Champ Butler

Champ Butler
Birth nameChamp Clark Butler
Born(1926-12-21)December 21, 1926
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1992(1992-03-08) (aged 65)
Kittitas, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Years active1950–1992
Labels

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]

  1. ^ Dales, Ossie (June 2012). Down Yonder With (booklet). Champ Butler. London, England: Jasmine Records. JASCD 724.
  2. ^ Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  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.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1953-01-24. p. 25.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).