BRIAN BUTLER
songwriter, blues singer, guitarist
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BUTLER'S BLUES
Solo blues of Brian's current exciting blues show. All songs written by Brian except as noted.
Recorded February to June 2018 up in the attic at Butler's place. A couple of condensor mics, Reaper recording software, a Focusrite A/D digital converter and a PC and the producer/artist hat was passed around.
The recording captures Brian's soulful live performances. Harmonica, acoustic guitar and national steel guitars and occasional electric guitars create a variety of Brian's blues.

Purchase it online (Amazon Music) or at live performances.

  1. Johnny Young
  2. Mississippi Woman
  3. Snow River
  4. Lead A Horse To Water (Earl Thomas)
  5. Taking the Train
  6. Atomic Bomb
  7. The Race Is Over
  8. Oxbow Blues
  9. The News About Billy
  10. A Nickel and A Nail (Morrison/Malone)
  11. River Roads
  12. Yonder Comes the Blues (Fred Neil)
  13. Place Pigalle

Notes about the songs:
  1. Johnny Young was a great Chicago singer with a big voice and played a fierce mandolin in addtion to guitar. Played a lot on Maxwell Street.
  2. Mississippi Woman - Took a trip to the Mississippi Delta last year and this song was inspired by that mysterious place, especially Yazoo City.
  3. Wrote Snow River about a troubled river. Loosely based on the Sammamish River although it could describe the fate of many rivers.
  4. Lead A Horse To Water - Writer Earl Thomas is from San Diego. Check him out. This is one of his fine songs.
  5. Taking the Train - Every songwriter needs a song about a train.
  6. Atomic Bomb - Woke up one morning with the lyrics running through my head.
  7. The Race Is Over - Rockin' little blues.
  8. Oxbow Blues - Instrumental number. John Fahey was a big influence. Maybe a little of him in this one.
  9. The News About Billy - Audiences always ask for this one. We all know a Billy.
  10. A Nickel and A Nail - Great R & B song that O.V. Wright recorded. Had to do it.
  11. River Roads - Good place to be.
  12. Yonder Comes the Blues - Great little city blues by Fred Neil. Enjoyed this one a whole lot.
  13. Place Pigalle - A guitar version of this song that I played on piano on my previous album, WAIT ALL NIGHT. Used to play the Pigalle in the Pike Pl Market back, late 70's, early 80's. A real place where the blues were going down.

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Wait All Night (CD) 2007
Twelve solo blues with seven originals, including two piano blues.
Reviews: "...one of my favorite local acoustic releases of the year."
- November 2007 Washington Blues Society Bluesletter
"Acoustic piano vocal blues are a lost art, but are in very good hands here."
- Autumn 2009 Ancient Victories News
  1. Second Line Beat
  2. The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
  3. When The Wind Blows (And The Lights Go Out)
  4. Slow Down Woman (J.B. Lenoir)
  5. Inconsequential
  6. Night Time Is The Right Time (Leroy Carr)
  7. Big River (Johnny Cash)
  8. Place Pigalle
  9. Trouble In Mind (Big Bill Broonzy)
  10. Serious Business
  11. Hard To Keep
  12. When Did You Leave Heaven (W. Bullock, R. Whiting)
Restless Street (CD) 1999

Buy RESTLESS STREET. (Amazon Music)
Band and solo performances with Robert Shangrow, Nova Devonie, Bob Conger, Ron Weinstein, Cliff Perry, Stuart Herrick, Jeannette d'Armond, Valerie Rosa and more.
Reviews:
"Brian Butler is one hell of a blues guitar player."
- January 2001 Washington Blues Society Bluesletter
"I'd recommend this CD to anyone who digs the blues."
- October 2007 Victory Music Review
"...an excellent job of combining acoustic and electric blues, folk and swing..."
- September 1999 review Washington Blues Society Bluesletter

  1. Animule Hall
  2. Too Many Trips
  3. Restless Street
  4. Stars Across The Sky
  5. Wella Wella Baby
  6. Been There Done That
  7. Louise
  8. Big Fire Now
  9. Traveling Mood
  10. Sitting On Top Of The World
  11. Hellbound Train
  12. Storm Warning

Hear Brian on these albums:

SIMPLE TRUTH - Keith Carpenter:
Includes Brian's performance and arrangement of Keith's songs "Simple Truth", "The Train Song" and "I Want To Go Home". The double album also features Keith and other artists performing songs from Carpenter's fine repertoire of songs. Available on Spotify and YouTube among other sources. Simple Truth

TRANSITION POINT - Tony Petrillo:
Brian plays guitar on Tom McFarlands great blues "Blue Reverie" on Port Townsend singer Tony Petrillos fine jazz album. Available on Spotify and YouTube among other sources. Blue Reverie

SEATTLE'S BEST BLUES #1 - Raw Records:
Includes "Been There Done That" from the RESTLESS STREET CD featuring Robert Shangrow, bass; Ron "The Deacon" Weinstein, Hammond B-3 and Bob Conger, drums.

SEATTLES'S BEST BLUES #2 - Raw Records
Featuring Brian's song, "Serious Business", a tasty shuffle features Ron Weinstein, organ; Rod Cook, guitar, Robert Shangrow, bass; Tom Murphy, drums and Brian Butler, guitar and vocals. A electrifed version of the song on WAIT ALL NIGHT.

A MUSICAL DOORWAY
Released in 2001 by the Seattle Folkore Society, it features Brian's tune, "Inconsequential". The Seattle Folklore Society has more information on where to purchase the A MUSICAL DOORWAY. A different rendition of the same song as on WAIT ALL NIGHT.

VICTORY MUSIC
Features Brian's piano number from WAIT ALL NIGHT, "When The Wind Blows". Other numbers feature the Northwest's finest acoustic-oriented singers and songwriters.