The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Artist:  Paul Butterfield
Birth Name:  Paul Vaughn Butterfield
Born:  December 17, 1942.  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died:  May 4, 1987 (Aged 44).  North Hollywood, California, USA
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Blues-Eyed Soul
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Flute

Paul Butterfield was an American Blues Singer and Harmonica Player.  He began performing with fellow Blues enthusiasts Nick Gravenites and Elvin Bishop.  In 1963, he formed The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which recorded several successful albums, with several concert performances at the Fillmore, Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock.  After the breakup of the group in 1971, he continued to tour and record in a variety of settings, including with Paul Butterfield's Better Days.  He died in 1987 at Aged 44, and he was inducted into Blues Hall Of Fame, also The Paul Butterfield Blues Band has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame several times.

Artist:  The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Title:  Got A Mind To Give Up Living -Live 1966  (2016)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Blues-Eyed Soul
Label:  Real Gone Music
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Instrumental Intro  (1:26)
 2.  Look Over Yonders Wall  (2:08)
 3.  Born In Chicagon  (4:12)
 4.  Love Her With A Feeling   5:40)
 5.  Get Out Of My Life, Woman  (3:25)
 6.  Never Say No 3:41)
 7.  One More Heartache  (3:43)
 8.  Work Song  (12:33)
 9.  Coming Home Baby  (7:18)
10. Memory Plan  (2:47)
11. I Got A Mind To Give Up Living  (6:36)
12. Walking By Myself  (4:18)
13. Got My Mojo Working  (5:14)

Personnel:

Paul Butterfield:  Harp, Vocals
Mike Bloomfield:  Guitar
Elvis Bishop:  Guitar, Vocals
Jerome Arnold:  Bass
Mark Naftalin:  Organ
Billy Davenport:  Drums

Got A Mind To Give Up Living -Live 1966 is the live album by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, was released on June 3, 2016 by Real Gone Music, recorded at the Unicorn Coffee House, Boston, MA in May 1966.  All selections previously unreleased