George Butler (record producer)
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George Butler (September 2, 1931 – April 9, 2008) was a prominent American jazz record producer, executive and A&R man. He worked for a number of well known jazz record labels from the 1960s to the 1990s including Blue Note Records, Columbia Records and United Artists Records.[1] He signed and launched the careers of a number of now famous artists including Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr. and Nnenna Freelon.[1]
Butler died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Castro Valley, California at the age of 76.[1]
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- ^ a b c Ratliff, Ben (2008-04-20). "George Butler, Executive at Prominent Jazz Labels, Is Dead at 76". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/nyregion/20butler.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
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