Artie Butler

[1][3][4] By the early 1960s he was working as an assistant at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, where he met songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.[5] He co-wrote Alvin Robinson's "Down Home Girl" with Leiber (quickly covered in 1965 by The Rolling Stones), and later in 1964 joined the team working with songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.He arranged and contributed keyboards to several hits on Red Bird Records, including The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", The Dixie Cups' "Chapel of Love," and The Ad Libs' "The Boy from New York City."[7] From the 1970s onwards, Butler arranged many commercially successful records, including The Raiders' "Indian Reservation", Vicki Lawrence's "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia", Neil Sedaka's "Laughter in the Rain", Barry Manilow's "Copacabana", and Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Way Again".(1972), The Harrad Experiment (1973), the TV movie Wonder Woman (1974), For Pete's Sake (1974), Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975), the Disney film The Rescuers (1977), Sextette (1978), Sultan and the Rock Star (1980), and O'Hara's Wife (1982).
Art ButlerBrooklynPopular musicComposerarrangersongwritersession musiciangold and platinum albumsBrooklyn, New YorkclarinetErasmus Hall High SchoolHenry GloverKing RecordsBell Sound StudiosNew York CityJerry Leiber and Mike StollerBrill BuildingThe DriftersSally Go 'Round the RosesThe JaynettsAlvin RobinsonThe Rolling StonesJeff BarryEllie GreenwichRed Bird RecordsThe Shangri-LasLeader of the PackRemember (Walking in the Sand)The Dixie CupsChapel of LoveThe Ad LibsThe Boy from New York CityNeil DiamondSolitary ManCherry, CherryJanis IanSociety's ChildLos AngelesA&M RecordsHerbie HancockJoe CockerFeelin' AlrightLouis ArmstrongWhat a Wonderful WorldABC RecordsLarry NewtonThe Raiders'Indian ReservationVicki LawrenceThe Night The Lights Went Out In GeorgiaNeil SedakaLaughter in the RainBarry ManilowCopacabanaDionne WarwickI'll Never Love This Way AgainHere's to LifePeggy LeeShirley HornBarbra StreisandThe Love MachineWhat's Up Doc?The Harrad ExperimentWonder WomanFor Pete's SakeRafferty and the Gold Dust TwinsDisneyThe RescuersSextetteSultan and the Rock StarO'Hara's WifeminiseriesSinatrastage musicalIris Rainer DartThe People in the PictureCTI RecordsThe Original CleanheadEddie "Cleanhead" VinsonBluesTimeTed PostCapitol RecordsBroadwayMike StollerAlan Lorber20th Century Fox RecordsVerve RecordsScepter RecordsWayback MachineAllMusicDiscogs