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Billy Butler (born William E. Butler; June 7, 1945 – March 31, 2015) was an American soul singer and songwriter active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His elder brother, Jerry, was also a singer and songwriter for whose band Billy played the guitar. == Career == Billy Butler formed the vocal group the Enchanters while at high school. He first recorded for Okeh Records in 1963, and was produced initially by Curtis Mayfield and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Billy Butler first charted in 1956 with Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2).The artist placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - #2: The Matador - #3: Honky Tonk (Part 1) - #4: I Stand Accused - #5: Hold It
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  Bill Doggett
1.
08/1956

#1  Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

from Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk   
230 pts
2
US
1
R&B
instrumental
[King 4950]
written by Bill Doggett, Billy Butler greentick, Clifford Scott & Shep Shepherd
2.
03/1958

Leaps and Bounds (Part 1)
Bill Doggett

from Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk   
10 pts


13
R&B
instrumental
[King 5101]
written by Clifford Scott, Ellis, Billy Butler greentick & Shep Shepherd
3.
10/1958

#5  Hold It
Bill Doggett

26 pts
92
US
3
R&B
instrumental
[King 5149]
written by Clifford Scott & Billy Butler greentick
4.
12/1960

(Let's Do the) Hully Gully
Bill Doggett

11 pts
66
US


[Warner Bros. 5181]
written by Bill Doggett & Billy Butler greentick
5.
01/1961

Honky Tonk
Bill Doggett

from Honky Tonk   
14 pts
57
US


R
[King 45-5444]
written by Bill Doggett, Shep Shepherd, Clifford Scott & Billy Butler greentick
  James Brown
6.
02/1961

Hold It
James Brown

3 pts
109
US


as James Brown presents his Band
instrumental
[King 5438]
written by Clifford Scott & Billy Butler greentick
  Billy Butler
7.
11/1963

Found True Love
Billy Butler greentick

4 pts
134
US


as Billy Butler & the Four Enchanters
[Okeh 7178]
written by William Butler greentick & Curtis Mayfield
  Major Lance
8.
03/1964

#2  The Matador
Major Lance

from Major's Greatest Hits   
69 pts
20
US
4
R&B
[Okeh 7191]
written by Carl Davis, Billy Butler greentick & Major Lance
  Jerry Butler
9.
07/1964

#4  I Stand Accused
Jerry Butler

from More of the Best of Jerry Butler   
33 pts
61
US
3
R&B
[Vee-Jay 598]
written by Billy Butler greentick & Jerry Butler
  Billy Butler
10.
09/1964

Can't Live Without Her
Billy Butler greentick

3 pts
130
US


as Billy Butler & the Chanters
[Okeh 7201]
written by William E. Butler greentick
  Otis Leavill
11.
02/1965

Let Her Love Me
Otis Leavill

7 pts
116
US
31
R&B
[Blue Rock 4002]
written by Billy Butler greentick
12.
05/1965

To Be or Not to Be
Otis Leavill

3 pts
128
US


[Blue Rock 4015]
written by Billy Butler greentick
  Lonnie Mack
13.
10/1965

Honky Tonk '65
Lonnie Mack

9 pts
78
US


[Fraternity 951]
written by Bill Doggett, Shep Shepherd, Clifford Scott & Billy Butler greentick
  Jerry Butler
14.
07/1966

Love (Oh, How Sweet It Is)
Jerry Butler

7 pts
103
US
34
R&B
[Mercury 72592]
written by Bobby Miller, Billy Butler greentick & Jerry Butler
  Inez & Charlie Foxx
15.
05/1967

I Stand Accused
Inez & Charlie Foxx

from Come by Here   
6 pts
127
US
41
R&B
[Dynamo 104]
written by William Butler greentick & Jerry Butler
  The Ballads
16.
06/1968

God Bless Our Love
The Ballads

25 pts
65
US
8
R&B
[Venture 615]
written by Billy Butler greentick
  Al Wilson
17.
04/1969

I Stand Accused
Al Wilson

from Searching for the Dolphins   
4 pts
106
US


[Soul City 773]
written by William Butler greentick & Jerry Butler
  Little Milton
18.
10/1969

Poor Man
Little Milton

11 pts
103
US
18
R&B
[Checker 1221]
written by Milton Campbell, James Blumenberg & Billy Butler greentick
  Isaac Hayes
19.
08/1970

I Stand Accused
Isaac Hayes

from The Isaac Hayes Movement   The Isaac Hayes Movement
26 pts
42
US
23
R&B
[Enterprise 9017]
written by Billy Butler greentick & Jerry Butler
  Jerry Butler
20.
11/1970

Special Memory
Jerry Butler

from Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds   
7 pts
109
US
36
R&B
[Mercury 73131]
written by Jerry Butler, Billy Butler greentick & Larry Wade
  Infinity [soul group]
21.
05/1971

I Don't Want to Lose You
Infinity [soul group]

3 pts


37
R&B
as Billy Butler & Infinity
[Memphis 103]
written by Billy Butler greentick, Larry Wade & Terry Callier
  Jerry Butler
22.
07/1971

How Did We Lose It Baby
Jerry Butler

from Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds   
11 pts
85
US
38
R&B
[Mercury 73210]
written by Billy Butler greentick & Charles Jones
  James Brown
23.
06/1972

#3  Honky Tonk (Part 1)
James Brown

37 pts
44
US
7
R&B
instrumental
[Polydor 14129]
written by Bill Doggett, Henry Glover, Billy Butler greentick, Shep Shepherd & Clifford Scott


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has sibling Jerry Butler


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