Kenneth A. Buttrey (1945 - September 12, 2004) was an American drummer and arranger. According to CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history". [1] September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... For other uses of this three-letter abbreviation, see CMT. Country Music Television, or CMT as it often called, is a country music oriented cable television channel. ... Session musicians are musicians available for hire, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right. ...

Buttrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee and became a professional musician at age 14. He first worked with Charlie McCoy, and went on to play with two of his own groups, Barefoot Jerry and Area Code 615. Area Code 615 was best known for its song "Stone Fox Chase," which was the theme song for the BBC music program The Old Grey Whistle Test in the 1970s. Nickname: Music City Official website: http://www. ... For the African American blues musician, see Papa Charlie McCoy. ... Area Code 615 is the name of a Nashville folk rock band who wrote Stone Fox Chase, used as the theme to the British Broadcasting Corporations music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test.http://www. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... The Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC television music show that ran from September 1971 until 1987. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

However, he was best known as a session player, and worked with a number of well-known musicians. His best-known work was with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Jimmy Buffett. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet whose enduring contributions to American song are often compared, in fame and influence, to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. ... Neil Young with guitar (from the 1991 Weld tour). ... In License to Chill, Buffett paired with several famous country music stars on the albums songs. ...

He appears on Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Nashville Skyline, and John Wesley Harding albums; Young's albums [Tonight's the Night]], Harvest, and After the Goldrush; and Buffett's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (including the iconic "Margaritaville"). He also worked with Bob Seger, Elvis Presley, Donovan, George Harrison, Joan Baez, and Kris Kristofferson. In addition to studio work, he was a member of Neil Young's touring band, the Stray Gators. Blonde on Blonde is a rock and roll album by Bob Dylan, generally believed to be the genres first double album. ... Nashville Skyline is an album by Bob Dylan, released in 1969. ... John Wesley Harding refers to two people, a folk song and the album the song appeared on, all connected to Bob Dylan: For the American gun-fighter whose name is rendered that way in a Dylan song, see John Wesley Hardin. ... Hay bales after harvest in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In agriculture, harvesting is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. ... After the Gold Rush was a 1970 album release by Neil Young. ... Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes is the breakthrough 1977 (see 1977 in music) album by Jimmy Buffett. ... A Margarita: the eponymous beverage Margaritaville is a 1977 song by Jimmy Buffett. ... Bob Seger Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American rock musician who achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll or just The King was an American singer, music producer and actor, a giant in the modern entertainment industry. ... Donovan Philips Leitch (usually known simply as Donovan) (born May 10, 1946, in Maryhill, Glasgow) is a Scottish musician. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Joan Baezs 1975 bestseller Diamonds & Rust. ... Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ...

Buttrey died of cancer in Nashville on September 12, 2004.