The nonprofit Will Rogers Stage Foundation welcomes five-time hall of fame inductee Elvin Bishop back to his alma mater, Will ...

Gravenites also achieved success as a songwriter, having authored “Born in Chiago” and “East West” for The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, according to his website. He also wrote hit songs ...

From the Southwest Side son of Greek immigrants to beatnik to bluesman — Mr. Gravenites' journey was singular.

His best-known song, “Born In Chicago,” was the opening track on the 1965 self-titled debut album by the Paul Butterfield ...

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, released in 1965, showcased the singer’s virtuosic ability on the instrument. But while ...

And that was my dream." In the late '60s, Martin had traveled to San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium to see the Butterfield Blues Band, the Electric Flag, the Sons of Champlin, Cold Blood and Blood, ...

Yeah, I woke up this morning I looked around for my shoes Girl, I had those, uh, mean old walking blues Some people tell me that worried blues ain't bad It's the worst old feeling I ever had People ...

He was 85. Gravenites, a longtime Occidental resident, was born in Chicago, where he connected with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and wrote “Born in Chicago,” the title track on the group ...

That’s all.” Image Mr. Gravenites sang with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. From left: Mr. Butterfield, Jerome Arnold, Mr. Gravenites, Sam Lay ...

Garcia Family Provisions has offered the first taste of the inaugural Heads & Tails release that hears Jerry Garcia team up with psychedelic-blues pioneer Paul Butterfield on “Save Mother ...

Well I'm a poor boy, long way from home. Well I'm a poor boy, long way from home. No spending money in my pocket, no spare meat on my bone. Now, people ask me, "what does a poor boy do?" ...