THE BUTLER TWINS
THE BUTLER TWINS , germans bessons que varen grabar un parell d´albums consecutius els anys 1995 i 1996 ambdós d´una qualitat remarcable , que us duïem aquí; malgrat aixó no varen arrivar a aconseguir la notorietat que segurament la seva forma de tocar hauría merescut. aquí teniu una petita mostra .
Clarence y Curtis Butler , hermanos gemelos se movían principalmente por la escena del BLUES de Detroit, y con dos álbumes grabados para JSP Records con sede en Londres, en 1995 y 1996
Formaron el duo THE BUTLER TWINS el guitarrista Clarence y armonicista Curtis de Florence,
El padre de ambos era guitarrista que consiguió cierto renombre WILLIE "BUTCH" BUTLER desde donde procedía , Alabama aunque nunca llegó a grabar.
Los gemelos se mudaron a Detroit en el 1960 y rápidamente encontraron trabajo en las plantas de automóviles Motor City. La escena del club en el momento estaba en auge, con la música de John Lee Hooker, Little Sonny, Bo Collins, Bobo Jenkins y docenas de otros derraman fuera de juke joints de la ciudad. Los gemelos continuaron trabajando hasta que el Blues entró en caida, ( no resurgiría hasta los 80's ) Por desgracia nos dejaron en 2003 Clarence y sólo tres mese más tarde su hermano Curtis.
The Butler Twins - from the album Not Gonna Worry About Tomorrow,JSP Records 1995.
Recorded in Detroit, USA.
The Butler Twins were an American Detroit blues and electric blues duo, comprising the twins Clarence (January 21, 1942 – December 22, 2003) and Curtis Butler (January 21, 1942 – April 9, 2004). Long-time semi-professional performers in the local blues scene in Detroit, they gained international recognition following the recording of three albums in the late 1990s. Their best known track was "The Butler's Boogie."
Clarence and Curtis Butler were born seconds apart, and grew up in Florence, Alabama. Their father, Willie "Butch" Butler, was noteworthy as a local guitar player, and with his harmonica playing partner, Raymond Edwards, both proved useful tutors. By the age of seven the twins were proficient enough musicians to win a talent contest, and played in the abandoned house where W. C. Handy once lived. They were in the middle of a family of sixteen siblings, and the twins put together their first musical ensemble at the age of 14, and two years later started to tour the Southern United States.
They relocated to Detroit in 1960, and worked in automobile assembly plants. By night they were part of the local nightclub scene. Clarence Butler supplied harmonica and vocals, while Curtis Butler played rhythm guitar, and they sat in with other musicians, until the local blues scene faded away in the late 1960s. In the early 1980s, with the Butler Twins still in residence, they were lauded as blues survivors.
The London, England, based JSP Records label issued two albums; Not Gonna Worry About Tomorrow (May 1995) and Pursue Your Dreams (May 1996). The relative success led to tours across the US, Canada and Europe. The Twins, as they became referred to in the blues community, became more famous overseas than in their own country. In 2000, the Detroit Music Awards gave the Outstanding Blues Writer award to Clarence Butler.
The Butler Twins were granted Music Achiever status by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Clarence Butler died after a heart attack on December 22, 2003, in Hamtramck, Michigan.Curtis Butler died just over three months later on April 9, 2004.
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