Billy Butterfield
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About
American jazz trumpet player and big band leader of the Twentieth Century. He is perhaps best remembered for his exquisite trumpet solo in the Artie Shaw orchestra's 1940 version of 'Stardust.'
Before Fame
Before becoming a successful musician, he pursued a career in medicine.
Trivia
He played the cornet and the flugelhorn, in addition to the trumpet.
Family Life
He was a native of Middleton, Ohio.
Associated With
He collaborated with fellow bandleader Ray Conniff on two albums: Just Kiddin' Around and Conniff Meets Butterfield.
