the harmonica solo. the fender rhodes. the guitarist's hair. the guy playing trumpet and smoking a cig at the same time. the sunglasses. the girls. the blues. everything in this video is so awesome i almost fainted.
Probably the best blues live performance of the 60’s on YT. Butterfield Blues Band is what got me into this style of blues and contributes hugely to my love of harmonica and desire to play. Along with Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson and Canned Heat. Also, can’t forget Sonny Boy Williamson and his live album with Clapton, Yardbirds and the Animals.
I picked it up roughly at the same age as you. Although much younger (32) but it’s my favorite of the couple different instruments I can play. Happy belated birthday lol
In the 60's I played harp to Paul and this song especially. And I used TONY GLOVER'S BOOK TO START. I wore out albums listening to this song over and over, playing with it.
I was 15 when the amazing band was making quality blues . Now 72 and loving blues , playing blues and have this band to thank for my beginning of a life long appreciation of the genre .
Alan Wilson from Canned Heat would like a word... haha he and Butterfield brought that instrument front and center to the 60’s flower generation. Thanks to them I fell in love with it... ok it was originally Young and Dylan, but then the blues took my soul. Back to my original point though - I think Wilson personally had the better tone, but Butterfield seemed to have more raw anger and improvisation to his solos.
1965 I was turned on to Paul Butterfield, my whole appreciation for the blues began..57 yrs later I'm still loving, Chicago,Delta and all blues .. thanks Paul..RIP
This is what I was listening to in my 8 track car stereo with 2--12 inch pseakers out of my Fender Twin Reverb amp in 1967! F*ck a bunch of "Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Love In My Tummy bullsh!t that my H.S. classmates were listening to!!!!
this man is the resaon i started playing harmonica 40 years ago and am still playing, his style is so unique, making the harp cry and sing, i constantly think of him every time i'm on stage with my band and i thank god i am still able to play, almost died two years ago, and each day i'm here i dedicate my playing to paul
Paul Butterfield his a man with blues in his soul-----and soul has no colour in the man. He is proof that there is no need for a discussion of colour or race when it comes to baring your soul. Blues is Blues and Soul is Soul-----
this comment leaves out that Butterfield grew up on the south side, had an integrated band when that was still a taboo thing...Butterfield talked the talk and walked the walk. Denying race had/has a factor (especially in the 60's in Chicago) is a polyanna comment at best, and a downright destructive one at worst. If anything, Butterfield's band is proof that racism only really ends when we all actively work together to end it. Because when you put in the work, you get beautiful stuff like THIS.
Race only plays a role in the mind of an immature adult in 2021! To think otherwise is to be part of the problem and you will never reach harmony. To think race doesn’t exist in ALL PEOPLE is extremely Pollyanna and very immature. People now love to “play the victim role” and if you can’t see that your eyes, heart and mind are closed.
@@jazzypaul75 disagree. Racism ends when we stop identifying as Caucasian, African American, Latino, Asian and Native American. Labels only cause division and hurt us in the long run. TPTB love using our ‘race’ to keep us divided. Don’t see color, see humans.
I was there too. I was a naive 16 year old. A girl I was in love with from high school made it there too - but let herself get picked up by a band member from "Love". Then it was freezing cold at night and another girl I knew was there and we were both freezing. She finally asked a guy with a sleeping bag if she could sleep with him. I had to sleep on a cold football field with just a serape. Definitely developed an appreciation for the blues. Smoked a lot of dope there though. Got to hear Hendrix and plenty of other greats.
The Who, Hendrix, Otis Redding and Janis get all the Monterey kudos from the media------and they deserve it-----but good God this band should get mentioned too.
First great rock concert I was ever at was at Carleton College. We thought we were getting Jefferson Airplane but instead it was going to be this band we’d never heard of. Some Paul Butterfield guy. Me’n’my friends were SO disappointed-until the first chords. And then oh my God-Butterfield began to blow that harp.
Yes and when that space leads to DYNAMICS you know the band is smokin'--had the pleasure to sit in with these guys back in the 60's--still in touch with Elvin, Phil and David today. One of the most under rated and great bands--sad Paul and Mike are gone--TRUE ICONS !
Intensity - Mr Butterfield brings it. It took me years to mature enough musically to appreciate the depth of his artistry - especially some of his later work. It stands the test of time.
Not only the music was better back in the day. The audience itself was another kind. No cell-phones, no selfies, just enjoying the music and the moment. High on anything or not, does that matter? Things will never be like that again.
This band has the power to rip my spine out. Paul Butterfield - vocals, harmonica Elvin Bishop - guitar Mark Naftalin - keyboards Bugsy Maugh - bass, Phil Wilson - drums Gene Dinwiddie - tenor sax David Sanborn - alto sax Keith Johnson - trumpet
Paul was my biggest influence in learning the harmonica, from the time I picked it up in 69 til today, when I still do at least one song each night in his memory, sometimes it's Born in Chicago, sometimes this one, or One More Heartache. I am keeping the blues and his memory alive every time I perform, whether it be in Chicago, Milwaukee, or even a tiny club in between, It's the music that matters!!!
@@KittyGrizGriz I do also. I only wish he'd think back to his days with Butterfield and lighten up on his good 'ol' country boy routine. Elvin, whether he may like it or not, has, along with Charlie Musselwhite, become one of the grand standard bearers for classic blues.
Personally, I can easily understand how Pennebaker's film helped kick start the summer of love. Whilst with material like this to work with he almost couldn't miss, he really did capture the moment. Blistering blues-soul from the PBBB with added horns, a newly acquired Elvin Bishop (after the great Mike Bloomfield left, sadly) and groundbreaking audio and visual techniques at a seminal music festival. It's my kind of art...
Paul taught me so much from the time i first heard him in 69, and is the reason I play the harp. Been playing now for over 30 years in all, but the thing i learned from him the most is to play from the heart, just let it flow, and though it took me a while to learn that, once i got it the transformation in my playing was evident, to where Buddy Guy once heard me and said i was one of the better harp players he had heard in a long time. Appreciate that compliment, i know I'm doing it right
In those times there were men like Butterfield, Bloomfield, Hendrix, and so on... Now what is there? Not much, a little flicker every now and then, but nothin that keeps on with its quality... I play over two hours every day on my axe and hit the harp in between, mark my words, I'll be damn good one day. Wait and see... But it's because I listen to guys like this, and I'll always remember them.
So, so fantastic. We were all so stoned in those days, concerts were a little more laid back. He sounds the same here in '67 as he did two weeks before his death.
Look at all the beautiful people. This is one extremely tight performance and the soundman for this film was an ace. Butterfield was otherworldly, damn near any blues tune he covered he made his own.
Oh how well I remember Paul Butterfield....and His Blues Band...It was when I was 16 years old, and the fast track was ALL the Live and Free Concerts....I seen Paul at the Wheaton County Fairgrounds...in Wheaton, IL....He was TOP Billing...the Ides of March opened for him....AND there was nothing but 2 GREAT HOURS...of HIM playing and singing....AND me FEELING....his music throb throughout MY WHOLE BODY....NEVER will there be another Paul Butterfield....
I had the pleasure of hearing this band on several occasions in 1969-1970 in NYC. Their musicianship, soulfulness, and mastery of dynamics really shine on this cut. Pigboy Crabshaw (Elvin Bishop) was given a chance to shine and made the most of it, and Butter's voice was developing into a more supple instrument. And I love the distant-miked harp! You can really hear his tone. I like this much better than most of his later recordings, except Better Days...that was a beaut.
Wow, you were so lucky to experience them live…jelly! Have never heard of Elvin Bishop being called this before…lol. Between that and “Pigpen”, makes me wonder how these strange nicknames originated…hmmm?
@@KittyGrizGriz well, when Bloomfield joined the band, Bishop had been the lead, and only, guitarist. When Bloomfield left, Elvin resumed…hence “The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw”. He was a country boy from Oklahoma I think.
Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield never got the credit they deserved..😢 Gone but never forgotten.❤ They were ahead of their time!☮️🎶 Rest in peace to them both.😢❤
You can add drugs if you want to this music doesn't overtly promote the use of drugs but they are probably not hanging up any "no drugs" signs up Round the gig I mean this is 60's counterculture yo . So .... The natural inference is ......
Butterfield defined the instrument for me. Sharpened me up and got me ready for the old "ultra violence" hidden inside. Showed me how to connect that powerful little monster between your body and the microphone and uleash it upon on an unsuspecting world.
That was back then in the normal world. Real people loving real music. No iphones, no facebook or Instagram, no fake techno, Cardi B's or Nicki Minajs.
this is professional 16mm celluloid film footage, made for inclusion in d.a. pennebaker`s documentary of the festival, and then left off the final cut: no wonder then, that "the resolution is amazing from that long ago"... :-)
Yeah, funny thing about the sun... it carries a bit more information than a series of 1s and 0s. Ya gotta love film.... warm, sensitive to depth of field and requiring actually skilled hands to use it.
It's interesting, my mom was born in '53 and I feel like being 17 years old in '67 vs 14 years old is huge. By the time she was 18 it was '71 and the wave had crashed. Coltrane, Janis, Hendrix dead, Beatles broken up, Nixon president. She never caught that moment like someone just 3-5 years younger really could have.
If you had a time machine, Monterey or Woodstock? For me, things never got better than this actually quite small festival. Musicians performed for free!!
I'm glad that The Paul Butterfield Blues Band finally made it into the RRHOF. They should have been honored a long time ago for being the innovators that they were. Their "East - West" album was a groundbreaking effort that was way ahead of it's time in the summer of 1966. Compare that with Billboard's Song of the Year; Sgt. Barry Sadler's "Ballad Of The Green Berets." Geez, Louise!
Roger Steinbrink Right on...but down in Texas we were playing this stuff prior to this. Freddie King, Jimmy Reed was covered in clubs down here starting in the late 50's, early 60's. When Freddie's Hideaway came out about 61, it really influenced many players down here. Great post...love this stuff...been a fan and player for about 50 yrs.
+Roger Steinbrink I always preferred the first album to East West though both are great. They were basically the first (mostly) white blues band in America though I think the Brits beat them to it with Mayall. Musically their main innovation was edging out of blues and into blues-rock with long guitar solos and a very aggressive style. The current track is more traditional. In any case, a great band that helped define the scene and deserved the RRHOF long ago..
+garyguitar The main difference with the white bands is that they emphasized the guitar playing. Clapton, Beck, Page, Bloomfield became celebrities without singing a note though Clapton quickly moved into singing. The Kings and Jimmy Reed were accomplished singers.
Bloomfield was such an interesting cat. When BBB played at Newport, he was the one who put together the hastily assembled band that backed Dylan when he went electric. He then went on to play with Dylan on "Highway 61 Revisited," and the groundbreaking "Like A Rolling Stone." He was asked to tour with Dylan, but turned him down to play with BBB. Good news for The Band who did accept. Bloomfield then formed The Electric Flag which debuted at Monterey, and was a big success. After that he did "Super Sessions" with Al Kooper, his first truly commercial success. Then he basically turned his back on the music biz to jam with friends in the San Fran scene, and turn out albums when he felt like it. He sadly O.D.ed at the young age of 34. You Tube has a great 10 part series on him called "The Michael Bloomfield Story" which is excellent. Check it out.
this man was responsible for me picking up the blues harp in 69 when i was still a young 17, and to this day i draw inspiration every time i hear him, and when i perform i always do at least one song in his memory. RIP Paul, you were the greatest, from a fellow blues man who was Born in Chicago. The way he made a harmonica sing and cry with the one note playing at a time is the same way i play, though i can only say i am maybe 2/3 as good as he was, and i continue to try to get better.
Guys stop saying that you always need to take drugs to appreciate this masterpiece, that's not a good message for the next generation ;) Sorry for my english, I'm french.
Saw these guys 50 years ago, local college opened their new performing arts center,four days of blues. A ticket for all four days, was TEN BUCKS. BB KING, MUDDY WATERS, TEN YEARS AFTER, and on and on.
Right at 4min. 30sec. you see Mike Bloomfeild, one of the greatest guitar players of all time, doing what he did best and always did, giving(the man smiling and clapping so hard). He was also Paul Butterfeild's guitar player and biggest fan.
PURE Joy...Paul was very very unique, I also grew up listening to his incredible style, harmonics and voice...real master ... why so many super talanted go so young...? hopefully their music will live for the eternity...thanks for posting
I'm French too! ...but French Canadian (sorry!) Paul Butterfield est un génie dans son genre et j'ai plein de cassettes, vinyls et autres de ce Mec! À réécouter encore et encore, tout comme Chet Baker et Miles... Bonne écoute
That was another time, or maybe better saying another world. People used to sit back and really LISTEN to the music, then enjoy it and trip with it. It didn't matter at all if they didn't have a camera to shoot themselves at the show. The real thing was: "I was there, enjoyed it, and I could tell you a lot about the gig and the whole thing if you ask". Today it's like: "Ohmigod, lemme take like 1000 pics before the battery's gone, so I can post them at Insta".... and we are like: "so what? hope it poured down at your show".
We're a sick fuckin generation with absolutely no values and it's about time a big commet came hurling towards earth to put us all out of our misery, sorry to be so negative
You are right man. Unfortunately throughout last 50 years Western society have been systematically brainwashed by mass media and turned into approval junkies.
the harmonica solo. the fender rhodes. the guitarist's hair. the guy playing trumpet and smoking a cig at the same time. the sunglasses. the girls. the blues. everything in this video is so awesome i almost fainted.
elvin bishop on guitar
Probably the best blues live performance of the 60’s on YT. Butterfield Blues Band is what got me into this style of blues and contributes hugely to my love of harmonica and desire to play. Along with Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson and Canned Heat. Also, can’t forget Sonny Boy Williamson and his live album with Clapton, Yardbirds and the Animals.
Yep. My thoughts ecactly.
@@erasmusomnius He fooled around an feel in love..(with the blues)
Baldassaredegenes - your post sounded like a line from a Donald Fagen song.
Paul Butterfield knew how to make that harmonica Sang' ❤
Love watching the crowd dig his sounds. Paul was THE BEST!!
Without Paul, I might not have ever picked up the harp, but now that I am turning 66 today, it marks 50 years since I first picked one up. RIP Paul
I picked it up roughly at the same age as you. Although much younger (32) but it’s my favorite of the couple different instruments I can play. Happy belated birthday lol
Thats cool.
In the 60's I played harp to Paul and this song especially. And I used TONY GLOVER'S BOOK TO START. I wore out albums listening to this song over and over, playing with it.
Don't know where this took me but I want to go back.
I saw this very performance on my 14th birthday… thanks mom.
Butterfield puts his entire soul in that solo.
A lesson for us all , maybe
Congratulations to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band on their induction into the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Well deserved!
Kevin Krasnow they were way above that,the rock and roll hall of fame is a joke
the rock n roll hall of fame is a joke. every half decent musician/band is in there.
Even non RNR people are in there! JOKE
Took Way Too Long
I was 15 when the amazing band was making quality blues . Now 72 and loving blues , playing blues and have this band to thank for my beginning of a life long appreciation of the genre .
Butterfield had it all........The voice, that harp tone. Muddy Waters said he was the 2nd best harp player next to Little Walter.
he was a classically trained musician who jumped to blues
Don't forget Junior Wells
Alan Wilson from Canned Heat would like a word... haha he and Butterfield brought that instrument front and center to the 60’s flower generation. Thanks to them I fell in love with it... ok it was originally Young and Dylan, but then the blues took my soul.
Back to my original point though - I think Wilson personally had the better tone, but Butterfield seemed to have more raw anger and improvisation to his solos.
Walter was no match 4 Paul my friend!
@@paulgibby6932 ..Junior rocked saw him several times in the Chicago area.Paul Butterflied to was favorite of mine.
1965 I was turned on to Paul Butterfield, my whole appreciation for the blues began..57 yrs later I'm still loving, Chicago,Delta and all blues .. thanks Paul..RIP
This is what I was listening to in my 8 track car stereo with 2--12 inch pseakers out of my Fender Twin Reverb amp in 1967! F*ck a bunch of "Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Love In My Tummy bullsh!t that my H.S. classmates were listening to!!!!
All respect..One.imagines Muddy Lil Walter.H.Wolf.Chicago.man.1day..🌏💥👌👍🥝
One of the greatest harp players of all time and bluesman.His timing was impeccable.
... and so hard to believe that he faded so fast in the public's mind!?!
God, what a find! This is what TH-cam is really for!
Mike Bloomfield applauding offstage at the end was the perfect.
Yep that made me smile too.
Me three...@@fantasypgatour
@@fantasypgatour.....Butter, Bishop, and Bloomfield.....don't get much better than those three.
@@craigtarre7369 East West is my favourite blues album ever.
@@fantasypgatour Work Song is *chef's kiss*
this man is the resaon i started playing harmonica 40 years ago and am still playing, his style is so unique, making the harp cry and sing, i constantly think of him every time i'm on stage with my band and i thank god i am still able to play, almost died two years ago, and each day i'm here i dedicate my playing to paul
Those were the days ~ ~ ~
Paul Butterfield his a man with blues in his soul-----and soul has no colour in the man. He is proof that there is no need for a discussion of colour or race when it comes to baring your soul. Blues is Blues and Soul is Soul-----
this comment leaves out that Butterfield grew up on the south side, had an integrated band when that was still a taboo thing...Butterfield talked the talk and walked the walk. Denying race had/has a factor (especially in the 60's in Chicago) is a polyanna comment at best, and a downright destructive one at worst.
If anything, Butterfield's band is proof that racism only really ends when we all actively work together to end it. Because when you put in the work, you get beautiful stuff like THIS.
Race only plays a role in the mind of an immature adult in 2021! To think otherwise is to be part of the problem and you will never reach harmony. To think race doesn’t exist in ALL PEOPLE is extremely Pollyanna and very immature. People now love to “play the victim role” and if you can’t see that your eyes, heart and mind are closed.
@@jazzypaul75 disagree. Racism ends when we stop identifying as Caucasian, African American, Latino, Asian and Native American. Labels only cause division and hurt us in the long run. TPTB love using our ‘race’ to keep us divided. Don’t see color, see humans.
I feel real cheated that i was born so late (1989) and missed out on all that great music. Man, you just feel this song deep down in your bones...
God help me I was there. Seems like yesterday.
Can you tell us a little about what it was like? What did the air feel like and what smells where in it?
Seriously?
Maybe God helped you be there and the memory is still alive.
I was there too. I was a naive 16 year old. A girl I was in love with from high school made it there too - but let herself get picked up by a band member from "Love". Then it was freezing cold at night and another girl I knew was there and we were both freezing. She finally asked a guy with a sleeping bag if she could sleep with him. I had to sleep on a cold football field with just a serape. Definitely developed an appreciation for the blues. Smoked a lot of dope there though. Got to hear Hendrix and plenty of other greats.
God you we're there..lucky you got to hear this Blues great artist.
The Who, Hendrix, Otis Redding and Janis get all the Monterey kudos from the media------and they deserve it-----but good God this band should get mentioned too.
portlandjohn8
Agreed !
First great rock concert I was ever at was at Carleton College. We thought we were getting Jefferson Airplane but instead it was going to be this band we’d never heard of. Some Paul Butterfield guy. Me’n’my friends were SO disappointed-until the first chords. And then oh my God-Butterfield began to blow that harp.
@@Tamim299 sounds badasss !! You lucky son of a bihhh haha
Don’t forget Canned Heat and their boogie music.
WORD.
There is nothing better than this! For real :D Paul Butterfield was a beast.
Yes and when that space leads to DYNAMICS you know the band is smokin'--had the pleasure to sit in with these guys back in the 60's--still in touch with Elvin, Phil and David today. One of the most under rated and great bands--sad Paul and Mike are gone--TRUE ICONS !
I can not believe this is live the level of musicianship is top notch and the sound recording is excellent.
Hey, IT'S the AGE of AQUIRIUS!!
Especially for that day and time.
RIP and long live Paul Butterfield (December 17, 1942 - May 4, 1987), aged 44
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Bloomfield said : "He's the baddest cat around."
I met Paul shortly before he died. Another 60's musician lost to drugs. It just took him longer. Arguably the best white harp blues player ever.
Miss you Paul...left your three sons and me way too soon💔🎶Not by choice, ugly world
Intensity - Mr Butterfield brings it. It took me years to mature enough musically to appreciate the depth of his artistry - especially some of his later work. It stands the test of time.
The guitarist is Elvin Bishop. It's his guitar as Bloomfield played a Les Paul.
1967? The year I was born. I'm 54 as of today. The Blues transcends. Wow, sounds so good...
You're a youngin,' Terry. I graduated from High.School in '67.
Fabulous performance from Paul Butterfield, and band. One of my favourite harp players, ever.
I wish I had a time machine
You re not alone mate ... :)
Not only the music was better back in the day. The audience itself was another kind. No cell-phones, no selfies, just enjoying the music and the moment. High on anything or not, does that matter? Things will never be like that again.
SPOT ON.
Great Master of the Harmonic , Mr Paul Butterfield 🎹🎸🎸🥁🎷
This band has the power to rip my spine out.
Paul Butterfield - vocals, harmonica
Elvin Bishop - guitar
Mark Naftalin - keyboards
Bugsy Maugh - bass,
Phil Wilson - drums
Gene Dinwiddie - tenor sax
David Sanborn - alto sax
Keith Johnson - trumpet
Sorry but I think that is Mike Bloomfield on the guitar
@@KenWright-fo5mv ELVIN BISHOP!
@@KenWright-fo5mv Mike Bloomfield is at 4:31 watching and clapping side stage.He was in The Electric Flag at this time.
@@KenWright-fo5mv You think wrong....
Paul was my biggest influence in learning the harmonica, from the time I picked it up in 69 til today, when I still do at least one song each night in his memory, sometimes it's Born in Chicago, sometimes this one, or One More Heartache. I am keeping the blues and his memory alive every time I perform, whether it be in Chicago, Milwaukee, or even a tiny club in between, It's the music that matters!!!
Whole lotta talent on that stage.
Not gonna find too many out there that could play the harmonica like Paul Butterfield.
Fuckin legend! up there with all the blues greats this mans voice has so much soul and then comes in the harp.. totally awesome music
2:53 the great Mark Naftalin behind the Fender Rhodes. Friggin' Awesome!
Mike Bloomfield - amazing guitarist. Hendrix, Dylan and Clapton all loved him.
Shame he wasn't playing with the Butterfield band. Elvin Bishop did a righteous job, though.
@@mitchgawlik1175 love Elvin B., TTown man
@@KittyGrizGriz I do also. I only wish he'd think back to his days with Butterfield and lighten up on his
good 'ol' country boy routine. Elvin, whether he may like it or not, has, along with Charlie Musselwhite,
become one of the grand standard bearers for classic blues.
@@mitchgawlik1175 loved his jamming with George Thorogood & the Destroyers. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.
@@KittyGrizGriz Dig Bishop here with the Allmans. th-cam.com/video/jZK_Q213-Ao/w-d-xo.html
He was a real genius on the harp, and his voice came right out of his heart. Long gone, but never forgotten.
Damn, whole lotta blues going on here!
what a sound....what a voice....superb.
Goddamn. Canned Heat, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop, AND Jimi Hendrix- at the same festival?!
I don't know what else to say.
That was just magical. Such talent and timing.
all I can say is WOW! when butterfield breaks into the harmonica its like time stands still.......
60s what a grand time to be alive and enjoying all the wonderful music, vibes and people.
the blues fillde the air! Paul was a fantastic harmonica player!
Mighty fine Paul Butterfield performance,here !! (Note ; he plays harp 'up side down')
Greg Parker Never knew dat
Greg Parker He was left-handed.
tootz1950 Hi Tootz. Left & right handed players normally hold low notes to left,,like piano.I think upside down indicates self taught
Greg Parker Ah, okay. Thanks.
+Greg Parker I have played harp most of my life Greg and its hard enough playing it the right way up.Jim.liverpool.
Such a early groovy scene. Life is good back then
You can feel this song deep down in your bones. Man, this is good stuff...
One of my favourites growing up. Miss you and the harp Mr. Butterfield.
1967 and STILL being played by the best blues artists today. just wonderful..
Man, it's hard to believe this was 45 years ago. The Blues is still alive and kickin' today.
..........and I was there, right in that audience! so lucky!
Thank God this was recorded and filmed. Outstanding!
What a great voice! So sad he is gone...Paul Butterfield was the first blues artist I followed when I was 17 in 1967.
this video is so ultra cool, the music, the images is just perfection. it CAN'T get cooler than this.
PAUL RIP HELLA HARP PLAYER
Personally, I can easily understand how Pennebaker's film helped kick start the summer of love. Whilst with material like this to work with he almost couldn't miss, he really did capture the moment.
Blistering blues-soul from the PBBB with added horns, a newly acquired Elvin Bishop (after the great Mike Bloomfield left, sadly) and groundbreaking audio and visual techniques at a seminal music festival. It's my kind of art...
Hey glad you approve😁
There's Bloomfield applauding at the end 🙂
And, yeah, wonderful film maker. He gave a visual presentation to the sound and the feeling.
Paul's harmonica solo... Nothing else gets me this high and so.... floaty... 💖😔
GREAT BAND
He had the most beautiful TONE to his harp playing, and his lead guitarist Elvin Bishop was one the greats of the period.
i loved playing the blues with Mark Naftlin the key board player on this video. bob forbes bass player, peace
Hey Bob - you are a lucky man to have been a part of this!!
Paul taught me so much from the time i first heard him in 69, and is the reason I play the harp. Been playing now for over 30 years in all, but the thing i learned from him the most is to play from the heart, just let it flow, and though it took me a while to learn that, once i got it the transformation in my playing was evident, to where Buddy Guy once heard me and said i was one of the better harp players he had heard in a long time. Appreciate that compliment, i know I'm doing it right
Still one of my favorites , seen him a few times , even at Woodstock
Paul was and still be one of the great white boy of the blues, blue eyed blues and pure blues¡¡¡¡¡¡
We miss you Paul . . .
young beautiful ladys that enjoy blues.. what a time..
In those times there were men like Butterfield, Bloomfield, Hendrix, and so on... Now what is there? Not much, a little flicker every now and then, but nothin that keeps on with its quality... I play over two hours every day on my axe and hit the harp in between, mark my words, I'll be damn good one day. Wait and see... But it's because I listen to guys like this, and I'll always remember them.
Steve Murdock who are you? u in a band or something?
Robben ford is a mitherfuccka
Don't forget Elvin Bishop, he's the one playing here, as Bloomfield had already left the band by this point.
@@razzledcroaker3678 That was Bloomfield clapping near the end of the song (at 4:29.) He was on the bill playing with Electric Flag.
your sure not lookin too hard there are epic performers out there like the nighthawks only 50 years doin it and tony holiday new but HOT!
So, so fantastic. We were all so stoned in those days, concerts were a little more laid back. He sounds the same here in '67 as he did two weeks before his death.
First time I took acid
I always come back to this video. This always inspires the shit out of me.
Look at all the beautiful people. This is one extremely tight performance and the soundman for this film
was an ace. Butterfield was otherworldly, damn near any blues tune he covered he made his own.
4:24 - Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones stiff still in the audience :)
Probably hard to believe but some of us loved them back in the 60s. And we werent wrong
nobody will ever play the blues harp or sing the blues like paulie man!he can really groove
Oh how well I remember Paul Butterfield....and His Blues Band...It was when I was 16 years old, and the fast track was ALL the Live and Free Concerts....I seen Paul at the Wheaton County Fairgrounds...in Wheaton, IL....He was TOP Billing...the Ides of March opened for him....AND there was nothing but 2 GREAT HOURS...of HIM playing and singing....AND me FEELING....his music throb throughout MY WHOLE BODY....NEVER will there be another Paul Butterfield....
I had the pleasure of hearing this band on several occasions in 1969-1970 in NYC. Their musicianship, soulfulness, and mastery of dynamics really shine on this cut. Pigboy Crabshaw (Elvin Bishop) was given a chance to shine and made the most of it, and Butter's voice was developing into a more supple instrument. And I love the distant-miked harp! You can really hear his tone. I like this much better than most of his later recordings, except Better Days...that was a beaut.
Saw him in Chicago in 1971, awesome band and Paul's harp playing style was very unique, one that I use when playing. he was quite an inspiration
Wow, you were so lucky to experience them live…jelly!
Have never heard of Elvin Bishop being called this before…lol. Between that and “Pigpen”, makes me wonder how these strange nicknames originated…hmmm?
@@KittyGrizGriz well, when Bloomfield joined the band, Bishop had been the lead, and only, guitarist. When Bloomfield left, Elvin resumed…hence “The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw”. He was a country boy from Oklahoma I think.
Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield never got the credit they deserved..😢
Gone but never forgotten.❤
They were ahead of their time!☮️🎶
Rest in peace to them both.😢❤
Totally agree--music from this band does what it should--reaches your soul--NO NEED FOR DRUGS--THE MUSIC IS THAT !
You can add drugs if you want to this music doesn't overtly promote the use of drugs but they are probably not hanging up any "no drugs" signs up Round the gig
I mean this is 60's counterculture yo . So ....
The natural inference is ......
I still miss you Paul
Butterfield defined the instrument for me. Sharpened me up and got me ready for the old "ultra violence" hidden inside. Showed me how to connect that powerful little monster between your body and the microphone and uleash it upon on an unsuspecting world.
In very loving memory of Mr. Paul Butterfield (1942 - 1987 R.I.P. Gone but NOT forgotten).
Oh my God , I spotted the Late Great Brian Jones !!!!!! 4:24 , love it !!!!
Yeah hanging out with Nico the only person from the Velvet Underground camp to move in the peace and love camp.
Yep, that's a keeper! I learned a lot of harp styling from Paul B. And it's very refreshing to see my generation looking young and cool.
That was back then in the normal world. Real people loving real music. No iphones, no facebook or Instagram, no fake techno, Cardi B's or Nicki Minajs.
THE KIDS OF THIS GENERATION LET ME JUST SAY THAT YOUR MUSIC SUCKS 🎶 🎵.
Good, good days!
At the time this was considered the same thing.
Don't shit on the kids because you became old and uncool. We all become Grandpa Simpson at some point.
There was never a "normal" world.
Truth
Butter was fantastic amazing band. Brian Jones and Mike Bloomfield also loving the music. Fanfuckintastic!!!!!!!!!!!!’
The resolution is amazing from that long ago. But it's 1967 light - the Holy Year of Music!!! I was 16/17. Someday, somehow I will go there again.
this is professional 16mm celluloid film footage, made for inclusion in d.a. pennebaker`s documentary of the festival, and then left off the final cut: no wonder then, that "the resolution is amazing from that long ago"... :-)
Yeah, funny thing about the sun... it carries a bit more information than a series of 1s and 0s. Ya gotta love film.... warm, sensitive to depth of field and requiring actually skilled hands to use it.
It's interesting, my mom was born in '53 and I feel like being 17 years old in '67 vs 14 years old is huge. By the time she was 18 it was '71 and the wave had crashed. Coltrane, Janis, Hendrix dead, Beatles broken up, Nixon president. She never caught that moment like someone just 3-5 years younger really could have.
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If you had a time machine, Monterey or Woodstock? For me, things never got better than this actually quite small festival. Musicians performed for free!!
I'm glad that The Paul Butterfield Blues Band finally made it into the RRHOF.
They should have been honored a long time ago for being the innovators that they were. Their "East - West" album was a groundbreaking effort that was way ahead of it's time in the summer of 1966. Compare that with Billboard's Song of the Year; Sgt. Barry Sadler's "Ballad Of The Green Berets."
Geez, Louise!
Roger Steinbrink Right on...but down in Texas we were playing this stuff prior to this. Freddie King, Jimmy Reed was covered in clubs down here starting in the late 50's, early 60's. When Freddie's Hideaway came out about 61, it really influenced many players down here. Great post...love this stuff...been a fan and player for about 50 yrs.
+Roger Steinbrink I always preferred the first album to East West though both are great. They were basically the first (mostly) white blues band in America though I think the Brits beat them to it with Mayall. Musically their main innovation was edging out of blues and into blues-rock with long guitar solos and a very aggressive style. The current track is more traditional. In any case, a great band that helped define the scene and deserved the RRHOF long ago..
+garyguitar The main difference with the white bands is that they emphasized the guitar playing. Clapton, Beck, Page, Bloomfield became celebrities without singing a note though Clapton quickly moved into singing. The Kings and Jimmy Reed were accomplished singers.
Bloomfield was such an interesting cat.
When BBB played at Newport, he was the one who put together the hastily assembled band that backed Dylan when he went electric.
He then went on to play with Dylan on "Highway 61 Revisited," and the
groundbreaking "Like A Rolling Stone."
He was asked to tour with Dylan, but turned him down to play with BBB. Good news for The Band who did accept.
Bloomfield then formed The Electric Flag which debuted at Monterey, and was a big success.
After that he did "Super Sessions" with Al Kooper, his first truly commercial success.
Then he basically turned his back on the music biz to jam with friends in the San Fran scene, and turn out albums when he felt like it.
He sadly O.D.ed at the young age of 34.
You Tube has a great 10 part series on him called "The Michael Bloomfield Story" which is excellent. Check it out.
+Roger Steinbrink well, so what do you think of Elvin Bishop's playin' on this?
this man was responsible for me picking up the blues harp in 69 when i was still a young 17, and to this day i draw inspiration every time i hear him, and when i perform i always do at least one song in his memory. RIP Paul, you were the greatest, from a fellow blues man who was Born in Chicago. The way he made a harmonica sing and cry with the one note playing at a time is the same way i play, though i can only say i am maybe 2/3 as good as he was, and i continue to try to get better.
Hard to even grasp how hard it is to play a harp well until you put one to your mouth. Good stuff.
Guys stop saying that you always need to take drugs to appreciate this masterpiece, that's not a good message for the next generation ;)
Sorry for my english, I'm french.
Saw these guys 50 years ago, local college opened their new performing arts center,four days of blues. A ticket for all four days, was TEN BUCKS. BB KING, MUDDY WATERS, TEN YEARS AFTER, and on and on.
best line up ever
So very Jelly!! You were lucky!
Have seen BB 👑.
OMG !! Speechless !!!
Hello, how are you doing? I’m Tony Ahrrold, Hope you are having a great day?
Right at 4min. 30sec. you see Mike Bloomfeild, one of the greatest guitar players of all time, doing what he did best and always did, giving(the man smiling and clapping so hard). He was also Paul Butterfeild's guitar player and biggest fan.
Bloomfield was at Monterey as part of Electric Flag.
3:54 Someone gonna answer the phone ? Tickle dem ivories man ! Great catch of a great performance !
PURE Joy...Paul was very very unique, I also grew up listening to his incredible style, harmonics and voice...real master ... why so many super talanted go so young...? hopefully their music will live for the eternity...thanks for posting
The young boy laying in his mother hug at the start of the video , probably was the only one person that was not stoned in the audience.
Contact high???😮
Man! Butterfield can sure play that harmonica...
I'm French too! ...but French Canadian (sorry!) Paul Butterfield est un génie dans son genre
et j'ai plein de cassettes, vinyls et autres de ce Mec! À réécouter encore et encore, tout comme Chet Baker et Miles... Bonne écoute
That was another time, or maybe better saying another world. People used to sit back and really LISTEN to the music, then enjoy it and trip with it. It didn't matter at all if they didn't have a camera to shoot themselves at the show. The real thing was: "I was there, enjoyed it, and I could tell you a lot about the gig and the whole thing if you ask". Today it's like: "Ohmigod, lemme take like 1000 pics before the battery's gone, so I can post them at Insta".... and we are like: "so what? hope it poured down at your show".
We're a sick fuckin generation with absolutely no values and it's about time a big commet came hurling towards earth to put us all out of our misery, sorry to be so negative
Social Media, the beginning of the end...
You are right man. Unfortunately throughout last 50 years Western society have been systematically brainwashed by mass media and turned into approval junkies.
@@Vigilante311 no your not
Heard of him for years. First time to listen. TH-cam is awesome so is this song.