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Billy Butler (guitarist)

William Butler Jr. was an American soul jazz guitarist.

Career
A native of Philadelphia, He co-wrote "Honky Tonk", an R&B hit for Doggett. He is credited as the guitarist on Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist, Parts 1 & 2" recorded in September 1961 at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City. Part 1 of the song went to the top of the Billboard pop charts in January 1962. Butler died of a heart attack at home in Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1991. ==Discography==
Discography
As leaderThis Is Billy Butler! (Prestige, 1969) • Guitar Soul! (Prestige, 1969) • Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Prestige, 1970) • Night Life (Prestige, 1971) • Billy Butler Plays Via Galactica (Kilmarnock, 1973) • Guitar Odyssey with Al Casey, Jackie Williams (Jazz Odyssey, 1974) • ''Don't Be That Way'' (Black & Blue, 1976) As sideman With Gene AmmonsBrother Jug! (Prestige, 1969) • My Way (Prestige, 1971) With King CurtisMusic for Dancing The Twist! (RCA Victor, 1961) • Old Gold (Tru-Sound, 1961) • ''It's Party Time with King Curtis'' (Tru-Sound, 1962) • Doing the Dixie Twist (Tru-Sound, 1962) With Bill DoggettMoon Dust (King 395–502, 1956) • Hot Doggett (King 395–514, 1956) • As You Desire Me (King 395–523, 1956) • Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk (King 395–531, 1956) • Dame Dreaming (King, 1957) • A Salute to Ellington (King, 1957) • Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet (King, 1957) • Candle Glow (King 563, 1958) • ''Swingin' Easy'' (King 582, 1958) • Dance Awhile with Doggett (King 585, 1958) • 12 Songs of Christmas (King 600, 1958) • Hold It! (King 609, 1959) • High and Wide (King 633, 1959) • Big City Dance Party (King 641, 1959) • Bill Doggett on Tour [not a live album] (King 667, 1959) • For Reminiscent Lovers, Romantic Songs By Bill Doggett (King 706, 1960) • Back With More Bill Doggett (King 723, 1960) • The Many Moods of Bill Doggett (King 778, 1962) • Bill Doggett Plays American Songs, Bossa Nova Style (King 830, 1963) • Impressions (King 868, 1963) • Wow! (ABC-Paramount, 1964) With Dizzy GillespieThe Melody Lingers On (Limelight, 1966) • ''It's My Way'' (Solid State, 1969) • Cornucopia (Solid State, 1969) With John P. HammondBig City Blues (Vanguard, 1964) • Mirrors (Vanguard, 1967) With Johnny HodgesBlue Pyramid (Verve, 1966) - with Wild Bill DavisTriple Play (RCA Victor, 1967) With Illinois JacquetSpectrum (Argo, 1965) • The King! (Prestige, 1968) With Ben E. KingWhat Is Soul (Atco, 1967) With Freddie KingFreddie King is a Blues Master (Atlantic, 1969) With Memphis SlimLegend of the Blues Vol. 1 (Jubilee, 1967) • The Legacy of the Blues Vol. 7 (Sonet, 1973) With David "Fathead" NewmanBigger & Better (Atlantic, 1968) • The Many Facets of David Newman (Atlantic, 1969) With Houston PersonGoodness! (Prestige, 1969) • Truth! (Prestige, 1970) • Houston Express (Prestige, 1970) With Jimmy SmithHoochie Coochie Man (Verve, 1966) • Peter & the Wolf (Verve, 1966) • Jimmy Smith Plays the Blues (Verve, 1988) - compilation With Sonny StittSoul Electricity! (Prestige, 1968) • Come Hither (Solid State, 1969) • ''Goin' Down Slow'' (Prestige, 1972) • Satan (Cadet, 1974) With Grady TateWindmills of My Mind (Skye, 1968) • ''Movin' Day'' (Janus, 1975) With othersDedicated to You, The "5" Royales (King, 1957) • Back to the Blues, Dinah Washington (Roulette, 1963) • Tough Talk!, Panama Francis Blues Band (20th Century Fox, 1963) • Soul Outing!, Frank Foster (Prestige, 1966) • Grits & Gravy, Eric Kloss (Prestige, 1966) • Jazz for the Jet Set, Dave Pike (Atlantic, 1966) • Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle, Oliver Nelson (Impulse!, 1966) • Soul Drums, Bernard Purdie (Date, 1967) • ''That Healin' Feelin''', Richard "Groove" Holmes (Prestige, 1968) • ''Workin' on a Groovy Thing'', Barbara Lewis (Atlantic, 1968) • I Wish I Knew, Solomon Burke (Atlantic, 1968) • King Solomon, Solomon Burke (Atlantic, 1968) • Street Man, Barry Goldberg (Buddah, 1969) • The Source, Jimmy Scott (Atlantic, 1969) • Black Is Brown and Brown Is Beautiful, Ruth Brown (Skye, 1969) • Fat Albert Rotunda, Herbie Hancock (Warner/Reprise, 1969) • Comment, Les McCann (Atlantic, 1970) • Jungle Fire!, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers (Prestige, 1970) • Something, Shirley Scott (Atlantic, 1970) • Hard Mother Blues, Ernie Wilkins (Mainstream, 1970) • Blues.. and Then Some, Percy Mayfield (RCA Victor, 1971) • The Chuck Rainey Coalition, Chuck Rainey (Skye, 1972) • Blacknuss, Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Atlantic, 1972) • ''Mind's Eye'', Jon Lucien (RCA, 1974) • Is Having a Wonderful Time, Geoff Muldaur (Reprise, 1975) • The Doctor is In... and Out, Yusef Lateef (Atlantic, 1976) • Jaws Strikes Again, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Black & Blue, 1976) • Two of Us, Irene Reid (Glades, 1976) • All Right OK You Win, Wild Bill Davis (Black & Blue, 1976) - with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis • Transformations, Bunky Green (Vanguard, 1977) • ''When You're Down and Out'', Carrie Smith (Black & Blue, 1977) • Helen, Helen Humes (Muse, 1980) • ''What's the Secret of Your Success'', The Coasters (Mr. R&B, 1980) - compilation • The Groover, Jimmy McGriff (JAM [Jazz America Marketing], 1982) • The Glory of Alberta Hunter, Alberta Hunter (Columbia, 1982) • ''Blues 'N' Jazz'', B.B. King (MCA, 1983) • Look for the Silver Lining, Alberta Hunter (Columbia, 1983) • One More for the Road, Charles Brown (Alligator, 1986) ==References==
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