THE BUTLER TWINS
''THE BUTLER'S BOOGIE: LIVE AT THE ATTIC ''HOME OF THE BLUES''''
MAY 16 2000
56:57
1/The Butler's Boogie
Clarence Butler/6:52
2/Go'in Down to the Juke Joint
Clarence Butler/8:41
3/Who Told You That I've Been Fool'in Around
Clarence Butler/5:56
4/Too Old for You
Clarence Butler/6:12
5/I Believe I Got to Get Me a Black Cat Bone
Clarence Butler/5:57
6/Ain't Got Nobody to Tell My Troubles
Clarence Butler/8:17
7/Wish'n upon a Falling Star
Clarence Butler/7:17
8/Go'in Back Home
Clarence Butler/7:45
Clarence Butler /Harmonica, Vocals
Curtis Butler /Guitar (Rhythm)
Martin Gross /Drums
Eddie Harsch /Keyboards
Bob Lee /Drums
Kenny Parker /Guitar
REVIEW
by Curtis Zimmermann
Detroit city, year 2000, Hastings street has been obliterated by the highways and some question whether Detroit still maintains its place as one of the nations blues capitals. Surprisingly enough, the scene still exists, not in the inner city, but out in the suburbs. Recorded live at the Attic bar in Hamtramck, MI, Butlers Boogie is a testament to the strength of Detroit blues 60 years after its heyday. Clarence and Curtis Bulter have lived the blues life: The brothers were born in Alabama then emigrated to Michigan in the '50s and worked in the factories most of their lives, playing music on the side. The duo brings their story to life with songs like "Goin' Down to the Juke Joint" and "Goin' Back Home." Clarence's lead vocals still have a powerful resonance expressing a true blues passion with every note. Occasionally, since this is a live album, the group's jams get a bit repetitive. Still, this isn't a fault to the music, in fact, the album only increases the desire to see the Bulter Twins live.
BIOGRAPHY
by Richard Skelly
Clarence and Curtis Butler are two longtime beacons on the Detroit-area blues scene, and with two recently recorded albums for the London-based JSP Records, they may finally begin to garner a wider following outside of Detroit. The brothers' albums for JSP include Pursue Your Dreams (1996) and Not Gonna Worry About Tomorrow (1995).
Guitarist Clarence and harmonica player Curtis Butler grew up near W.C. Handy's birthplace of Florence, Alabama, about 30 miles from the Mississippi Delta. They took their earliest musical cues from their father, guitarist Willie "Butch" Butler, who was famous in the region but never recorded.
The twins moved to Detroit in the 1960 and quickly found work in Motor City auto plants. The club scene at the time was booming, with the music of John Lee Hooker, Little Sonny, Bo Collins, Bobo Jenkins and dozens of others spilling out of the city's juke joints. The twins continued working and sitting in as much as they could, but by the late 1960s, the blues scene in Detroit had dried up. Civil unrest and the rise of the Motown sound didn't leave much room for a flourishing blues scene, but by the early 1980s, when the blues began a resurgence again nationally, the Butler Twins were still on the scene. More importantly, they were celebrated as survivors and veterans.
The twins' two JSP releases may allow them to tour more extensively in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
''THE BUTLER'S BOOGIE: LIVE AT THE ATTIC ''HOME OF THE BLUES''''
MAY 16 2000
56:57
1/The Butler's Boogie
Clarence Butler/6:52
2/Go'in Down to the Juke Joint
Clarence Butler/8:41
3/Who Told You That I've Been Fool'in Around
Clarence Butler/5:56
4/Too Old for You
Clarence Butler/6:12
5/I Believe I Got to Get Me a Black Cat Bone
Clarence Butler/5:57
6/Ain't Got Nobody to Tell My Troubles
Clarence Butler/8:17
7/Wish'n upon a Falling Star
Clarence Butler/7:17
8/Go'in Back Home
Clarence Butler/7:45
Clarence Butler /Harmonica, Vocals
Curtis Butler /Guitar (Rhythm)
Martin Gross /Drums
Eddie Harsch /Keyboards
Bob Lee /Drums
Kenny Parker /Guitar
REVIEW
by Curtis Zimmermann
Detroit city, year 2000, Hastings street has been obliterated by the highways and some question whether Detroit still maintains its place as one of the nations blues capitals. Surprisingly enough, the scene still exists, not in the inner city, but out in the suburbs. Recorded live at the Attic bar in Hamtramck, MI, Butlers Boogie is a testament to the strength of Detroit blues 60 years after its heyday. Clarence and Curtis Bulter have lived the blues life: The brothers were born in Alabama then emigrated to Michigan in the '50s and worked in the factories most of their lives, playing music on the side. The duo brings their story to life with songs like "Goin' Down to the Juke Joint" and "Goin' Back Home." Clarence's lead vocals still have a powerful resonance expressing a true blues passion with every note. Occasionally, since this is a live album, the group's jams get a bit repetitive. Still, this isn't a fault to the music, in fact, the album only increases the desire to see the Bulter Twins live.
BIOGRAPHY
by Richard Skelly
Clarence and Curtis Butler are two longtime beacons on the Detroit-area blues scene, and with two recently recorded albums for the London-based JSP Records, they may finally begin to garner a wider following outside of Detroit. The brothers' albums for JSP include Pursue Your Dreams (1996) and Not Gonna Worry About Tomorrow (1995).
Guitarist Clarence and harmonica player Curtis Butler grew up near W.C. Handy's birthplace of Florence, Alabama, about 30 miles from the Mississippi Delta. They took their earliest musical cues from their father, guitarist Willie "Butch" Butler, who was famous in the region but never recorded.
The twins moved to Detroit in the 1960 and quickly found work in Motor City auto plants. The club scene at the time was booming, with the music of John Lee Hooker, Little Sonny, Bo Collins, Bobo Jenkins and dozens of others spilling out of the city's juke joints. The twins continued working and sitting in as much as they could, but by the late 1960s, the blues scene in Detroit had dried up. Civil unrest and the rise of the Motown sound didn't leave much room for a flourishing blues scene, but by the early 1980s, when the blues began a resurgence again nationally, the Butler Twins were still on the scene. More importantly, they were celebrated as survivors and veterans.
The twins' two JSP releases may allow them to tour more extensively in the U.S., Canada and Europe.