A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've been doing it long enough that I can do different things and be accepted.

Butterfield also at times played a mixture of acoustic and amplified style by playing into a microphone mounted on a stand allowing him to perform on the harmonica using both hands to get a muted Wah-wah effect as well as various vibratos. His live tonal stylings were accompliPaul Butterfieldd using a pistol-grip Shure 545 Unidyne III or Shure PE54 hand-held microphone connected to one or more Fender amplifiers often then additionally boosted through the venue's public address (PA) system. Pigboy Crabshaw was rereleased in 1989 following his death.

Paul Butterfield (17 December 1942 – 4 May 1987) was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player who founded the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early 1960s and performed at the original Woodstock Festival. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.