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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

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 November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/306378.

Butera, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/306378.

"Butera, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.