Bernard Butler
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Butler performing live with The Tears at the Roskilde Festival 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernard Joseph Butler |
| Born |
1 May 1970 Stoke Newington, London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano, vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Associated acts | Suede, The Tears, McAlmont and Butler, Duffy, Trans, Ben Watt, The Verve, The Anchoress |
| Notable instruments | |
| Cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby tailpiece Gibson Les Paul Fender Telecaster (Bigsby) Vox AC-30 AMP |
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Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the first guitarist with Suede, until his departure in 1994. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation;BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists". He was voted the 24th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll and is often seen performing with a 1961 cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.
He first achieved fame in 1992 as the guitarist with Suede, forging a songwriting partnership with Brett Anderson. He co-wrote and played guitars on every recording until 1994, when he exited Suede, leaving behind the Mercury Music Prize-winning debut Suede, as well as the follow-up Dog Man Star.
Immediately after leaving Suede he formed the duo McAlmont and Butler with David McAlmont and they released two singles, "Yes" and "You Do". A compilation album, The Sound of McAlmont and Butler, was released after the collaboration ended.
Butler then released two solo albums under his own name, People Move On and Friends and Lovers, on Creation Records, yielding the hit single "Stay". In 2001 Butler teamed up with McAlmont for a second McAlmont and Butler album, Bring it Back, and they toured the UK after the release of two singles, "Falling" and "Bring it Back".
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