Burning Touch Of Love - Music

#1 Billy Butler Born June 7 1945 Chicago Illinois Is An American Soul Singer And Songwriter Active Principally In The 1960s And Early 1970s.
#2 Billy Butler December 15 1925 – March 20 1991 Was An American Soul Jazz Guitarist Born In Philadelphia Pennsylvania. #1 Billy Butler Is Jerry Butler's Younger Brother. He Formed The Vocal Group The Enchanters While At High School. He First Recorded For Okeh Records In 1963 And Was Produced Initially By Curtis Mayfield And Later By Carl Davis. On Early Recordings He Was Backed By The Chanters A Renamed Version Of The Enchanters Other Members Were Errol Batts And Jesse Tillman. His First And Biggest Hit Was 1965's "I Can't Work No Longer" Which Reached #6 On The U.S. Billboard Black Singles Chart And #60 On The Billboard Hot 100. The Group Disbanded In 1966 And After A Minor Solo Hit With "The Right Track" He Left Okeh.
He Later Formed A New Group Infinity With Batts Larry Wade And Phyllis Knox. They Had Three Minor R&B Hits "Get On The Case" #41 R&B Fountain Records 1969 "I Don't Want To Lose You" Memphis Records #38 R&B 1971 And "Hung Up On You" Pride Records #48 R&B 1973 . He Also Wrote Songs For His Brother As Well As For Musicians Such As Major Lance And Gene Chandler.
Today Butler Plays The Guitar In His Brother Jerry's Band. #2 Billy Butler December 15 1925 – March 20 1991 Was An American Soul Jazz Guitarist Born In Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
He Played With The Harlemaires Tommy Flanagan Tenor Saxophonist Floyd "Candy" Johnson Houston Person Organist Harry "Doc" Bagby Benny Goodman Dizzy Gillespie Jimmy Smith David "Fathead" Newman Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Bill Doggett King Curtis Sammy Price William Wild Bill Davison Dinah Washington Panama Francis Johnny Hodges Norris Turney Al Casey Jackie Williams And Others.
He Also Co-Wrote With Bill Doggett The 1956 R&B Hit "Honky Tonk". He Was With The Doggett Band From 1954 To 1964 And Recorded Many Albums With The Organist. read less