Sam Butera
Sam Butera (August 17, 1927 – June 3, 2009) was an American tenor saxophonist and singer-songwriter best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R&B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 17, 1927 (New Orleans), Died June 3, 2009 (Las Vegas)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 83269 | 8/19/1952 | Some folks do and some folks don't | Eileen Barton | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 83270 | 8/19/1952 | Easy, easy baby | Eileen Barton | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butera, Sam," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/306378.
Butera, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/306378.
"Butera, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Butera, Sam - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91089483
Wikidata: Sam Butera - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q714277
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27275928
MusicBrainz: Sam Butera - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ed306df1-4a78-4df5-a02e-71a8ce398601
ISNI: 0000 0000 5942 3949 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059423949
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