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The James Cotton Blues Band ↔ The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Q: Who played in or produced both The James Cotton Blues Band and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band?

The direct musical bridge between The James Cotton Blues Band and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band includes Sam Lay (Drums).

The James Cotton Blues Band and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band are directly connected through shared musician Sam Lay.

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The James Cotton Blues Band

📍 Tunica, Mississippi, United States • 📅 1966 – 2017

High-voltage harmonica virtuoso and Muddy Waters alumnus whose ferocious blown-out harp tone and blistering band featuring Matt 'Guitar' Murphy ignited the modern blues circuit.

Chicago Blues Harmonica Blues Electric Blues

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Sam Lay

Drums

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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States • 📅 1963 – 1971

Trailblazing integrated electric blues powerhouse that brought authentic Chicago blues to the 1960s counterculture, pioneering extended raga-rock improvisation on East-West and backing Bob Dylan at Newport 1965.

Chicago Blues Blues Rock Electric Blues

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The James Cotton Blues Band

📍 Tunica, Mississippi, United States

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High-voltage harmonica virtuoso and Muddy Waters alumnus whose ferocious blown-out harp tone and blistering band featuring Matt 'Guitar' Murphy ignited the modern blues circuit.

Musical Genres

Chicago Blues Harmonica Blues Electric Blues Blues Rock

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👥 Band Personnel (4)

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James Cotton

Harmonica, Lead Vocals

1966–2017

Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Lead Guitar

1971–1978

Sam Lay ⚡ Shared Connector

Drums

1966–1970

Also in: Howlin' Wolf, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Charles Calmese

Bass

1973–1978

💿 Record Labels:

Verve Records Buddah Records Alligator Records

🎛️ Producers & Engineers:

T-Bone Burnett Todd Rundgren

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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1963 – 1971

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Musical Genres

Chicago Blues Blues Rock Electric Blues Psychedelic Rock

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Paul Butterfield

Harmonica, Lead Vocals

1963–1971

Mike Bloomfield

Lead Guitar

1964–1967

Also in: The Electric Flag

Elvin Bishop

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

1963–1968

Jerome Arnold

Bass

1963–1967

Sam Lay ⚡ Shared Connector

Drums

1963–1966

Also in: Howlin' Wolf, The James Cotton Blues Band

Mark Naftalin

Organ, Piano

1965–1968

💿 Record Labels:

Elektra Records

🎛️ Producers & Engineers:

Paul A. Rothchild Mark Abramson

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