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How did Paul Butterfield start playing music ?
Exposed to music at an early age, he studied classical flute with Walfrid Kujala, of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Did Paul Butterfield and Nick Gravenites form a band together ?
The pair were soon performing as Nick and Paul in college-area coffee houses.

Question: What did Butterfield do before meeting Nick Gravenites ?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Paul Butterfield do before meeting Nick Gravenites ?