The nonprofit Will Rogers Stage Foundation welcomes five-time hall of fame inductee Elvin Bishop back to his alma mater, Will ...
From the Southwest Side son of Greek immigrants to beatnik to bluesman — Mr. Gravenites' journey was singular.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, released in 1965, showcased the singer’s virtuosic ability on the instrument. But while ...
His best-known song, “Born In Chicago,” was the opening track on the 1965 self-titled debut album by the Paul Butterfield ...
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 ...
Bloomfield had left the Paul Butterfield Blues Band earlier in 1967 and was putting together a new group, the Electric Flag, which was slated to be an ambitious fusion of rock, soul, blues, ...