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Sam Butera
Deceased

How Did Sam Butera Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/08/1927Died03/06/2009 (aged 81)Died inLas VegasCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ714277 ↗Buried atGreenwood CemeteryTMDb#219695 ↗

Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist and singer best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R&B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene.

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Filmography10 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2010Louis Prima: In Person!Movie—83
2006LegendsSeriesSelf79
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastSeries—67
1987The Joe Piscopo Halloween PartyMovieSam Butera60
1975Rafferty and the Gold Dust TwinsMovieSam Butera48
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf34
1961The Continental TwistMovieHimself34
1960The Rat RaceMovieCarl Tip33
1959Hey Boy! Hey Girl!MovieHimself32
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf21