Cliff Butler and the Lovers
CP-1870 - I Can't Believe
J.Sanders – G.Smith, San-Gor BMI
CP-1869 - Everybody Needs Somebody
C. Coleman – C. Butler, Alexander, BMI
Frantic 801
Louisville, Kentucky
1959
Cliff Butler was born on October 17, 1922, in Louisville, Kentucky.
After turning to the ministry in the early sixties, he continued to broadcast on local radio and recorded several gospel albums. He died in 1981.
CP-1870 - I Can't Believe
J.Sanders – G.Smith, San-Gor BMI
CP-1869 - Everybody Needs Somebody
C. Coleman – C. Butler, Alexander, BMI
Frantic 801
Louisville, Kentucky
1959
The Frantic label was probably owned by WAKY deejay Jack Sanders.
Cliff Butler was born on October 17, 1922, in Louisville, Kentucky.
His early experience in music was with one
of the many jug bands that made their home in Louisville. After serving
in the Army Air Corps in World War II, he returned to his hometown and
organized his first band to back his singing. His first recordings were
with the Three Notes, for Signature (1948), followed by recordings for
King (1949).
Through the mid-fifties Cliff and his trio played at Louisville nightspots like The Neon, The Silver Dollar Bar and The El Rancho. In thelate fifties he became a deejay for WLOU in Louisville, Kentucky.
After turning to the ministry in the early sixties, he continued to broadcast on local radio and recorded several gospel albums. He died in 1981.
Further reading :I've Got A Mind To Ramble : Remembering Cliff Butler
by Keith S. Clements
