11 Facts About Jonathan Butler

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Jonathan Kenneth Butler was born on 10 October 1961 and is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Jonathan Butler began touring at the age of seven when he joined a travelling stage show, and was later signed up to perform on a string of hit recordings, turning him into a local teen idol.

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Jonathan Butler was signed to CCP Records, a predecessor to Jive Records in 1977.

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Jonathan Butler left the label to join Mountain Records after a few years.

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In 2001, Jonathan Butler was featured in a compilation album that was a jazz tribute to Bob Marley produced by Lee Ritenour, A Twist of Marley.

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Jonathan Butler's contribution to the album was a jazz cover of No Woman No Cry.

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Jonathan Butler maintained a loyal following in the 1980s and 1990s, in South Africa, the United States and Europe.

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In 2006, Jonathan Butler was a featured vocalist on the album Gospel Goes Classical, produced by University of Alabama at Birmingham music professor Henry Panion.

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Jonathan Butler was nominated for a Grammy Award for his single "Going Home".

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Also in 2008, Jonathan Butler guest-starred on George Duke's Album Dukey Treats, alongside the late Teena Marie on the track Sudan, talking about the disasters of Darfur.

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From 2005 to 2012 Jonathan Butler lived in Bell Canyon, California,.