Kenny Buttrey
Aaron Kenneth Buttrey (April 1, 1945 – September 12, 2004)
Buttrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, became a professional musician at age 11 and went on his first world tour at the age of 14 with Chet Atkins. He first worked with Charlie McCoy and went on to play with two of his own groups, Barefoot Jerry and Area Code 615. Area Code 615 was best known for its song "Stone Fox Chase", which was the theme song for the BBC music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test in the 1970s. Buttrey also played in the group Rig.
However, he was best known as a session player and worked with a number of well-known musicians including
Buttrey was a member of Neil Young's touring band, the
Hit singles featuring Buttrey's playing include "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", "Heart of Gold", "The Chokin' Kind", and "Margaritaville", but he was quoted as saying he was most proud of his drumming on Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay". He was inducted in 2007 (postumously) into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Buttrey died of cancer in Nashville on September 12, 2004, at the age of 59.
References
- ^ Kenny Buttrey 'Transcendental' drummer for artists from Elvis Presley to Bob Dylan and Neil Young The Independent accessdate July 22, 2018
- ^ Flippo, Chet (13 September 2004). "Nashville Drummer Kenny Buttrey Dead at 59". CMT: Country Music Television. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Greene, Andy (2017-09-01). "Beyond 'Hitchhiker': 15 Archival Neil Young Albums We'd Like to Hear". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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