Jon Butcher
Encyclopedia
Jon Butcher is an American
rock
, blues
songwriter
, guitarist
& freelance multimedia
producer.
, Roy Rogers
and other singing cowboys seen in old movies. In 1964, Jon's stepfather William Butcher adopted him and moved the family from Philadelphia, PA to Clear Air Force Base, Clear, Alaska
, for career opportunities. In 1969, Jon's family moved back to Pennsylvania where Jon and his younger brother Brian finished Secondary education at Conestoga High School. Jon then attended Grahm Junior College
in Boston, Massachusetts for Broadcast Journalism and it was there that his professional music career began in earnest.
particularly in the early stages of Jon's career. These comparisons were fueled by Butcher's onstage appearance and manerisms, patterned after Hendrix, and his choice for the band name Axis, which was an obvious reference to Hendrix legendary album Axis: Bold as Love
. Butcher's stated influences are Richie Havens
, John Lennon
, Phil Lynott
, Bob Dylan
and Taj Mahal
and today he maintains that the Hendrix comparisons are superficial and has been quoted as saying "Being black and playing a Stratocaster created certain inevitable comparisons, particularly in the early days".
and radio medias, particularly the influential radio station WBCN in Boston, MA. With the radio promotion of supporters such as WBCN radio personalities Mark Parenteau, Oedipus and Carter Alan
, Jon Butcher became a Boston music staple, and in the early 1980s he created Jon Butcher Axis with Sandy Higgins (guitar), Chris Martin (bass) and former Johanna Wild drummer Derek Blevins. Soonafter, Higgins left to be the front man for Balloon, while Charlie Farren fronted the Mk3 lineup of The Joe Perry Project
. After several other guitarists came and went, Axis became the power trio which Butcher had always envisioned. Jon Butcher Axis performed throughout New England including Uncle Sam's, the infamous The Rathskeller
, The Paradise Theater and many others. The timing and apparent surge in popularity afforded Jon Butcher Axis' next opportunity through Peter Wolf
, lead singer of The J. Geils Band.
American tour, culminating in three sold out night shows at the Boston Garden
. It was the experience of performing in the Freeze Frame tour that led to Jon Butcher Axis first international record deal with PolyGram Records. This began a recording and touring career which saw the release of Jon Butcher Axis' Stare at the Sun. Further enforcing the reference to Jimi Hendrix, Axis album Bold as Love had cover art depicting Hendrix in front of a blazing sun. Both of the PolyGram records were produced by Pat Moran, also producer for Robert Plant
.
, featuring a Johanna Wild revision of "(It Takes) A New Man". Other notable tracks included "Ocean in Motion" and "Walk Like This". This album reached No. 21 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart
and Jon Butcher Axis' video "Life Takes a Life" became one of the first videos by a black artist to receive airtime on MTV. At that time, the only two black artists enjoying MTV coverage were Jon Butcher Axis and Michael Jackson
. Their second album, Stare at the Sun (1984), reached No. 55 on the Billboard album chart and as a result of these two albums' successes afforded further growing popularity for the band, which added the opportunity to tour with Rush
and Def Leppard
.
and released Along the Axis. The track, "The Ritual", earned multiple writers in the band a Grammy Nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. On that same album, singles and videos were released for the songs "The Sounds of Your Voice" and "Stop". "The Sounds of Your Voice" (written by band member Thom Gimbel) was the only single to hit the Billboard charts
Hot 100 reaching No. 94. Quotes Jon, "The Capitol Records experience was a positive one. Jon Butcher Axis frequently toured major venues across the US during this period, opening for INXS
and again with Rush
".
. The band included Leland Sklar
(bass), Ben Schultz (guitar) and Ray Brinker (drums). Their second record, Barefoot Servants 2 was released by Atom Records
in August 2005. Drummer Ray Brinker was replaced by Londoner Neal Wilkinson.
's Electric Ladyland
. In 1998, Razor & Tie
released The Best of Jon Butcher – Dreamers Would Ride. In November 2000, Butcher released a CD exclusively through his web site A Long Way Home. A Stiff Little Breeze was released on Atom Records
in 2001 and was Jon's first solo project with the independent label. This CD resurrected the Jon Butcher Axis name, and again the Hendrix reference. 2002 brought an additional Jon Butcher Axis release, An Ocean in Motion – Live in Boston 1984. Jon joined the Chris Pierce
band in 2008 as guitarist and released a live CD Live at the Hotel Cafe. Jon is currently working on Chris' third studio release.
. It contains several never-released songs, and additional music from his first three Jon Butcher Axis releases.
. In addition to providing music production services for recording artists, Butcher through his company "Electric Factory Music" spends a great amount of his time scoring music for television, film and computer gaming. Recent projects include music for the HBO series Deadwood
and A&E
's The Life and Times of Wild Bill Cody, The Hughleys
(UPN
), The Unit
(CBS
), Ugly Betty
(ABC
), Star Trek: The Next Generation
(UPN), My Name Is Earl
NBC
, and Hendrix: The Movie (Wood Harris).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
& freelance multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
producer.
Early life
Born Jon A. Toombs to Joan Butts and John A Toombs Sr., Jon picked up his new last name and his first guitar simultaneously at the age of six, through inspirations of Gene AutryGene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
, Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
and other singing cowboys seen in old movies. In 1964, Jon's stepfather William Butcher adopted him and moved the family from Philadelphia, PA to Clear Air Force Base, Clear, Alaska
Clear, Alaska
Clear is an unincorporated community in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. The small community is along the George Parks Highway at milepost 280 and encompasses residential homes and businesses. Its elevation is 518 feet ....
, for career opportunities. In 1969, Jon's family moved back to Pennsylvania where Jon and his younger brother Brian finished Secondary education at Conestoga High School. Jon then attended Grahm Junior College
Grahm Junior College
Grahm Junior College was a private junior college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school opened in 1957 under the name Cambridge School of Business, as part of a chain of schools. Other branches were later based in Chicago and Philadelphia...
in Boston, Massachusetts for Broadcast Journalism and it was there that his professional music career began in earnest.
Influences
Many people have made comparisons between Jon Butcher and Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
particularly in the early stages of Jon's career. These comparisons were fueled by Butcher's onstage appearance and manerisms, patterned after Hendrix, and his choice for the band name Axis, which was an obvious reference to Hendrix legendary album Axis: Bold as Love
Axis: Bold as Love
Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love was released on Track Records in the UK in December 1967...
. Butcher's stated influences are Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richard P. "Richie" Havens is an African American folk singer and guitarist. He is best known for his intense, rhythmic guitar style , soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.-Career:Born in Brooklyn, Havens was the eldest of nine children...
, John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (musician)
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. He incorporates elements of world music into his music...
and today he maintains that the Hendrix comparisons are superficial and has been quoted as saying "Being black and playing a Stratocaster created certain inevitable comparisons, particularly in the early days".
Johanna Wild
During the middle to late 1970s, Jon Butcher toured the Northeast U.S. with the Boston based band, Johanna Wild. The band generated a large following during its tenure. Their early success was due to promotional practices such as self promotion, self marketing and self management. The most successful Johanna Wild lineup was: Jeff Linscott [guitar], Derek Blevins [drums], Troy Douglas Sutler III [bass], and Jon Butcher [guitar and vocals]. Their most popular song, "Suzanne" attained regular airplay at local radio stations like WBCN. Johanna Wild's chemistry influenced much of the Boston music scene of the 1970s.Jon Butcher Axis
Relentless touring and strong fan support for Johanna Wild afforded Jon Butcher quick media attention through the then blossoming cable TV networks MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and radio medias, particularly the influential radio station WBCN in Boston, MA. With the radio promotion of supporters such as WBCN radio personalities Mark Parenteau, Oedipus and Carter Alan
Carter Alan
Carter Alan is a disc jockey and radio announcer who has been working professionally in Boston since 1979. His work began at the student radio station at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by 19 years at Boston radio station WBCN. Alan is perhaps most famous for playing U2 before...
, Jon Butcher became a Boston music staple, and in the early 1980s he created Jon Butcher Axis with Sandy Higgins (guitar), Chris Martin (bass) and former Johanna Wild drummer Derek Blevins. Soonafter, Higgins left to be the front man for Balloon, while Charlie Farren fronted the Mk3 lineup of The Joe Perry Project
The Joe Perry Project
The Joe Perry Project is an American rock band formed by Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry. Perry started working on forming the band shortly before his departure from Aerosmith in 1979...
. After several other guitarists came and went, Axis became the power trio which Butcher had always envisioned. Jon Butcher Axis performed throughout New England including Uncle Sam's, the infamous The Rathskeller
The Rathskeller
The Rathskeller was a Kenmore Square live music venue in Boston, Massachusetts that was open from 1974 to 1997. As implied by its name "Ratskeller" , the Rathskeller was a dimly-lit establishment...
, The Paradise Theater and many others. The timing and apparent surge in popularity afforded Jon Butcher Axis' next opportunity through Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York...
, lead singer of The J. Geils Band.
American Tour opening for The J. Geils Band
Jon Butcher Axis was invited to tour with Boston's already world famous J. Geils Band through Peter Wolf, for their 1982 Freeze FrameFreeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)
Freeze-Frame is the 12th album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981 . This was the band's only #1 album and their biggest seller. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in February 1982, and remained at the top for four weeks. The album featured the hit...
American tour, culminating in three sold out night shows at the Boston Garden
Boston Garden
The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928 as "Boston Madison Square Garden" and outlived its original namesake by some 30 years...
. It was the experience of performing in the Freeze Frame tour that led to Jon Butcher Axis first international record deal with PolyGram Records. This began a recording and touring career which saw the release of Jon Butcher Axis' Stare at the Sun. Further enforcing the reference to Jimi Hendrix, Axis album Bold as Love had cover art depicting Hendrix in front of a blazing sun. Both of the PolyGram records were produced by Pat Moran, also producer for Robert Plant
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
.
1983
1983 saw the release of their first and self-titled album, Jon Butcher AxisJon Butcher Axis (album)
John Butcher Axis was the eponymous debut studio album by Jon Butcher Axis, released in 1983 on Polydor/PolyGram Records. The album featured the hit "Life Takes a Life." The album reached #21 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.-Track listing:...
, featuring a Johanna Wild revision of "(It Takes) A New Man". Other notable tracks included "Ocean in Motion" and "Walk Like This". This album reached No. 21 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and Jon Butcher Axis' video "Life Takes a Life" became one of the first videos by a black artist to receive airtime on MTV. At that time, the only two black artists enjoying MTV coverage were Jon Butcher Axis and Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
. Their second album, Stare at the Sun (1984), reached No. 55 on the Billboard album chart and as a result of these two albums' successes afforded further growing popularity for the band, which added the opportunity to tour with Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
and Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
.
1985–1986
In 1985, Jon Butcher Axis signed with Capitol RecordsCapitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
and released Along the Axis. The track, "The Ritual", earned multiple writers in the band a Grammy Nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. On that same album, singles and videos were released for the songs "The Sounds of Your Voice" and "Stop". "The Sounds of Your Voice" (written by band member Thom Gimbel) was the only single to hit the Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Hot 100 reaching No. 94. Quotes Jon, "The Capitol Records experience was a positive one. Jon Butcher Axis frequently toured major venues across the US during this period, opening for INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
and again with Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
".
1987–1989
The following releases, Wishes (1987) and Pictures from the Front (1989) were simply recorded under the Jon Butcher name. Wishes was Butcher's most successful album. Rumored to have achieved Gold Award status, there is no evidence of this on the RIAA database. MTV videos released from both of these records included "Holy War", "Goodbye Saving Grace" and "Wishes".Barefoot Servants
In 1991, Jon Butcher Axis ended its run. Jon Butcher himself spent most of the 90's on various multimedia projects. In 1994, he formed Barefoot Servants which released their self-titled album on Epic RecordsEpic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. The band included Leland Sklar
Leland Sklar
Leland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of albums as a session musician...
(bass), Ben Schultz (guitar) and Ray Brinker (drums). Their second record, Barefoot Servants 2 was released by Atom Records
ATOM Records
ATOM Records is an independent record label, based in Dayton, United States. It was started in 1999 by Scott Kinnison. ATOM did a lot of releases, mainly in the United States, for example Jon Butcher and Barefoot Servants but also some international albums like Head Over Heels from Austrian...
in August 2005. Drummer Ray Brinker was replaced by Londoner Neal Wilkinson.
Solo endeavors
In the mid 1990s, Butcher released two solo blues albums, Positively the Blues and Electric Factory, a title loosely derived from Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
's Electric Ladyland
Electric Ladyland
Electric Ladyland is the third and final album of new material by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968 on Reprise Records, catalogue 2RS 6307. It is the only Hendrix studio album professionally produced under his supervision. It topped the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks in...
. In 1998, Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...
released The Best of Jon Butcher – Dreamers Would Ride. In November 2000, Butcher released a CD exclusively through his web site A Long Way Home. A Stiff Little Breeze was released on Atom Records
ATOM Records
ATOM Records is an independent record label, based in Dayton, United States. It was started in 1999 by Scott Kinnison. ATOM did a lot of releases, mainly in the United States, for example Jon Butcher and Barefoot Servants but also some international albums like Head Over Heels from Austrian...
in 2001 and was Jon's first solo project with the independent label. This CD resurrected the Jon Butcher Axis name, and again the Hendrix reference. 2002 brought an additional Jon Butcher Axis release, An Ocean in Motion – Live in Boston 1984. Jon joined the Chris Pierce
Chris Pierce
-Early life:Chris Pierce is a soul singer and songwriter born in California. As a boy, he pursued acting and singing in local theater presentations, and appearing on notable television shows....
band in 2008 as guitarist and released a live CD Live at the Hotel Cafe. Jon is currently working on Chris' third studio release.
Video
Butcher's first DVD video release came in 2004. Live at the Casbah was filmed in December 1984 at The Casbah concert venue in Manchester, New HampshireManchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
. It contains several never-released songs, and additional music from his first three Jon Butcher Axis releases.
Multimedia projects
In addition to touring all over the United States and other countries to support various incarnations of both Jon Butcher Axis and Barefoot Servants, Butcher created his own production company and state of the art recording studio "Electric Factory" located in the San Fernando Hills of CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. In addition to providing music production services for recording artists, Butcher through his company "Electric Factory Music" spends a great amount of his time scoring music for television, film and computer gaming. Recent projects include music for the HBO series Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
and A&E
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
's The Life and Times of Wild Bill Cody, The Hughleys
The Hughleys
The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L...
(UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
), The Unit
The Unit
The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
(CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
), Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
(ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
), Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
(UPN), My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, and Hendrix: The Movie (Wood Harris).
Albums
| Year | Album | Tracks | Credits | Billboard | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jon Butcher Axis Jon Butcher Axis (album) John Butcher Axis was the eponymous debut studio album by Jon Butcher Axis, released in 1983 on Polydor/PolyGram Records. The album featured the hit "Life Takes a Life." The album reached #21 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.-Track listing:... Label – Polydor Producer – Pat Moran |
1. "Life Takes a Life" 2. "It's Only Words" 3. "Ocean in Motion" 4. "Can't Be the Only Fool" 5. "Sentinel" 6. "New Man" 7. "Fairlight" 8. "Send One Care Of" 9. "Walk Like This" 10. "We Will Be as One" |
Derek Blevins – Drums Jon Butcher – Guitar, Vocals Christopher Martin – Bass Pat Moran – Producer, Engineer |
91 | |
| 1984 | Stare at the Sun Label – Polydor Producer – Pat Moran |
1. "Wind It Up" 2. "Victims" 3. "Dreams Fade Away" 4. "Stay Low" 5. "Can't Tell the Dancer from the Dance" 6. "Don't Say Goodnight" 7. "Walk on the Moon" 8. "Call to Arms" 9. "Eros Arriving" 10. "Breakout" |
Derek Blevins – Drums Jon Butcher – Guitar, Vocals Christopher Martin – Bass Pat Moran – Producer, Engineer |
160 | |
| 1985 | Along the Axis Label - Capitol Producer - Spencer Proffer |
1. "Stop!" (4:14) 2. "Electricity" (3:35) 3. "Sounds of Your Voice" (3:38) 4. "Only the Fox" (4:07) 5. "Along the Axis" (3:40) 6. "Two Hearts Running" (4:29) 7. "I've Got Money" (3:45) 8. "Between the Lines" (4:38) 9. "Carrie" (3:34) 10. "That's How Strong My Love Is" (3:29) 11. "The Ritual (Instrumental)" (3:11) |
Randy Bishop - Vocals Derek Blevins - Drums Larry Brown - percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... Jon Butcher - Guitar, Percussion, Arranger Arranger In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the... , Vocals, Vocals (Background) Ava Cherry - Vocals Thom Gimbel - Guitar, Arranger, Horn, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Maxtone Hanspeter Huber - Engineer Jimmy Johnson - Bass Moneygrabbers - Vocals Spencer Proffer - Arranger, Producer |
69 | |
| 1987 | Wishes Label - Capitol Producer - Spencer Proffer |
1. "Goodbye Saving Grace" 2. "Living for Tomorrow" 3. "Holy War" 4. "Wishes" 5. "Churinga [Instrumental]" 6. "Long Way Home" 7. "Show Me Some Emotion" 8. "Little Bit of Magic" 9. "Angel Dressed in Blue" 10. "Partners in Crime" 11. "Prisoners of the Silver Chain" |
Derek Blevins - Percussion, Drums Jon Butcher - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Thom Gimbel - Horn Horn (instrument) The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player .... , Keyboards Hanspeter Huber - Engineer Rob Jefferies - Bass Spencer Proffer - Producer |
77 | |
| 1989 | Pictures from the Front Label - Capitol Producer - Glen Ballard |
1. "I'm Only Dreaming" 2. "Might As Well Be Free" 3. "Live Or Die" 4. "99 (May Be All You Need)" 5. "Beating Drum" 6. "The Mission" 7. "Send Me Somebody" 8. "Division Street" 9. "Come And Get It" 10. "Waiting For A Miracle" |
Glen Ballard - Keyboards, Producer Jon Butcher - Guitar, Vocals Jammin' James Carter - Bass, Vocals Thom Gimbel - Guitar, Horn, Keyboards, Vocals Jamie Hunting - Bass Ronnie Lee Sage - Percussion, Drums, Vocals Timothy B. Schmit - Vocals |
121 | |
| 1995 | Positively the Blues Label - Blues Bureau Producers - Ben Schultz, Jon Butcher |
1. "Cadillac Limousine" (2:54) 2. "Clean-Up Time" (6:52) 3. "Taxman Blues" (3:39) 4. "Union Hall" (2:19) 5. "Honey Bee" (3:47) 6. "Here I Am" (2:54) 7. "20 Years" (3:47) 8. "I Hate Myself" (3:00) 9. "At the Feet of the Master" (5:53) 10. "Two Penny Nail" (4:13) 11. "High Heel Shoes" (4:07)" 12. "Sail On" (1:44) |
Jon Butcher - Dobro, Guitar, Vocals, Producer Ben Schultz - Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Slide Guitar |
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| 1996 | Electric Factory Label - Blues Bureau Int'l Producer - Jon Butcher |
1. "Rocket Ship" (6:25) 2. "Chili Sauce" (6:23) 3. "Rather Go Fishin'" (3:14) 4. "Cactus Flower" (7:08) 5. "A Sea of Blues" (5:04) 6. "The Fireman's Ball" (3:19) 7. "Gambler" (5:07) 8. "Yes, She Does" (3:45) 9. "Brian's Electric Factory" (5:24) 10. "The Coleman Mine" (1:04) 11. "By Railroad Line" (3:24) |
Jon Butcher - Multi Instruments, Producer Kelly Rucker - Harp Harp The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings... Ben Schultz - Multi Instruments, Engineer, Mixing |
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| 1998 | The Best of Jon Butcher: Dreamers Would Ride Label - Razor & Tie |
1. "Might as Well Be Free" (4:32) 2. "Life Takes a Life" (3:54) 3. " Goodbye Saving Grace" (4:16) 4. "Holy War" (4:11) 5. "Don't Say Goodnight" (3:23) 6. "Stop" (4:11) 7. "Sounds of Your Voice" (3:41) 8. "Waiting for a Miracle" (5:19) 9. "May This Be Love" (3:08) 10. "Wishes" (4:01) 11. "The Ritual" (2:57) 12. "Whiskey River" (3:47) 13. "If I Love You" (1:42) 14. "Send Me Somebody" (4:07) 15. "This Raging Fire" (4:10) 16. "It's Only Words" (Live) (3:48) 17. "Division Street" (4:45) |
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| 1999 | King Biscuit Flower Hour Label - King Biscuit Producer - Joe Pheifer |
1. "Writing on the Wall" (3:40) 2. "Life Takes a Life" (5:01) 3. "Long Way Home" (4:27) 4. "American Dream" (3:59) 5. "Goodbye Saving Grace" (7:25) 6. "Heaven" (6:43) 7. "Wishes" (3:59) 8. "Fire Down the Well" (7:09) 9. "Holy War" (4:34) 10. "Higher Ground" (5:26) 11. "Interview With Jon Butcher" (12:09) |
Jon Butcher - Main Performer Kevin Flaherty - Executive Producer Len Handler - Executive Producer Joe Pheifer - Producer Kevin T. Cain - Executive Producer |
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| 2001 | Stiff Little Breeze Label - Orchard Producer - John Butcher |
1. "Stiff Little Breeze" (2:43) 2. "Tie the Devil Down" (3:37) 3. "Red House" (4:39) 4. "The Tiger in the Tall Grass" (4:42) 5. "Big Guitars" (3:29) 6. "Love Is a River" (3:35) 7. "Bats" (1:27) 8. "High Road to Heaven" (3:17) 9. "Money" (3:35) 10. "The Dreamer" (3:13) 11. "Wicked Woman" (3:57) 12. "A Light Texas Rain" (2:14) 13. "When the Heart Beats Once" (3:14) 14. "Beal St." (1:26) |
Jon Butcher - Producer, Engineer Jeff Clark - Engineer Larry Mah - Mastering |
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| 2002 | An Ocean In Motion: Live In Boston Label - Atom Producer - John Butcher |
1. "Ocean in Motion" (2:54) 2. "Victims" (4:56) 3. "Life Takes a Life" (4:42) 4. "Fairlight" (4:42) 5. "Sentinel" (6:24) 6. "Walk Like This" (3:15) 7. "Walk on the Moon" (5:23) 8. "New Man" (4:46)" 9. "It's Only Words" (3:30) 10. "Not Fade Away" (3:11) 11. "Don't Say Goodnight" (4:28) |
Derek Blevins - Percussion, Drums Jon Butcher - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes, Graphic Design, Art Direction Thom Gimbel - Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals (Background) Larry Mah - Mastering |
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| 2004 | American Dream Label - Disky |
1. "American Dream" 2. "Fire Down The Well" 3. "Higher Ground" 4. "Long Way Home" 5. "Writing On The Wall" 6. "Holy War" 7. "Heaven" 8. "Life Takes A Life" 9. "Wishes" 10. "Goodbye Saving Grace" |
Derek Blevins - Percussion, Drums Jon Butcher - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes, Graphic Design, Art Direction Thom Gimbel - Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals (Background) Larry Mah - Mastering |
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Singles
| Year | Single | The Billboard Hot 100 | Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
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| 1983 | Life Takes A Life | - | 26 | Jon Butcher Axis |
| 1985 | Stop | - | Along the Axis | |
| Sounds of Your Voice | 94 | - | ||
| 1987 | Goodbye Saving Grace | - | 7 | Wishes |
| Holy War | - | 25 | ||
| 1989 | Might as Well Be Free | - | 38 | Pictures from the Front |
| Send Me Somebody | - | 7 |