Group

Hot Butter

American instrumental synth‐pop band

From
New York, United States
Active
1971–1978
Releases
7
  • synth-pop

About

Hot Butter was an American instrumental band fronted by the keyboard player and studio musician Stan Free. The other band members were John Abbott (arranger, guitar), brothers Bill (producer, engineer, percussion) and Steve Jerome (producer, electric piano), Danny Jordan (producer) and Dave Mullaney (arranger, ondioline); also joined in studio by Tony Spinosa (percussion). They were best known for their 1972 version of the Moog synthesizer instrumental song "Popcorn", originally recorded by its composer, Gershon Kingsley, in 1969. The track became an international hit, selling a million copies in France, 250,000 in the United Kingdom, and over two million worldwide.

From Hot Butter on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

  • John Abbott 1971–1978 · original member · former
  • Stan Free 1971–1978 · original member · former Moog, principal
  • Bill Jerome 1971–1978 · original member · former
  • Steve Jerome 1971–1978 · original member · former
  • Danny Jordan 1971–1978 · original member · former
  • Dave Mullaney 1971–1978 · original member · former

Discography

Albums 2
Singles 3
Compilations 2

Links

Also known as

Hoot Butter · Hot Buter · Hot Butters · Hot-Butter · HotButter · Hott Butter · Hut Butter

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000115305868

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.