British guitarist analyses the Paul Butterfield Blues Band live in 1978!

[@jamminwithjambo7729]

Was in a blues band called "The Alligators" that opened up for "Paul Butterfield Blues Band" in 1986 at a club called "The Spirit" San Luis Obispo CA. Great gig. Thanks Fil...I know that you're Bluesman at heart underneath all that smokin' rock you play. 😎🔥💨🔥💨🔥💨

[@jondhuse1549]

Thanks for keeping this history alive!

[@ericheine2414]

Paul Butterfield made a significant contribution. Other bands of this period included Buffalo Springfield, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Canned Heat , and Hot Tuna. These were bands you heard if you were listening. 60s and 70s

[@suehollar2578]

Thanks for the follow up. What a musician to play the blues and contribute to acid rock!

[@barrydelaney6748]

I was listening to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band on my way home from work this morning. Nice surprise to have this video show up when I opened up KZbin to unwind. I picked up a copy of East-West by them years ago at a yard sale and it's one of my favorites. Great analysis as usual!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This is so awesome. There also is another live version of this, with Rory Gallagher, Mark Feltham, and Béla Fleck. May Paul Butterfield rest in peace. Cheers!

[@jimmycampbell78]

Great video Fil! Something more my cup of tea after you covered Sinatra.

[@breeb2993]

love your channel, thanks for watching this and explaining things so well.

[@kensod6034]

Yeah Brotherrrrrr you know how i butter my bread ... 🍞... Harp action... Love the blues... Rock 🎸

[@debravirden7130]

Love me some blues, and Paul delivers. Thank you so much for featuring his greatness.

[@gorgondragon6880]

Love Paul butterfield especially as I'm a harmonica player also I think that the live version of lonesome valley by Mississippi john hurt would be a good song to anaylize

[@1Stonerock]

Fil, thanks for doing what you do. Great to have someone so knowledgeable who can give us such a welcome diversion when the whole damn world seems to be going nuts. Thanks, brother.

[@lynndow3185]

This is some cheery blues! Thanks for the promised follow-up. Super interesting history...helps with the filling in of my mental flow chart of bands, another sad ending, though. .. Rest in Peace Paul Butterfield.

[@raddmann336]

Super talented group !

[@ronnie5129]

Fil, an awesome video, and your low down on the band, and you guitar demo, My Personal favorite Blues guitar player back then was Mike Bloomfield, he just had licks that made my ear dance, Peace, rock on, Cousin Figel

[@mariorabottini5687]

SMOKIN! Right up my alley Fil! Just raw and unfiltered blues.....damn awesome! Paul’s harp absolutely makes the performance fabulous! Great stuff Fil! Cheers Mario! 😀👌🤘

[@timdlawson]

Wow, fantastic! Greetings from Australia. Susan

[@RoryVanucchi]

stayed true to his roots and didn't sell out. not many rock "idols" can say that. what a fun band to a part of, jam city

[@triffidgrower]

Yet another winner. Thanks. Great variety but keep the old stuff coming please...

[@glamgal7106]

This was a great follow-up analysis of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. I truly appreciated your guitar demonstration in your playing the chords, melody as well as the use of minor pentanonic and blues scales. Your mention of Paul's excellent breath control in switching from singing to playing the harmonica was both interesting and informative. Because I'm asthmatic and have had vocal training, some time ago I bought in a harmonica set to help with both--at times, it's been helpful. I sincerely love what you bring to your musical analysis videos!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@cadilacslim]

I saw Curtis Salgado and the Nighthawks open for Paul Butterfield in Eugene Oregon back in 1977, killer show!

[@GrafStorm]

Thanks Fil! I think that minor cords on guitar help the blues harmonica be able to flex between minor and major over the guitar.

[@JAWS-7675]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE BLUES. I LOVE EM LIVE EM AND THEY GET ME OFF!!!!

[@tutuboyo]

Always loved this great blues song. Definitely influenced my playing as well. Still have a couple of nice photos I took of him at a S.F. Concert

[@mitchellweiner4990]

I hadn’t heard of Paul Butterfield until last week but I’m hooked now! Some of the best music I’ve ever heard!

[@phil2bfree]

I was just a little kid learning to play my 1st song, entitled "How to Tune the Guitar" when the Paul Butterfield Blues Band burst upon the scene. I was astonished. I never heard a group of musicians that accomplished. To really appreciate how stunning & eclectic the band was, I suggest listening to the studio recording of Born in Chicago from their 1st album & East-West from their 2nd album. The latter song was influenced by the work of John Coltrane & Indian ragas. A hypnotic musical journey & masterpiece, IMO.

[@1teela]

Thanks. I just listed to Born in Chicago. I did not expect it, but I could relate. Great.

[@MrSadsack56]

The harp for raw blues!! Nothing better! Thanks again Fil. Not many times seein a small duel. Many grwat rockpalast vids from before this too

[@DiamondGirl-1234]

Very good analysis and the demonstration on the guitar is appreciated. 👏🎸

[@saginawdan]

Fil, harp players and wind instrument players use their diaphragm muscles to push the volume of air. Due to this method, they never run out of breath. I've played blues harp and trombone since I was a young lad. It's all in the diaphragm! Thanks! Paul was one of my harp heroes! 🎶

[@DS40764]

Thanks, everyone loves the blues! This is the kind of band, normally, we would be watching, outside ,here in Florida, with a cold beer. "Nothing wrong with the walking blues". I agree; it's real.

[@TheBlueCream]

so happy u are recognizing the gr8 Paul Butterfield….I loved his music when I was a kid back in the 60s....please check out the 1966 EAST WEST album feat. Mike Bloomfield esp. his awesome solo on the title track.....keep up the gr8 work, Phil !.

[@sanjayjani8099]

I hope you get the opportunity to see the Butterfield doc Horn From the Heart, if you haven't already. Great stuff! Good to see the 60's American blues rock camp being given some love, here! Appreciate these vids, man!

[@seanwoodburn2616]

Great second look! Paul brought out the best in everyone I think.

[@drewpall2598]

Great footage of Paul Butterfield and the band. always top notch analysis of what going on in each performance you are reviewing. thanks for the follow up and history of Paul and the guys

[@mrblue8439]

Thank you

[@Falkowski82]

Paul Butterfield from my hometown of Chicago great artist and bluesman

[@NKBobcat]

Hello everyone! Great job Fil! Rock!

[@markesquivelarvizu6942]

I saw Buzzy opening for Michael Landau in 1991. It was a modern Rock affair and his voicings were incredible. I booted the show but lost the cassette a few years ago.

[@marilynsheffield612]

Afternoon Fil. Great analysis. You have taught me one thing and that is to see the good in different genres of music. I have never been a true blues lover but I can appreciate their talent. It will be awhile before I can listen to you again so I'll have to play catch down the road. So much to do. Have a good day.

[@dalem8332]

Excellent performance. Vocally musically GREAT blues. The harp and guitar are killing it! Love the bluesy feel of both. Thanks Fil! Great demo and analysis!🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦

[@16ploog79]

Great Double LP worth to listen: Fahers and Sons with Paul and Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Michael Bloomfield, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Sam Lay and others. One record studio and one record live.

[@wandaburnsworth1588]

This is incredible!

[@Scorby]

There you go!

[@jaredsearle4278]

I like the Better Days album in the early 70s. There's a great recording of this tune. Amos Garrett on guitar.

[@williamhabel1643]

One of my favorites. Thanks for the history

[@oscarcardenas7078]

Wow!!....Very interesting analysis also a tribute to Paul a great of the harmonica ... he is masterful keeping the distance in time as great as Jhonny Puleo I congratulations to you👏👏👏👏👐👌👌👌👌👌⚘⚘⚘⚘💜💜💜👊🤘

[@ipsurvivor]

“Woke up this morning”...One of the greatest song subjects of all time...gives me chills and goosebumps/pimples.

[@RoryVanucchi]

My Back Pages (From the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert) with the ultimate supergroup Roger McQuinn, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan

[@-R.Gray-]

I was wondering if you were going to go into the Buzz Feiten Tuning System, which he developed in the 90's. It was supposed to remedy the way that a guitar isn't perfectly in tune all over the fretboard due to equal temperament. Steve Vai used to swear by it, but now uses these custom crooked frets on his new guitars, which is a lot less hassle.

[@candaceheinemann4574]

thank you you are a Great soul

[@jamesh256]

This song and particular band wouldn’t have been my choice to analyze but then again I’ve been a fan of Butterfield for 50 years and know him inside out. You do a great job though but Paul’s music in his earlier days was much more complex with some of the greatest blues musicians this world has seen, it would have been a better look. One of the things you failed to mention though was Butterfield’s ability to understand when to and when not to play, to me that’s what made him the ultimate blues-harp player of his and the next generation and of course playing the harp reverse made him even more special. For a young person though that didn’t grow up listening to him you’ve done yourself proud, any new perspective on Paul is always great to see. Keep up the good stuff and thank you.

[@1968custom]

saw them in 1969- blew me away- literally

[@mrgordons]

Buzz Feiten does a stellar job here. Excellent guitar work.

[@marilynsheffield612]

Forgot to say I will go ahead and spike the likes when I see your live stream out there.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@Damaged262]

Freakin' beautiful! Edit: Wait, "unfortunately a knee injury"??? A great thing for music, screw sports at a kid level! Same for Buck Dharma, can you imagine an accordian led Blue Oyster Cult because Buck didn't have a childhood wrist injury and had to switch to guitar? OH MY GOODNESS, I'm sorry for their pain, but they both brought us such joy due to a smallish injury!

[@Damaged262]

@Danny Stowers Amen brother, priorities!!!!!!!!!

[@Damaged262]

@Danny Stowers Btw, I wish I could like more than a button, why isn't there an "I love" button!

[@jlow4214]

Give a listen to the ‘Live’ album which came out about’70 I think. Man we tore down some house parties to that one. Paul was a GREAT bandleader as well as vocal and harp.

[@lauriekane4686]

Raw, freeform blues at its finest.

[@bigbow62]

Paul Butterfield one of my favorite songs is with him & Levon Helm, drums & vocals ( The Band ) singing Mystery Train during The Last Waltz concert ✌😎 ( One of the best performances of that magic night ! ) Levon's sweet touch on the drums, singing & Paul singing & blowing the harp... whata wicked song,make sure you check it out 😉 Attn. New viewers..... when the guitar comes out the likes & subs go up ! Good stuff once again Fil.... Thank-you 😆🎸

[@davidwiser3883]

Hello Fil. Got a question and know its a stench for you to answer this. Was watching a reaction you did a while back and looked for it on your site but can't seem to find it. Looking for the reaction you did to a blind white blues guitarist from maybe the 30's. Don't expect you to put a lot of effort in to looking for that video but thought maybe the description would ring a bell and you would remember a name.

[@ORION2180]

Chicago blues! When Mike Bloomfield was in the band, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band were killers.

[@four-eyedjackwarren1916]

Fil, you should check out 60s British blues rock band Savoy Brown. I would also suggest Uriah Heep as well as the American band The Youngbloods.

[@MrSadsack56]

YES PHIL DO SAVOY BROWN.THERE ARE MANY GREAT VIDS PF THIS INCREDIBLE BAND!!!

[@four-eyedjackwarren1916]

I still have my original Savoy Brown vinyl albums from the 60s.

[@bjarnehallman4954]

Add an interpretation of "The thrill is gone". So so heavy in many layers. Deep respect from Sweden.

[@candaceheinemann4574]

Thank you, Fil for being You in my life

[@elizabethspedding1975]

Great band, great sound.

[@jaimeduenas4162]

WOW Paul Butterfield Blues Band, that's some heavy blues man, love the harmonica. Love the rhythm to, there getting down. Almost a tango kind of beat that is narly love it man.

[@jerryroeby2390]

Hi fil. Very nice wat you do .ta. Have you listened to cuby and the blizzards. From holland

[@mevrammcoyoteV8f150]

Had to Google Paul..don't know much about him..he died Very young. didn't know if he was an Englisher or American....beautiful French harp player..thanks Fil

[@ORION2180]

Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield, from Chicago. They lead the new generation of blues aficionados in America.

[@Braglemaster123]

Bands this great just play what they feel not overthinking “

[@fleegerbriggs5694]

Paul Butterfield was so great!! Too bad some of these guys seem to get lost and forgotten when time ticks by.

[@annemickelson2621]

That boy can bellow, blows a mean harp, and the band rip. Rock! :-)

[@cherylwitter5038]

Wow they were good i heard the name but never heard their music! Glad music lives forever! Speaking of i was scrolling thru SRV videos on you tube and came across a video that blew me away by Jeff Healey called As the Years Go By from something called the Stuttgart Jazz Festival 3/28/95. You seriously need to check it out it was amazing

[@wingsofpegasus]

Jeff is already out here somewhere!

[@georgestevens1502]

Review anything by Michael Bloomfield. He was the guitarist for Butterfield in the late sixties. Bloomfield is chronically overlooked and underappreciated.

[@mitchgawlik1175]

Thanks for your insights here, Fil. Though I'll always prefer the version off Paul's "East-West" recording, I'll be listening to this version in a different, and more appreciative, way.

[@Miatacrosser]

The song "My Back Pages" is a direct result of when Dylan went electric. "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."

[@welltoucansamatthatgame]

It's not super high-quality, but would you consider analyzing Robbie Basho's performance of Cathedrals Et Fleur de Lis on KEQD TV?

[@kensod6034]

Strat action ... Buzz's is tasty in this one... Minor action... Thanks professor.. Brotherrrrrrr

[@M0odyBlue]

I love when you play the blues. I know you're a rocker, but it sounds sooooo good!!

[@iansing5278]

Thanks Fil...

[@juanfafutis3298]

Mi ídolo Paul Butterfield !!!!!!!! Y Buzz Feiten es un excelente guitarrista !!!!!!!!

[@mns8732]

Well that's a loooong step out of the cornfields. I mean Morganfield.

[@Braglemaster123]

Fil your Squier Tele sounds brilliant.

[@mitchellweiner4990]

I’m not a musician but love your channel. When you talk about shape do you mean the physical shape your hand makes when playing?

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yes!👍

[@robpaulus2330]

So I would love to see you do a clip in Tommy Emmanuel. He is amazing and I love your responses.

[@michaelbochnia5686]

Yes Fil! Sanatra? My Grandmother's favorite, Paul Butterfield is much more my speed. Dig that Harmonic and of course your analysis. Cheers!

[@goodun2974]

Michael, I completely skipped over the Sinatra analysis's. I have never, for the life of me, been able to figure out what was supposed to be so special about Sinatra's vocals, or the music backing him.

[@Fireball1946]

good 'un If you ever attended a live performance it would have answered all your questions about what made Sinatra so special!

[@goodun2974]

@@Fireball1946 , thanks but no thanks. If I had a chance to go back in time in see somebody historical, it would be Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf, people of that caliber. Or Janis Joplin, Hendrix and so on.

[@goodun2974]

@@Fireball1946 , Sinatra was also a decidedly unpleasant person who hung out with mobsters and had shall we say overzealous bodyguards. Not the first or last singer to behave this way, but there are plenty of other musicians who are bona-fide nice people ---- I've been privileged to meet a few. Anyway, Sinatra's music was, in my opinion, boring.

[@androshyuga6062]

Hey man can you check out Madison's Oh Rendez vous?? It would mean alot thanks either way..

[@briansd2772]

Fil.....do you also play those drums behind you?

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yes sometimes! 🤘

[@kensod6034]

Proficiently i might add

[@briansd2772]

@@wingsofpegasus Right On!

[@paulhicks3595]

Buzz also pioneered the true intonation process for guitar.

[@charleshoernemann8661]

Best Blues-Tango ever..!

[@Equality72521sr]

I love your analyses. Please consider checking out, Puddles Pity Party. Perhaps his cover “Crazy Train”, “Creep”, “Bridge Over Trouble Water”, or “Dancing Queen”. He’s a giant clown with a voice up there with Freddie Mercury. Check him out!

[@kayhampshire3343]

I love Puddles Pity Party!

[@essenegnostic8711]

I like " Three Hours Past Midnight "

[@astragreen]

You can clearly see here he does indeed play the harp upside down!.

[@thecryingshame]

Nice

[@RoryVanucchi]

how about The Highwaymen performing "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990.. 4 giants doing Kris Kristofferson the legendary writer

[@GaryKisner-o2i]

Fil you should have used the better days lineup with Amos garret on guitar and the great Geoff muldaur on vocals

[@kensod6034]

On the corner playing harp: today??? A/Keith Kashner frontman for Pegasus His harp guy is juzzie smith - one man band... B/Paul Schwartzman , paul bug of bughunters.. His harp guy is magic dick .. Wammer jammer we grew up with these guy's...one of my favorite too.. C/ my harp guy Adam Guszow doing crossroads... We just got over talking about it... Keith takes forever to make up his mind because his 1st guess was about 20 people... Hahaha 😄 .. 60's- 70' s we were on the corner hanging out. In our Army trench coats with Horner Blues harp in pocket now I'm a Horner crossover guy.. Rock 🎸

[@maistudios-tm]

Hells Yeah

[@freespiritwithnature4384]

Nice 👍

[@Damaged262]

I'd never wanted a strat. Now I'm thinking about selling a liver lobe. I sort of do, it's a low cost choice I almost bought one for the little one(Squier for the 3 y/o grand baby.) Maybe I leave her with the SG Maestro kit i got through Amazon I was saving for her 4th birthday, but damn, I really wanted to mod the hell out of that, all of that fun. And it has been with real pots, Russian caps, most importantly, the tuners, I just need to thin the body and give it a better body/face. The paint was almost as thick as Tammy Faye Baker, (Ask your grandparents kids). I think I need a guitar friend, are there support groups for guitarists that aren't bands??? ;-)

[@goodun2974]

" paint almost as thick as Tammy Faye Baker's [makeup]". Ouch! Epic burn!

[@Damaged262]

@@goodun2974 Right? What kinda guitar does that? ;-) Full on Gibson headstock sold at Walmart and lawsuits throughout the world, lol.

[@americanswan]

THE WɅRNING ⚡️⚡️ will be touring Europe 🇪🇺 and the UK 🇬🇧 in June 2023. Time to revisit them.

[@centroespiritista]

buzz feiten the best guitarist of all fucking time and that people know several including me, you can't with that curse groove 😎😔❤️🤣