Charlie Gracie

A minor rockabilly star of the late '50s, Charlie Gracie's big hit was "Butterfly," a pop/rockabilly hybrid with Elvis-influenced vocals. It made number seven in the United States, but some of Gracie's thunder was stolen when Andy Williams' far milder, pop-oriented treatment of the same tune outdid Gracie's version on the charts, going all the way to number one. Gracie had most of his subsequent ...more