Sam Butera

January 10, 2024
Saxophonist

Quick Facts

Sam Butera
Full Name Sam Butera
Occupation Saxophonist
Date Of Birth Aug 17, 1927(1927-08-17)
Age 97
Date Of Death 2009-06-03
Birthplace New Orleans
Country United States
Birth City Louisiana
Horoscope Leo

Sam Butera Biography

Name Sam Butera
Birthday Aug 17
Birth Year 1927
Place Of Birth New Orleans
Home Town Louisiana
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Leo
Spouse Vera Butera

Sam Butera is one of the most popular and richest Saxophonist who was born on August 17, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. R&B Big Band crossover musician, and leader in The Witnesses for twenty years. He was a member of The Witnesses, including R&B and big band crossover artist and bandleader of The Witnesses for twenty years. He played with Louis Prima and Keely Smith, as well as with R&B outfits. as well as Keely Smith and also working with R&B outfits.

Butera previously said she believed that Butera once claimed that David Lee Roth stole music from him. has stolen music from him.

He was born within New Orleans and his father instilled in him the art of playing Saxophone when he was a child.

Sam Butera Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Saxophonist
House Living in own house.

Sam Butera is one of the richest Saxophonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Butera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He performed in Ray McKinley’s band after high school, and was deemed as a rising artist according to Look Magazine when he was 18 years old.

He sang “That Old Black Magic” as well as “I Wanna Be Like You,” the tune which was made famous in the Disney film The Jungle Book.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sam Butera Dating?

According to our records, Sam Butera married to Vera Butera. As of December 1, 2023, Sam Butera’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sam Butera celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.

Is Sam Butera still alive?

June 3, 2009

Who played Louis Prima saxophone?

Sam Butera , whose tenor saxophone provided a raucous counterpoint to Louis Prima’s frenzied “jump, jive and wail” vocals for two decades and who was later a successful bandleader in his own right, died on Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was 81.

Where is Sam Butera from?

New Orleans, LA

Who did Sam Butera play for?

Sam Butera, a hard-swinging tenor saxophonist who formed a rowdy and successful onstage partnership with entertainers Louis Prima and Keely Smith in the 1950s, died Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas. He was 81.

Where did Sam Butera live?

Butera was born and raised in an Italian-American family in New Orleans , where his father, Joe, ran a butcher shop and played guitar in his spare time. He heard the saxophone for the first time at a wedding when he was seven years old, and, with his father’s encouragement, he began to play.

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