Sam Butera

Actor, Musical Artist

1927 – 2009

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Who was Sam Butera?

Sam Butera was a tenor saxophone player best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R & B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene.

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Born
Aug 17, 1927
New Orleans
Also known as
  • Butera, Sam
  • Sal Butera and the Witnesses
  • Sam Butera and The Witnesses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Jun 3, 2009
Las Vegas

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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