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    Sam Butera dies at 81; 1950s-'60s tenor saxophonist

    Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:51:52

    Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Louis Armstrong, Jerry Lewis, David Lee Roth


    Sam Butera dies at 81; 1950s-'60s tenor saxophonist

    Sam Butera, a hard-swinging tenor saxophonist who formed a rowdy and successful onstage partnership with entertainers Louis Prima and Keely Smith in the 1950s, died Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas. He was 81. He had Alzheimer's disease, according ...Full Story at Los Angeles Times »

    Tags: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Louis Armstrong, Jerry Lewis, David Lee Roth, Brian Setzer, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis