Jerome Arnold (born Romeo Maurice Arnold; November 12, 1936,
Chicago
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) is an American
bassist, known for his work with
Howlin' Wolf
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, and
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his n ...
in the 1960s.
As an original member of the Butterfield band, he was subsequently inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
His playing appears on the albums ''
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his n ...
'' and ''
East-West.'' He was a member of the Butterfield Band at the
Newport Folk Festival
Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music festivals in America, and remains a foca ...
in 1965, and not only appeared with the band there, but was among the musicians who
supported Bob Dylan on the Newport Folk Festival stage for Dylan's controversial amplified instrument performance at that Festival.
Jerome Arnold is a younger brother of
Billy Boy Arnold
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, as is harmonicist Augustus "Gus" Arnold (who around 1969 changed his name to "Julio Finn").
[Edward Komara, Peter Lee (eds)]
''The Blues Encyclopedia''
Routledge, 2004, pg. 444; He also appears on Billy Boy Arnold's 1964 Prestige LP, "More Blues on the South Side."
Discography
With
Howlin' Wolf
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The Real Folk Blues
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'' (Chess, 1956-64
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References
Living people
1936 births
Musicians from Chicago
Paul Butterfield Blues Band members
20th-century American bass guitarists
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