It takes guts to hire away Howlin’ Wolf’s rhythm section, and that’s what Paul Butterfield did with drummer Sam Lay and bassist Jerome Arnold for The Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s self-titled 1965 debut.

This quality embroidered hat features Chance Records and Chicago, Illinois. Chance Records was a Chicago-based blues label that captured the raw, postwar electric blues sound coming out of the city in the 1950s. It’s closely associated with influential Chicago blues artists and represents a pivotal moment when the blues moved from Southern roots to an urban, electrified edge.