Billy Butler (guitarist)

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Billy Butler (guitarist)

Billy Butler (15 December, 1925–20 March, 1991 was an American

United States

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soul jazz

Soul jazz

Soul jazz was a development of hard bop which incorporated strong influences from blues, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often the organ trio which featured the Hammond organ....
guitarist

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born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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He played with The Harlemaires, Houston Person

Houston Person

Houston Person is an United States jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing music genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz....
, Harry "Doc" Bagby, Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith (musician)

Jimmy Smith was a jazz musician whose performances on the Hammond B3 electric organ helped to popularize this instrument. In 2005, Jimmy Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians....
, David "Fathead" Newman, Bill Doggett

Bill Doggett

William Ballard Doggett was an United States jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old....
, King Curtis

King Curtis

Curtis Ousley , who performed under the name King Curtis, was an United States tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist and session musician who played rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Soul music, Funk and soul jazz....
and others.

He also co-wrote, with Bill Doggett, the 1956 R&B hit "Honky Tonk".

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