Person · Male
Sam Butera
- From
- New Orleans, United States
- Active
- 1927–2009
- Releases
- 8
- jazz
About
Sam Butera (August 17, 1927 – June 3, 2009) was an American tenor saxophonist and singer best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R&B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene.
Member of
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Keely Smith with Sam Butera & The Chiefs eponymous
Discography
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ed306df1-4a78-4df5-a02e-71a8ce398601
- ISNI
- 0000000059423949
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.