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Sam Butera (August 17, 1927 – June 3, 2009) was an American tenor saxophonist and singer 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.
Jun 5, 2009 · Sam Butera, a hard-swinging tenor saxophonist who formed a rowdy and successful onstage partnership with entertainers Louis Prima and Keely Smith in the 1950s, died Wednesday at a hospital...
Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses "Just A Gigolo & I Ain't Got Nobody" on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 17, 1959. Subscribe now to never miss ...
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Sam Butera was a tenor saxophonist who led the Witnesses, a band that accompanied Louis Prima and his wives, Keely Smith and Gia Maione, in Las Vegas. He wrote most of the arrangements and played on many records and films, including The Jungle Book and The Rat Race.
Jun 3, 2009 · Sam Butera, the hard-driving, hard-swinging New Orleans saxophonist who was Louis Prima's longtime musical partner, died Wednesday in Las Vegas following a long illness. He was 81. Mr....
Jun 5, 2009 · Sam Butera, whose tenor saxophone provided a raucous counterpoint to Louis Prima’s frenzied “jump, jive and wail” vocals for two decades and who was later a successful bandleader in his own...
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Jun 7, 2009 · Saxophonist Sam Butera died Wednesday. Along with Louis Prima, he was a major force in the development of the Las Vegas lounge music scene in the 1950s.
