Billy Butterfield | |
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 Billy Butterfield in the Artie Shaw band, 1940 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles William Butterfield |
| Born | January 14, 1917 Middletown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1988 (aged 71) North Palm Beach, Florida |
| Genres | Jazz, swing, big band |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet |
Charles William Butterfield (January 14, 1917 – March 18, 1988)[1] was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 379. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.