Re: RE. Butterfield and F harp.

[Howard Chandler <chandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I found a website that gives an account of  Butterfield's last years

http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_31/butter.html




Robert Gaustad wrote:

>As I recall the news reports at the time, it was an
>overdose of heroin.  I remember being amazed that he
>was still on the stuff.  Now maybe it wasn't exactly
>an OD but an accumulation of crap through the year.  I
>do know it was a shame because he was a great harp
>player...and even though he didn't know it, he taught
>me most of the licks I know.
>
>Robert Gaustad
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>--- sean stephens <thepriapist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>Yep! that was a cool butter solo, recorded about a
>>week before he died ("sky is cryin"), another butter
>>goodun' on an F harp in (Cm) is his recording on
>>better days 1st lp of the Nina Simone Classic
>>"Nobody's fault but mine"
>>....rob p
>>.I  was interested to discover from rob's message
>>that Butter died so shortly after the aforementioned
>>performance.I was aware that he had passed on some
>>years ago but have read various reports as to when
>>and how he departed eg; O.D ,heart attack or liver
>>failure from the juice.Can anyone clarify this for
>>me.  
>>Apologies for the morbidity of this request but the
>>med-school dropout part of me persists and Butter's
>>playing drew me to the wonders of the harp.Driftin
>>and driftin live continues to floor me on each
>>listening
>>thanks sean.     
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