User:Drbambam/C. louis butts, jr.

c. louis butts, jr....b.1956, Des Moines, Iowa. Moved to Boulder, Colorado in July 1976. Moved to Denver, Colorado in 1980. Moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado in 1983. Moved to Portland, Oregon in 1989...Met & auditioned for bass & vocals for Little Women in 1983 in Boulder...Earliest musical experience was choir @ St. Peter's Catholic Elementary & Dowling Boys' High(1t tenor,2d tenor,baritone,1t bass)...took up bass lessons(1970-1) ;thanks to Fr. 'Tank' DeCarlo(he played a Fender Precision Bass during mass on 'Our Father'), @ Divine Word College w/ Fr. Larry Thomas(1975-6);stand-up bass/german bowing method grip...played in various rock,jazz,blues,folk,irish/celtic,cajun,salsa,bluegrass,r-n-b,soul,funk bands in Boulder/Denver/Ft. Collins area before joining Little Women in 1983...