Butch Walker
Origin	Cartersville, Georgia, USA
Years active	1985–present
Genres	Rock, pop rock
Labels	Epic Records

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Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia and stood out as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in the '80s including Bad Boyz and Byte the Bullet. In 1988, he took Byte the Bullet to LA and they were signed to Virgin Records within the year. The band changed names to SouthGang and released two albums, Tainted Angel in 1991 and Group Therapy in 1992. SouthGang was one of the first bands to tour China in the early '90s. Cartersville is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia named after Col. ...

Afterwards, Butch took over lead vocals and with ex-SouthGang members Jayce Fincher and Mitch McLee formed several bands in the 90s including Floyds Funk Revival, The Floyds, and the popular pop-rock band Marvelous 3 which had a relatively successful hit with the song "Freak of the Week." After the break-up of the band in early 2000, Butch then began a solo career, releasing the albums Left of Self-Centered in 2002 and Letters in 2004, finishing 2005 playing over 200 live shows across both the U.S. and Japan. Butch Walker was recently featured as a headlining artist on the My Space promoted Inaugural Hotel Cafe tour - supporting independent artists from the Los Angeles Venue of the same name. Marvelous 3 Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta based rock band consisting of lead singer/guitarist Butch Walker, bassist Jayce Fincher, and drummer Doug Mitchell alias Mitch Slug McLee. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Left of Self-Centered is Butch Walkers debut album, released on July 9, 2002 on BMG/Artista Records. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Letters is the second full-length album by Butch Walker, released on August 24, 2004 on Epic Records. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... MySpace. ...

Several of his songs have been hits for other artists, including Bowling for Soup's "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" and Avril Lavigne's #1 Hit "My Happy Ending." He has written and produced records for such artists as Bowling for Soup, Pink, Lindsay Lohan, Avril Lavigne, Lit, Simple Plan, Sevendust, The Donnas, Hot Hot Heat, American Hi-Fi, Midtown, Puffy AmiYumi, Pete Yorn, All-American Rejects and SR-71. Bowling for Soup is a pop punk band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994; best known for their singles Girl All The Bad Guys Want in 2002, (a 2003 Grammy Award nominee) and 1985 in 2004, a major commercial hit. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... For the 1950 movie, see Under My Skin (movie). ... Bowling for Soup is a pop punk band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994; best known for their singles Girl All The Bad Guys Want in 2002, (a 2003 Grammy Award nominee) and 1985 in 2004, a major commercial hit. ... Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in early January of 2000. ... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986), known professionally as Lindsay Morgan Lohan, is an American actress and pop music singer. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... This article is about the rock music group. ... Simple Plan is a pop punk& emo band formed in 1999 in Montreal, Canada—all five members are French-Canadians who were born and grew up in the province of Quebec. ... Sevendust is an alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Donnas is the name of an all-female rock band. ... Hot Hot Heat is an Dance-punk band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... American Hi-Fi is a pop punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. ... The word Midtown, when used by itself, can refer to: Midtown Manhattan, a part of the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York Midtown Atlanta, north of the downtown area, and home to some of Atlantas skyscrapers Midtown, Detroit, is an area roughly two square miles squat... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Album Cover for Pete Yorns Musicforthemorningafter Peter Yorn (b. ... POSSIBLE COPYRIGHT VIOLATION Categories: Possible copyright violations | Stub | American musical groups | Later punk groups ... SR-71 is an American pop-punk band that was formed in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

In late 2005, he released his first DVD "Live At Budokan." On July 11th, 2006, his newest record was released, entitled "The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites," which he recorded with his backing band, the Let's Go Out Tonites. Butch Walker was named Rolling Stone producer of the year in 2005. He will be the producer for the new Rockstar:Supernova group.

Walker was a guest judge on the second season of the American reality television program Rock Star, during which Walker aided Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke, and Jason Newsted in selecting a lead singer for the new band, Rock Star Supernova. Lukas Rossi was chosen, and Walker has produced a self-titled album for the band, due out November 21st, 2006. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people over professional actors. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gilby Clarke Gilby Clarke is a guitarist, born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 17, 1962. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Rock Star Supernova can also refer to Rock Star: Supernova (TV Show) Rock Star Supernova is a reality television formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), bass player Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica), guitarist Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N Roses), and new singer Lukas Rossi (ex-Rise... Lukas Rossi performing on Rockstar: Supernova Lukas Rossi, (born December 21, 1976), is a Canadian musician from Toronto, Ontario Canada and the lead singer of rock band Rock Star Supernova. ... Rock Star Supernova is the debut album from American rock band Rock Star Supernova, the band which was formed during the TV show with the similiar name. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Albums

• Left of Self-Centered (2002)
• Letters (2004)
• This Is Me... Justified and Stripped (2004, live album)
• The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites (2006)

Left of Self-Centered is Butch Walkers debut album, released on July 9, 2002 on BMG/Artista Records. ... Letters is the second full-length album by Butch Walker, released on August 24, 2004 on Epic Records. ... This Is Me. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Lets-Go-Out-Tonites is the third full-length album by Butch Walker, released on July 18, 2006 on Epic Records. ...

EPs

• Heartwork (2004)
• Cover Me Badd (2005)

Heartwork is an EP by Butch Walker, released on July 13, 2004 on Epic Records. ... Cover Me Badd is an EP by Butch Walker, available as a digital download from the iTunes Music Store since October 11, 2005 and on CD since December 13, 2005. ...

DVDs

• Live at Budokan (2005)

Live at Budokan is a DVD by pop rock singer/songwriter Butch Walker, released on December 13, 2005 by Epic Records. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Butch Walker on MySpace
• Butch Walker on Bebo Bands
• Butch Walker at SputnikMusic.com
• Butch Walker Live Review and Photos from UnRated Magazine