George "Wild Child" Butler

George "Wild Child" Butler

George "Wild Child" Butler

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Big Momma, Little Momma
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Jelly Jam
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Axe and The Wind
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Hold Me Baby
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Do Something Baby

Albums

  • Sho' 'Nuff

    Jan 2001 • 13 songs

  • Stranger

    Jul 1994 • 11 songs

  • These Mean Old Blues

    Jan 1991 • 11 songs

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George "Wild Child" Butler

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From all accounts, George Butler was indeed a "wild child." But he found time between the youthful shenanigans that inspired his mom to bestow his descriptive nickname to learn some harp basics at age 12. He was gigging professionally as a bandleader by the late '50s, but Butler's recording career didn't blossom until he moved to Chicago in 1966 and signed with Shreveport, LA-based Jewel Records (his sidemen on these sessions included bassist Willie Dixon and guitarist Jimmy Dawkins). The harpist didn't have much luck in the recording wars: his 1969 Mercury album sank with l...
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