▁by ▁artists ▁including ▁Paul ▁But ter field ▁and ▁Per cy ▁May field . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁perform , ▁both ▁solo ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁ensemble , ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁area ▁and ▁elsewhere , ▁often ▁with ▁long time ▁associate ▁slide ▁guitar ist , ▁Ron ▁Thompson . ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 0 s ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁two ▁albums ▁by ▁Qu icks il ver ▁M essen ger ▁Service . ▁ ▁N aft alin ▁has ▁also ▁recorded ▁with ▁many ▁bl ues ▁players ▁including ▁John ▁Lee ▁Hook er , ▁Ot is ▁R ush , ▁Per cy ▁May field , ▁Low ell ▁Ful son , ▁Big ▁Joe ▁Turner , ▁James ▁Cot ton , ▁Mike ▁Blo om field , ▁J ake ▁Walker ▁and ▁Van ▁Mor r ison , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁side man ▁on ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁albums . ▁He ▁played ▁key boards ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Mother ▁Earth ▁album , ▁Living ▁With ▁the ▁Anim als ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁co - produ cer ▁and ▁arr anger . ▁ ▁N aft alin ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Paul ▁But ter field ▁Blues ▁Band . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota , ▁United ▁States , ▁N aft alin ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁Min ne apolis ▁mayor ▁Arthur ▁N aft alin ; ▁he ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁third ▁wife ▁Ellen ▁N aft alin . ▁His ▁son ▁is ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁artist