Hot Butter was an American instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard … Read Full Bio ↴Hot Butter was an American instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard player Stan Free. The other band members were Dave Mullaney, John Abbott, Bill Jerome, Steve Jerome, and Danny Jordan. They were best known for their 1972 cover of the Moog synthpop instrumental, "Popcorn", originally recorded by its composer, Gershon Kingsley, in 1969. The Hot Butter version became an international hit, selling a million copies in France, 250,000 in the United Kingdom, and over two million globally.
The group released two albums, Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3242; 1972) and More Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3254; 1973), primarily of covers, on LP issued by Hallmark Records. The two albums were compiled on CD as Popcorn on the Castle Music label in 2000 (with an album cover from the 1974 Australian release of More Hot Butter titled Moog Hits, depicting the five other band members immersed in melted butter produced by Free's synthesizer), though several tracks, including Roger Whittaker's "Mexican Whistler", were deleted.
The liner notes to the CD indicate that Free played the Moog synthesizer. Based upon the photograph and the sound of the album, the group had two additional keyboardists, two percussionists, and a guitarist.
The only tracks written by members of the band were "At the Movies" (the B-side of "Popcorn") and "Tristana", by all the band members except Free, and "Space Walk", by Dave Mullaney and his brother. "The Silent Screen (Hot Butter)" is credited to all the members except for Free, but it's actually an arrangement of the main theme of the first movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Among the other artists covered by the band were Stephen Schwartz, Jerry Lordan and The Shadows, Neil Diamond, Joe Meek and The Tornados, Neal Hefti, Serge Gainsbourg, Robert Maxwell, Piero Umiliani, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Billy Joe & the Checkmates, Joe Buffalo's Band, Teo Macero, Leroy Anderson, Chuck Rio, and Norman Petty and The String-A-Longs. Mullaney and Abbott did most of the arranging. The Jeromes, Jordan, and Richard E. Talmadge produced the albums with MTL Productions for Musicor.
In addition to "Popcorn", another well known track is August Musarurwa's "Skokiaan", which was included on RE/Search's compilation album, Incredibly Strange Music. Follow-up singles included The Shadows' "Apache", Chuck Rio's (Danny Flores) "Tequila", Billy Joe and the Checkmates' "Percolator", Joe Buffalo's Band's "Slag Solution", and Gene Farrow With G.F. Band's "You Should Be Dancing".
Stanley "Stan" Free (born Friedland) (April 12, 1922 – August 17, 1995) was a New York City-based jazz musician, composer, conductor and arranger.
David Mullaney (New York City, 1931 - 2018) was vice president of Laurie Records where he arranged for such artists as Dion, the Royal Guardsmen and Melanie. In 1969, he adopted the name Christopher Scott to record the album Switched-On Bacharach.
The group released two albums, Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3242; 1972) and More Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3254; 1973), primarily of covers, on LP issued by Hallmark Records. The two albums were compiled on CD as Popcorn on the Castle Music label in 2000 (with an album cover from the 1974 Australian release of More Hot Butter titled Moog Hits, depicting the five other band members immersed in melted butter produced by Free's synthesizer), though several tracks, including Roger Whittaker's "Mexican Whistler", were deleted.
The liner notes to the CD indicate that Free played the Moog synthesizer. Based upon the photograph and the sound of the album, the group had two additional keyboardists, two percussionists, and a guitarist.
The only tracks written by members of the band were "At the Movies" (the B-side of "Popcorn") and "Tristana", by all the band members except Free, and "Space Walk", by Dave Mullaney and his brother. "The Silent Screen (Hot Butter)" is credited to all the members except for Free, but it's actually an arrangement of the main theme of the first movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Among the other artists covered by the band were Stephen Schwartz, Jerry Lordan and The Shadows, Neil Diamond, Joe Meek and The Tornados, Neal Hefti, Serge Gainsbourg, Robert Maxwell, Piero Umiliani, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Billy Joe & the Checkmates, Joe Buffalo's Band, Teo Macero, Leroy Anderson, Chuck Rio, and Norman Petty and The String-A-Longs. Mullaney and Abbott did most of the arranging. The Jeromes, Jordan, and Richard E. Talmadge produced the albums with MTL Productions for Musicor.
In addition to "Popcorn", another well known track is August Musarurwa's "Skokiaan", which was included on RE/Search's compilation album, Incredibly Strange Music. Follow-up singles included The Shadows' "Apache", Chuck Rio's (Danny Flores) "Tequila", Billy Joe and the Checkmates' "Percolator", Joe Buffalo's Band's "Slag Solution", and Gene Farrow With G.F. Band's "You Should Be Dancing".
Stanley "Stan" Free (born Friedland) (April 12, 1922 – August 17, 1995) was a New York City-based jazz musician, composer, conductor and arranger.
David Mullaney (New York City, 1931 - 2018) was vice president of Laurie Records where he arranged for such artists as Dion, the Royal Guardsmen and Melanie. In 1969, he adopted the name Christopher Scott to record the album Switched-On Bacharach.
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(12 Hold your horses, I'm comin' I love the "s" in "sunrise" I…
A.R.D.I. & Allam Listen my song つかむ この crazy game 守りゆくこりゃ 俺たちのスペース 見てみな ほら 悪く…
airbag If it's all the same to you I think I'm giving…
Akeboshi Tatte ima kono shunkan ni Sekai juu de natteiru…
Akeboshi（明星） Tatta ima kono syunkan ni Sekaijuu de natte iru Sounds Boku …
Casino Blame is the game that you play And it’s the way…
Chemic / Unique Tidak ada lirik…
Dumpstaphunk Yeah So bad that I can't heal Reminds me of the things…
Earlimart Turn the FM off To the AM frequency It's the sound they…
George S. Irving The music wraps around me like a warm embrace Filling me…
Ghost Wave Sathiya Tune Kya Kiya Beliya Ye Tune Kya Kiya Maine Kiya Ter…
Jason Tyrello Relax … Relax … Relax … Relax … Rela…
Jay-z feat. Dr Dre and Eminem Can you imagine no color Grey in the pouring rain We just…
Jimmy & The Sounds Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you…
Juke of June You Yeah you you you Heard me talkin' behind the wall Reeli…
K-Si Yang 등장은 조금 늦게해 남들과는 차원이 다른 스타일 긴 말 필요없이 3초안에 객석을 정복 아무나…
Lakiko Life is time Time is money Money is freedom Freedom is…
Limbo Well, all i need Is a tiny desk space And a quiet…
Long-eared Owl ) I heard something once And I've chased it ever…
Mr. Kinetik Quando il mio orecchio dice al mio cervello che va…
Phil Keaggy Keaggy Sounds, I hear sounds, And it happens every day …
Sanctimony In the shadow of light A shout at the top of…
The Eternal Now I've been able to read your mouth You've been able to…
the Nu I like this sound This thing we've found This one sounding b…
Thomas & Friends Sound the alarms I mean no harm Living the life of someone T…
Tom Dick & Harry Coloured sound Something to think about Blue means you're fe…
Various Artists 1, 2, 3, 4 No, I want more 5, 6, 7 It's not…
Vision There are secrets we hide We lock away, we keep inside There…
WANT/ed She is the queen of sound But I can't hear her…
We.The Pigs Do you know that everything is sound? Everything is quiet Ev…
William Tell Take a breather, let your air out This can get you…
Yukka Lonely eyes, no one notices the change Bowl of ice turning…
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