studies from a young age. He crafted his own style-unlike the older players and his phrases were often more drawn out than those of the Southside bluesmen.

When Bob Dylan witnessed the performance of Paul Butterfield and his friends well-received at an urban blues workshop, he recruited Butterfield's band to back him for part of his own set. In 1969 Paul Butterfield played at Woodstock. By the 1980s he was plagued with health problems. On May 4, 1987 he was found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 44, a victim of drug overdose.

Audios online

音频在线

Sample albums on CD Universe

Feb. 25, 2004