George Butler (blues musician)

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George "Wild Child" Butler (* 1. October 1936 in Autaugaville , Alabama , United States ; † 1 March 2005 in Winsor , Ontario , Canada ) was an American blues - harmonica player and singer.

biography

Born in Autaugaville, Alabama, the youngest of 9 children, Butler was nicknamed "Wild Child" as a toddler. He spent part of his youth in the Alabame capital, Montgomery , playing harmonica with a friend of the family, Big Mama Thornton .

He preferred a life as a musician to farm work. At times he stayed in Chicago and Detroit , where he appeared with the likes of Big Walter Horton , Sonny Boy Williamson II and Sunnyland Slim . In the mid-1960s he was working in Texas and Louisiana . In 1966 he recorded his first album under the direction of Willie Dixon . Six more albums should follow in the course of time.

Well-known colleagues Butler worked with include Howlin 'Wolf , Muddy Waters , Jimmy Rogers , Sam Lay , Big Jack Johnson, and others. Most recently, George Butler lived in Windsor, Ontario, where he died in 2005 at the age of 68.

Discography

  • 1966: Open Up Baby (Jewel Records / Charly Records)
  • 1969: Keep On Doing What You're Doing ( Mercury Records )
  • 1976: Funky Butt Lover (TK Records; reissued by Rooster Blues under the name Lickin 'Gravy )
  • 1992: These Mean Old Blues (Bullseye Blues)
  • 1994: Stranger (Bullseye)
  • 1999: The Devil Made Me Do It (Ace Records)
  • 2001: Sho 'Nuff (APO Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Tony Russell: 'Wild Child' Butler . Obituary in the Guardian , May 18, 2005
  2. ↑ George "Wild Child" Butler in the "Encyclopedia of Alabama" (English)
personal data
SURNAME Butler, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Butler, Wild Child (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues harmonica player and singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Autaugaville , Alabama , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 2005
Place of death Winsor , Ontario , Canada