B.B. King took his first big chance on music when he accidentally broke the smokestack off a tractor, and was so scared that he grabbed his guitar and ran to Memphis, Tennessee, where he realized his music could make money. So he returned to the farm, worked off the debt, and quit to pursue music. The smokestack is now located in the BB King Museum in his hometown.

This Paul Butterfield Blues Band Design is printed on BOTH SIDES of this premium 11 ounce Bluescentric Brand ceramic music coffee mug. It is dishwasher and microwave safe. 

Every sale directly benefits the Butterfield estate! 

Growing up in the 1950 Chicago South Side, Paul Butterfield cut his teeth at a young age playing blues harmonica with the greats like Muddy Waters.

With Butterfield's harp prowess and scorching vocals, he enlisted guitarists Mike Bloomfield & a young Elvin Bishop, Mark Naftalin on organ, and hiring away Howlin' Wolf's rhythm section, Jerome Arnold and Sam Lay, to record their eponymous first album The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

The album is a raw, brazen & powerful mix of electric Chicago style blues & rock & roll. Tracks included rocking originals and high-energy covers of Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Willie Dixon and others. 

Weight 0.93 lbs