Paul Butterfield
Paul Vaughn Butterfield was an American blues harmonica player, singer and bandleader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his native Chicago, where he met Muddy Waters and other blues greats, who provided encouragement and opportunities for him to join in jam sessions. He soon began performing with fellow blues enthusiasts Nick Gravenites and Elvin Bishop.
17 December 1942
Born on the same birth date (17 December 1942): Muhammadu Buhari
Born on the same birth day (17 December): David Rudisha • Dorothy Rowe • Galina Malchugina • Inna Lasovskaya • Karsten Neitzel • Liisa Ehrberg • Nat Wolff • Patrick Flynn (athlete) • Paul Tracy • Rian Johnson • Ryan Hunter-Reay • Sara Dallin • Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Born in the same month (December 1942): Alice Schwarzer • Ann Gloag • Bobby Keyes (rugby league) • Dorothy Morkis • Ferguson Jenkins • Indra Bania • John Crowley (author) • Lenore Blum • Michael Nesmith • Rajesh Khanna