1. Joseph Campbell Butler was born on September 16,1941 and is an American drummer, singer and actor.
25 Facts About Joe Butler
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Joe Butler is best known as a member of folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful, where he was their drummer and later lead vocalist, the group had seven top 10 hits between 1965 and 1966.
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Joe Butler would replace the bands original drummer Jan Carl, after the band's first performance in 1964, He would play drums on all of the band's album's and he would occasionally sing lead vocals.
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Joe Butler would sing fully on their album Revelation: Revolution '69, the album was made without the other members of the band, the album failed to sell, after the album the band would break up.
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In 1991 the band would resume touring, Joe Butler reunited with members Steve Boone and Jerry Yester, along with adding new touring members.
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In 2000 Joe Butler would reunite with the original lineup for the final time and be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Besides music Joe Butler is an actor and has appeared in the musicals Soon in 1971 and played Neil and Hair in 1968 as a replacement for the musicals author James Rado in the role of Claude.
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Joe Butler is the father to actress Yancy Joe Butler and would appear in one episode of her show Witchblade in 2002.
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Joeseph Campbell Butler was born on September 16,1941, in Long Island, New York.
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Joe Butler began playing drums at age 10 and started playing professionally at 13.
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Joe Butler, Skip and Steve would form a group called The Kingsmen.
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Joe Butler was a principal member of the pop rock band the Lovin' Spoonful, founded by John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky in 1965.
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In 1968 Sebastian would leave the band, Joe Butler became the lead vocalist for their last album, Revelation: Revolution '69.
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Joe Butler has continued to perform with Boone in and has retained his position as lead vocalist.
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Joe Butler plays the guitar, autoharp and percussion instruments, while Butler fronted the band Mike Arturi would take over drums, joining the band in 1996.
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Joe Butler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Lovin' Spoonful in 2000 and performed with the original line-up for the last time.
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Joe Butler was inducted into the vocal group hall of fame with the band in 2006.
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In 2020 he would reunite on stage with John Sebastian and Steve Boone, singing the Spoonful's hits, this was the first time Boone and Joe Butler played with Sebastian since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Besides his career with the Spoonful, Joe Butler is an actor.
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In 2002 Joe Butler would appear in the show Witchblade, the show starred Joe Butler's daughter Yancy.
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Joe Butler is a founding member of the Circle Theatre Company.
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Alongside award-winning and renowned director Marshall W Mason and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lanford Wilson, Butler has written and directed numerous projects.
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Recently Joe Butler has written a play called Hearts in the City.
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Joe Butler was married to theater manager Leslie Vega, the two married on September 2,1967.
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Joe Butler later divorced her and subsequently married Kim Ablondi.