18-663: John Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American banjo performer; may have been used by a number of performers John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist John Butler (author) (born 1937), British author and YouTuber John Butler (born 1954), member of Diesel Park West John Butler (director) (born 1972), Irish screenwriter, director and novelist John Butler (musician) (born 1975), Australian musician John Butler Trio , his jam band John Butler (album) , its 1998 album John Butler ( Doctors ) ,
36-453: A banjo thimble (metal covers that go over the fingernails, to use with the clawhammer/stroke style). Music historian Lowell H. Schreyer has brought up the possibility that more than one person may be incorporated in the name Picayune Butler, some possibly inspired by popularity of the minstrel song Picayune Butler's Come to Town . One was the original person, the subject of the 1845 song who would have been playing in about 1825. This player
54-842: A fictional character from Doctors Military [ edit ] John Butler (Irish Confederate) , officer of the Irish Confederate Army of the 1640s John Butler (Ranger) (1728–1796), American-born military officer John Butler (general) (died 1786), brigadier general of militia in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War John A. Butler (1910–1945), U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler (1888–1916), English soldier and Victoria Cross recipient John Clarence Butler (1921–1942), U.S. naval aviator USS John C. Butler ,
72-1469: A ship named in his honor John G. Butler (inventor) , 19th century officer in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps who developed better shot for rifled cannon Nobility [ edit ] John Butler of Clonamicklon (died 1330), youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (died 1476) John Butler of Kilcash (died 1570), third son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran (1643–1677), seventh son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne (1731–1800), Irish clergyman and aristocrat, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde (1740–1795), Irish peer and Member of Parliament John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde (1808–1854), Irish politician and peer John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde (before 1744–1766) Politics [ edit ] John Butler (MP for Kent) (c. 1370–c. 1420) John Butler (died 1423) , MP for London John Butler (died 1572 or 1573) (1503/04–1572/73), MP for Warwick John Butler (died 1576) (1511/14–1576), MP for Hertfordshire John Butler (died 1613) , MP for Maldon John Butler (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1791) John Washington Butler (1875–1952), U.S. Representative for Tennessee John Cornelius Butler (1887–1953), U.S. Congressman from New York John Butler (Irish politician) (1891–1968), Irish Labour party politician from Waterford; member of
90-599: Is interesting, in that he is described as using a 3-string gourd banjo, which is a banjo type found among descendants of African people in the Caribbean Islands and parts of North America, from the 1600s into the 1800s. The name was also listed in November 1845 for a possible second performer with the "Eagle Circus," touring in Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. A possible third performer
108-514: Is the main subject of this article, from New Orleans, listed in the New York Clipper on 24 November 1860 and 18 November 1864; he was "copper colored" and played a four-string banjo. Additionally, the name is reported to have been the stage name for a fourth performer, William Coleman (1829-1867). John Butler (Irish politician) John Butler (1891 – 16 February 1968) was an Irish politician, farmer and trade union official. He
126-479: The 1847 Grand National steeplechase Other fields [ edit ] John O. Butler , American dentist and periodontist John M. Butler (scientist) , expert on forensic DNA typing John Alfred Valentine Butler , English physical chemist John Dixon Butler , British architect John Butler (actor) (1884–1967), actor in The Yellow Cab Man John S. Butler , founding member of
144-505: The American Psychiatric Association See also [ edit ] Butler dynasty Jack Butler (disambiguation) John Boteler (disambiguation) John Butler Smith (1838–1914), American manufacturer and politician Jonathan Butler (born 1961), South African singer-songwriter Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
162-479: The Briggs Banjo Instructor , 1855) and Hiram Rumsey. Converse was himself a banjo performer and author of several banjo instruction books. In the early 1850s when he was about 14 years old, Converse saw Butler perform. He paid attention and later used his observations of Butler in formulating a standard system to teach the stroke or clawhammer style of playing. Converse noted that Butler used
180-509: The 1850s he was known as far north as Cincinnati . In 1857, Butler participated in the first banjo tournament in the United States held at New York City's Chinese Hall , but due to inebriation, he only placed second. Butler is one of the first documented black entertainers to have influenced American popular music , through the blackface song "Picayune Butler's Come to Town", published in 1858, and named for him. His performance with
198-904: The 4th Dáil John Marshall Butler (1897–1978), American politician in Maryland John D. Butler (1915–2010), American Republican politician and mayor of San Diego John Edward Butler (1916–1999), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 John E. Butler , American politician, lawyer, and newspaper editor from Maine Religion [ edit ] John Butler (Jesuit) (1727–1786), Jesuit priest John Butler (priest) (died 1682), Canon of Windsor John Butler (bishop) (1717–1802), bishop of Oxford John Gare Butler (1781–1841), clergyman of New Zealand John Jay Butler (1814–1891), ordained minister and professor of systematic theology John George Butler (1826–1909), Lutheran clergyman; Chaplain of
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#1732782827997216-972: The San Francisco 49ers Johnny Butler (running back) (1918–1963), National Football League player from 1942 to 1945 Association football [ edit ] John Butler (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2010), English footballer John Butler (footballer, born 1962) , English footballer John Butler (footballer, born 1969) , Scottish footballer Other sports [ edit ] John Butler (cricketer) (1863–1945), English cricketer John Butler (athlete) (1871–1959), British Olympic athlete John Butler (baseball) (1879–1950), catcher in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1907 John Butler Jr. (born 2002), American basketball player Johnny Butler (1893–1967), baseball player John Butler (rugby league) (born 1949), English rugby league footballer John Butler (jockey) , rider in
234-558: The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives John Joseph Butler (1883–1966), Catholic priest Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] John Butler (American football coach) (born 1973), American football assistant coach since the 1990s John Butler (American football executive) (1946–2003), general manager in the National Football League John Butler (defensive back) (born 1965), National Football League player with
252-440: The same thing when he sang Jim Crow; at first he had sung it as a clown, but after seeing Butler, he began to sing it in blackface. The man "Corn Meal" also influenced Nichols, just as he had Butler. In the early 1850s, Butler was one of three people who formed a rivalry, the best professional banjo performers of the day, according to Frank B. Converse . The other two were white blackface minstrel players, Tom Briggs (author of
270-472: The song influenced one blackface entertainer directly; circus performer George Nichols took his song "Picayune Butler Is Going Away" from him and claimed to have learned " Jump Jim Crow " from Butler (saying he was performing the song years before Rice ). In the New York Clipper, an article claimed that Nichols saw John Picayune Butler imitating the character in the song, and got the idea to do
288-543: The title John Butler . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Butler&oldid=1255597789 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John %22Picayune%22 Butler John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864)
306-659: Was a black French singer and banjo player who lived in New Orleans , Louisiana. He came to New Orleans from the French West Indies in the 1820s. One of his influences was Old Corn Meal , a street vendor who had gained fame as a singer and dancer at the St. Charles Theatre in 1837. By the 1820s, Butler had begun touring the Mississippi Valley performing music and clown acts. His fame grew so that by
324-683: Was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election for the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD). He was re-elected for the Waterford constituency at the 1923 general election . He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election . He stood for the Dáil again at several subsequent general elections but was not elected. In 1933 he joined Fine Gael on its formation and unsuccessfully stood as
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