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Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R&B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene.
Born
Wednesday, 17 August 1927
Died
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Louis Prima: In Person! | Self | 2010 |
| Louis Prima: The Wildest! | Self / Himself | 1999 |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Self | 1994 |
| Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | Sam Butera | 1975 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| The Steve Lawrence Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Louis Prima: In Person! | Self | 2010 |
| Louis Prima: The Wildest! | Self / Himself | 1999 |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Self | 1994 |
| Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | Sam Butera | 1975 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| The Steve Lawrence Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| Playgirls International | Self / Himself | 1963 |
| The Continental Twist | Self / Himself | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Musician / Himself - Saxophonist (as Sam Butera and the Witnesses) | 1961 |
| The Spike Jones Show | Self | 1960 |
| The Rat Race | Carl / Carl "Tip" | 1960 |
| Hey Boy! Hey Girl! | Himself / Self | 1959 |
| The Music Shop | Self | 1959 |
| Senior Prom | Sam Butera | 1958 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Saxophonist / Singer / Self / Self - Saxophonist | 1948 |
