Artie Butler

The hitmaking career of arranger and composer Artie Butler embraces the breadth of American popular music from the girl group sound to the disco era. A onetime protégé of the legendary songwriting team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, his list of credits is staggering, spanning more than 100 chart blockbusters including the Drifters' "On Broadway," Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," and Barry Manilow's "Copacabana." Born December 2, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, as a child Butler poured over jazz magazines like Downbeat and Metronome, at various times studying piano, clarin...