Billy Butterfield

Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield in the Artie Shaw band, 1940
Billy Butterfield in the Artie Shaw band, 1940
Background information
Birth nameCharles William Butterfield
Born(1917-01-14)January 14, 1917
Middletown, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 1988(1988-03-18) (aged 71)
North Palm Beach, Florida
GenresJazz, swing, big band
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet

Charles William Butterfield (January 14, 1917 – March 18, 1988)[1] was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 379. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.