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Eddie Butts Band
History on Eddie - * Has been singing and playing drums since age 6. * Started formal professional music career at 13. * Played with several bands throughout Florida * Formed his first band, The New Breed in 1966 * Played with Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers. * Played with Robert Popwell of the Jazz Crusaders.
The Eddie Butts Band moved to the Midwest in 1974. Has toured extensively throughout the Midwest, and in cities from Nevada to New York, North Dakota to Florida.
Performances Has opened for Chaka Kahn, Peabo Bryson, Phyllis Hyman, Buddy Hackett, Jackie Mason, Neville Brothers, Spyro Gyra, SOS Band, Santana, Tom Jones, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Tower of Power, Jeff Lorber, and Ray, Goodman and Brown, and many others. Has played Summerfest each year for over 15 years. Was the chosen band to back Bo Didley in a summer outdoor concert. Featured performer at a benefit concert for the performing arts center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Featured performer on the LP – Dick Clark in Concert at the Embassy. Featured performer on a recording to raise money for the homeless in Milwaukee.
Featured performer and participant in Milwaukee Guarantee, a city-wide campaign to motivate students to attend college. Featured artists in an award-winning video narrated by Doc Severinson promoting the performing arts in Milwaukee. Has been a consistently top draw at Rainbow Summer for over 15 years. Participant in Generations in Jazz, a yearly concert that features grade-, middle-, and high-school students performing with professional musicians. Has played the Wisconsin State Fair each year for over 15 years. Has won numerous Wisconsin Area Music Awards (WAMI) including: Best Adult Contemporary Artist, Beat R&B Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Blues Artist, Best Percussionist. Has played fund raisers for MACC Fund, The Urban League, Vince Lombardi Golf Outing, The Milwaukee Cancer Ball, Wisconsin Olympic Ice Rink Foundation, Uecker’s Ride for the Arts, Variety Club Children’s Charities, Diabetes Association, The Milwaukee Museum, The Milwaukee Ballet, The Milwaukee Symphony, Ko Thi Dance Company, and many more
Commercials
Was the featured singer in a television campaign to promote Wisconsin tourism. Featured singer in television campaign to promote the Wisconsin lottery. Drummer in television commercial to promote Mayfair Mall. Featured singer in a television campaign to promote the city of Rockford, Illinois. Singer in the American Family Insurance television and radio commercial. Singer in television commercial for Pinas Country Bread Chips. Singer in television commercial for Green Bay jewelry store. Singer in television and radio commercial for Fred Jones Pontiac.
Recording Projects
Recently released CD Let’s Go Back. Recently released Christmas CD. Recorded a remake of Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, which was played by WLUM. The song reached #4 on the local charts during the time it was played.
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Song List
Eddie Butts Band Song List Take Off Your Shoes Neither One of Us 50 Cent In Da Club Redneck Woman Dancing Queen Go Deep Life Is Street Life Fallin’ Peaceful World Wish I Didn’t Miss You Jonathon Butler River of Life
Annie Lennox Wonderful Joss Stone Fell in Love with a Boy
Annie Lennox Bitter Pill Luther VanDross This Time I’m Right
Aretha Franklin Day Dreaming Luther VanDross So Amazing
Aretha Franklin Rock Steady Luther VanDross I Thought About You
Aretha Franklin Wonderful Madonna Don’t Tell Me
Avril Lavigne I’m with You Madonna Express Yourself
Barber Shop sound track What’s Come Over Me Maroon 5 This Love
Barry White I Only Want to be With You Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing
Barry White I’m Gonna Love You Marvin Gaye Dance with Me
Barry White My First, My Last, My Everything Marvin Gaye What’s Going On
Black Box Everybody, Everybody Mary J. Blige Family Affair (Dance Form)
Brand New Heavies Midnight at the Oasis Mary Mary Shackles
Chaka Kahn Night in Tunisia Maze Teach Each Other
Chaka Kahn Every Little Thing Maze/Frankie Beverly Happy Feelings
Chaka Kahn/Whitney Houston I’m Every Woman Michael Jackson Rock My World
Cheryl Crow Steve McQueen Michael McDonald Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing
Christina Aguilera Infatuation Michael McDonald Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Commodores Easy Miles Jay You Come from Heaven
Dave Loggins Please Come to Boston Natalie Cole This Could Be
Destiny’s Child Independent Woman New Orleans Still the One
Donna Summer Bad Girls Next Real Close
Earth, Wind and Fire Sing a Song No Doubt Hella Good
Earth, Wind and Fire In the Stone Nora Jones Don’t Know Why
Earth, Wind and Fire Groove Tonight Norman Brown Up ‘N’ At ‘Em
Eric Benet Love Don’t Love Me Norman Brown The Feeling I Get
Etta James At Last Ohio Players Skin Tight
George Benson Turn Your Love Around Outkast The Way You Move
George Clinton Atomic Dog P. Dream Devotion
P. Dream Dys It Up Shante Moore Free Sailin’
Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots Spinners I’ll Be Around
Paul Jackson Changed Stevie Wonder Ribbon in the Sky
Pink Get this Party Started Stevie Wonder That Girl (Man)
Rickie Lee Jones Chuck E.’s In Love Teddy Pendergrass Close the Door
Roberta Flack The Closer I Get to You Teddy Pendergrass TKO
Sade Nothing Can Come Between Us Teddy Pendergrass Turn Off the Lights
Santana (Michelle Branch) Game of Love Tony Bennett The Way You Look Tonight
Shakira Objection Will Downing Can’t Help It
Shakira Tango
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