What is Henry Butler?
[[File:Henry Butler at Jazzfest 2010.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Butler in May 2010]] '''Henry Butler''' (September 21, 1949 &ndash; July 2, 2018) was an American [[jazz]] pianist. He was born in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/style/new-orleans-blues-ma0000012283/artists |title=New Orleans Blues : Significant Albums, Artists and Songs, Most Viewed |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2013-03-18}}</ref> Butler recorded for several record labels, including [[Impulse Records|Impulse]], [[Windham Hill]], and Basin Street Records. Butler was blinded by [[glaucoma]] in infancy.<ref>[http://alumni.msu.edu/newsarticle.cfm?id=284 Spartan Saga: Henry Butler] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220142053/http://alumni.msu.edu/newsArticle.cfm?id=284 |date=2013-12-20 }}. Michigan State Alumni Magazine, December 19, 2011.</ref> Butler died of end-stage [[colorectal cancer]] in [[New York City]] on July 2, 2018 at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2018/07/henry_butler_new_orleans_piano.html|title=Henry Butler, New Orleans R&B and jazz piano virtuoso, dies at 68|publisher=Nola|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.henrybutler.com/ Official website] * [http://www.culturecatch.com/vidcast/henry-butler/ Culture Catch Music Salon & Dusty Wright Interview with Henry] * [http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Features/piano%2Dman%2Dhenry%2Dbutler%2Dremembe/ Bonnaroo Interview with Henry by Ellen Mallernee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208141711/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/piano-man-henry-butler-remembe/ |date=2012-02-08 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Henry}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:African-American musicians]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:American pianists]] [[Category:American photographers]] [[Category: