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Currently, Sam Butera is 96 years, 8 months and 18 days old. Sam Butera will celebrate 97rd birthday on a Saturday 17th of August 2024. Below we countdown to Sam Butera upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Sam Butera |
Occupation | Saxophonist |
Age | 96 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Born | August 17, 1927 (New Orleans, LA) |
Birthday | August 17 |
Town/City | New Orleans, LA |
Nationality | LA |
Sam Butera’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Sam Butera was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
R&B and big band crossover artist and bandleader of The Witnesses for twenty years. He played with Keely Smith, as well as with R&B outfits.
He played in Ray McKinley's orchestra after high school and was considered an up and coming artists by Look Magazine when he was eighteen years old.
He performed on "That Old Black Magic" and "I Wanna Be Like You," the song made popular by Disney's The Jungle Book.
He was raised in New Orleans and his father encouraged him to play saxophone at a young age.
Butera once claimed that David Lee Roth stole music from him.