Elvin Bishop is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 2015, and in the Blues Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2016.
Bishop performing in 2010
The Elvin Bishop Group in 1975
Bishop performing at the Riverwalk Blues Festival, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in February 2006
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American blues rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in the summer of 1963, the group originally featured eponymous vocalist and harmonicist Paul Butterfield, guitarist Elvin Bishop, bassist Jerome Arnold and drummer Sam Lay. The band added guitarist Mike Bloomfield and keyboardist Mark Naftalin before recording their eponymous debut album which was released in October 1965. The founding sextet were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, as was the second album (East-West) drummer Billy Davenport.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band circa 1967
Image: Paul Butterfield 1979
Image: Elvin Bishop 2010 (cropped)
Image: Sam Lay 2012