Champ Butler

Champ Butler
Champ Butler
Birth name	Champ Clark Butler
Born	December 21, 1926; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1992 (aged 65); Kittitas, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Big band; traditional pop; country; rhythm and blues;
Years active	1950–1992
Labels	Columbia; Coral; Dot;

Champ Clark Butler (December 21, 1926 – March 8, 1992) was an American popular music singer who had several Billboard singles chart hits in the 1950s, and recorded primarily for Columbia Records.^[1]^[2]^[3] The label's head of A & R, Mitch Miller, writing about Butler's singing in 1953, described him as "one of the most versatile lads in the business."^[4] Butler had six gold records, with his singles "Them There Eyes", "Down Yonder", "Oh, Looka There, Ain't She Pretty", "Be Anything (But Be Mine)", "Fit as a Fiddle" and "I Apologize". He also featured in a nightly CBS television show, Musical Nightcap, for over two years.^[5]

^ Dales, Ossie (June 2012). Down Yonder With (booklet). Champ Butler. London, England: Jasmine Records. JASCD 724.
^ Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Menomonee Falls, Wisc. : Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-155-0.
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1953-01-24. p. 25.
^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-1] Dales, Ossie (June 2012). Down Yonder With (booklet). Champ Butler. London, England: Jasmine Records. JASCD 724.

[:3-2] Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

[:12-3] Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Menomonee Falls, Wisc. : Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-155-0.

[:2-4] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1953-01-24. p. 25.

[:6-5] Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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