07/05/17 Artie Butler - Arranger/Songwriter/Pianist on 60+ Gold and Platinum Albums
Summary: Artie Butler was discovered by the legendary team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. <br>He has been involved in every phase of the music industry. Awarded over fifty gold <br>and platinum records, multi-Emmy and Grammy nominations, his credits are literally<br>too numerous to mention. <br>A small sampling of his associations includes:<br>Records<br>"Solitary Man" & "Cherry Cherry" & “Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon” - Neil Diamond<br>"Copacabana" & "Even Now" & "Can't Smile Without You" - Barry Manilow<br>"Feelin' Al-Right" - Joe Cocker<br>"I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again" - Dionne Warwick<br>"Laughter In The Rain" - Neil Sedaka<br>"Neither One Of Us Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye" - Gladys Knight & The Pips <br>“Sally Go ‘Round The Roses” - The Jaynets<br>"The Boy From New York City" - The Ad-Libs<br>“The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” – Vicki Lawrence<br>“You And Me Against The World” – Helen Reddy<br>Movies- "What's Up Doc?" - Barbra Streisand - Warner Bros. <br> "For Petes Sake" - Barbra Streisand - Columbia<br> "The Rescuers" - Animated Feature - Walt Disney<br>Theater- “The People In The Picturee” - Roundabout Theater - Original Broadway Premier <br> Co-composed score with Mike Stoller Book & Lyrics – Iris Rainer Dart<br><br>Artie has worked with the best of the best - Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Neil Sedaka, B.B. King, Neil Diamond, Joe Cocker, Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Dionne Warwick, Bernadette Peters, Helen Reddy, Mac Davis, Bobby Darin, Dinah Washington, Andy Williams, Liza Minelli, Joe Williams, Johnny Mathis, The Coasters, The Drifters, Ben E King etc.<br>His song "Here's To Life" recorded by Shirley Horn and Barbra Streisand was nominated for two Grammy awards in 1992, is rapidly becoming a part of the new American Songbook. He is a three time Emmy nominee, including a nomination for his outstanding work on the CBS mini-series "SINATRA" based on the life of Frank Sinatra. <br>His arrangement and featured piano work on Joe Cocker’s hit record "Feelin' Alright" remains a true classic in American pop music and rock & roll. His songs have been sung by Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones, Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow, Shirley Horn, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Peggy Lee and others.<br>He’s also known for his wonderful sense of humor. Artie Butler started in the famous Brill Building and made some of the most significant contributions to that fabled and historic era.<br><a href="http://artiebutler.com/" rel="noopener">http://artiebutler.com/</a>
