Genres Blues, Jazz Role Drummer Name Billy Davenport | Instruments Drums Occupation(s) Drummer | |
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Born April 23, 1931
Chicago, Illinois, United States ( 1931-04-23 ) Associated acts Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Paul Butterfield Died December 24, 1999, Chicago, Illinois, United States Music group The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965 – 1968) Albums The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Resurrection of Pigboy, East‑West | ||
Billy Davenport (April 23, 1931 – December 24, 1999) was an American drummer known for his work with blues musicians such as Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, and Paul Butterfield. He appears on the celebrated Butterfield album East-West, and retired from music briefly until 1972, and then again from 1974 to 1981.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Davenport died in December 1999. He was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 as an early member of the Butterfield Band.
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