Henry Butler
Born on September 21, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Henry Butler was a jazz
and blues pianist who was blind since infancy. He began his musical training at
the Louisiana State School for the Blind, where he learned to play drums,
baritone horn, and the valve trombone. He then decided to concentrate on the
piano and singing after hearing Fats Waller’s “Viper’s Drag”. By the time he was
16, he was performing regularly as an arranger and composer while also attending
school. Henry Butler performed as both a soloist and with groups such as Henry
Butler and Jambalaya, Henry Butler a...
Basin Street BluesHenry Butler
St. Louis BluesHenry Butler
C.C. RiderHenry Butler
St. Louis Blues, songOriginal Broadway Cast, Ruth Brown, Henry Butler, Butch Thompson, Grady Tate, Britt Woodman, Roland Hanna and Haywood Henry
Something You GotHenry Butler
Basin Street BluesHenry Butler
The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
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St. Louis BluesHenry Butler
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C.C. RiderHenry Butler
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St. Louis Blues, songOriginal Broadway Cast, Ruth Brown, Henry Butler, Butch Thompson, Grady Tate, Britt Woodman, Roland Hanna and Haywood Henry
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Something You GotHenry Butler
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