Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Revisited's INSANE JAM

Live at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY - November 16, 2012: Paul Butterfield Revisited. Filmed and edited by Thom Pollard - Eyes Open Productions. Gabriel Butterfield (drums), Jimmy Vivino and Jimmy Eppard (guitar), Steve Guyger (harp and vocals), Pete Levin (keys) and Jim Curtin (bass).

Paul Butterfield Revisited was formed by Gabe Butterfield and Jimmy Vivino to give tribute to the music and life of the late, great Paul Butterfield. Butterfield was a blues harpist and band leader that pioneered the world of blues and rock, forming the first integrated blues band. His Chicago roots and beginnings are legendary, including the true story of pestering Muddy Waters during early performances (at the age of 14!) to let him sit in and play.

Born In Chicago was the first track off the iconic blues release The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The album was the debut disc by Paul Butterfield, released in 1965 on Elektra Records. In 2003, the album was ranked number 476 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, moving up to number 468 in the revised 2012 list, and also is ranked at #11 on Down Beat magazine's list of the top 50 blues albums.

Born In Chicago is one of the band's signature songs, in the style of electric Chicago blues. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is a milestone in the history of blues music as one of the first blues albums featuring a white singer, paralleling the British blues movement and anticipating the blues-rock phenomenon of the late 1960s.

Paul Butterfield Revisited:
Gabriel Butterfield - drums and vocals
Jimmy Vivino - guitar and vocals
Jimmy Eppard - guitar and vocals
Pete Levin - keyboards
Jim Curtin - bass and vocals
Steve Guyger - harp and vocals

Born In Chicago was written by Nick Gravenites.


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