Gene Dinwiddie

Gene Dinwiddie ( born September 19, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky; † January 11, 2002 in La Puente ) is an American blues saxophonist who was best known as a member of the Butterfield Blues Band.

Dinwiddie had already played since the 1950s jazz and blues until he 1967 Butterfield Blues Band joined. In this he remained until the separation in 1971 and also afterwards he was still a member of the successor band Full Moon.

Furthermore, it was during the 60's by the way a member of the James Cotton Blues Band and worked in the 1970's years as a studio musician, including BB King, Paul Butterfield, Gregg Allman, Melissa Manchester and Jackie Lomax. Also in the 1990s he worked as a session musician continues, for example, he can be heard on Etta James ' Stickin ' to My Guns.