Kenny Buttrey
Drummer
1945 – 2004
Who was Kenny Buttrey?
Aaron Kenneth Buttrey was an American drummer and arranger. According to CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history".
Buttrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, became a professional musician at age 11 and went on his first world tour at the age of 14 with Chet Atkins. He first worked with Charlie McCoy, and went on to play with two of his own groups, Barefoot Jerry and Area Code 615. Area Code 615 was best known for its song "Stone Fox Chase," which was the theme song for the BBC music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test in the 1970s.
However, he was best known as a session player, and worked with a number of well-known musicians. His best-known work was with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Jimmy Buffett.
He appears on Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait and John Wesley Harding albums; Young's albums Tonight's the Night, Harvest, and Harvest Moon; and Buffett's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. He also worked with Joe Simon playing on Simon hits: "The Choking Kind", "Farther On Down The Road" and "Moonwalk", J.J. Cale, Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Presley, Mickey Newbury, Donovan, George Harrison, Joan Baez, Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson, Dan Fogelberg and Kris Kristofferson. In addition to studio work, Buttrey was a member of Neil Young's touring band, the Stray Gators. In 1972, he left the Stray Gators during their tour, saying all the fan attention was too much. Johnny Barbata replaced Buttrey in mid-tour. Buttrey also played in the group Rig. In 1979, Buttrey provided the drumming for Chuck Berry's latest studio album Rock It. Also in 1979, Kenny played drums on contemporary Christian singer Don Francisco's "Got to Tell Somebody" album.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1945
Nashville - Also known as
- Kenneth A. Buttrey
- Buttrey, Kenny
- Aaron Kenneth Buttrey
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Sep 12, 2004
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on July 23, 2013
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