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Butch Cornell

Butch (a.k.a. Daahoud Hadi) was born on 21 November 1941 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began his musical career at the age of 10, studying classical piano at the Cadek Conservatory. He credits his aunt Rinaldo for his earliest musical experiences. At the age of 14, he began on piano with Charles Young (saxophone) and the Pace Setters Band (which also featured Joe Burke, drums; Joe Bennett or Joe Dossett, bass; and Jimmy Swan, vocalist) in and around the Chattanooga area.

After graduating from Howard High School, Butch moved to Harrisburg, PA where he formed an organ (Hammond B-3) trio, and worked several club dates and concerts on the east coast and in the mid-west. He recorded his first hit single, "Goosepimples" during this time.

In 1970, Butch moved to New York City. While living there, he worked with many top-rated musicians and singers, i.e.: Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Grover Washington, Jr., George Coleman, Grant Green, Woody Shaw, Arthur Prysock, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, etc., performing in most of the United States, Europe, Japan and South America. He started his long association with Stanley Turrentine in September of 1970, and in the same year recorded the classic album "SUGAR" with Stanley for CTI Records. He also recorded his own hit composition "Sunshine Alley", for CTI Records. He was a part of Stanley's regular working group for 10 years. This group consisted of Roland Prince, guitar; Billy Kaye or Eddie Moore, drums; Butch Cornell, Hammond B-3 organ and Stanley on tenor saxophone.

In 1979, Butch moved to Los Angeles, California. There he worked with Plas "Pink Panther" Johnson, Calvin Keyes, Smoky Robinson's saxophonist, Fred Smith and his own trio and quartet. He again also worked part-time with Stanley Turrentine.

Returning to Chattanooga in 1990, Butch Cornell formed a new group, "Butch Cornell & Friends", and starting playing jazz music in and around the city. He also performed with some of Chattanooga's greats; Ed Leamon, Brent King, Dexter Bell, Eddie Edwards. He also founded "Friends of Jazz, Inc" Jazz Society and produced many Jazz concerts at Miller Plaza, UTC Roland Hayes Concert Hall, The Blue Note Jazz Club, The Comedy Catch and Chattanooga's Southside Jazz Junction, owned by Dr. Barry and Becky Robertson. In 1999 Butch became ill with kidney failure (Dialysis) and stopped traveling and performing for a while.

In 2008, Butch returned to the performing arena with a new sound. He also played organ for and was a member of Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Chattanooga. Butch passed away on 07th December 2008 after a long period of illness.

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Here 'tis Now Ru-Jac Records 45-RJ-09 released 1965	Butch Cornell, organ and his trio
Smoking With Willis Cadet DJLP 763 released 1965 recorded November 1965 in New York, NY/USA	Willis Jackson, tenor sax Franklyn Robinson, trumpet Butch Cornell, organ Vincent Corrao, guitar Bob Bushnell, bass David Niskanan, drums
Sugar CTI ZK 40811 released 1971 recorded November 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Billy Kaye, drums Butch Cornell, organ Lonnie L. Smith jr., piano George Benson, guitar Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Ron Carter, bass Richard "Pablo" Landrum, conga
No Way! Prestige PRST 10004 released 1971 recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar Grover Washington jr., tenor sax Butch Cornell, organ Sonny Phillips, organ, piano Jimmy Lewis, bass Bernard Purdie, drums
What It Is Prestige PRST 10035 released 1971 recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar Grover Washington jr., tenor sax Butch Cornell, organ Jimmy Lewis, bass Bernard Purdie, drums Buddy Caldwell, congas, bongos
People & Love Milestone MSP 9043 released 1973 recorded August 1972 in New York City/USA	Johnny Lytle, vibes Marvin Cabell, tenor sax, flutes Daahoud Hadi, piano, organ Betty Glamann, harp Bob Cranshaw, bass Jozell Carter, drums Arthur Jenkins, congas, percussion
The Sugar Man CTI 6052 S1 released 1975 recorded 1971-1973 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone Jerome Richardson, tenor saxophone, flute Curtis Fuller, trombone Blue Mitchell, trumpet George Benson, guitar Kenny Burrell, guitar Sivuca, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Eumir Deodato, piano Harold Mabern, piano Butch Cornell, organ Dave Friedman, vibes Ron Carter, bass Russell George, bass Billy Cobham, drums Idris Muhammad, drums Airto Moreira, percussion Ray Barretto, conga
The Essential George Benson Sony BMG Music 69699852152 compilation, recorded June 1963 through August 1980	George Benson, guitar, vocals Michael Brecker, tenor sax Frank Foster, tenor sax Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Red Holloway, tenor sax Wayne Shorter, tenor sax Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Kim Hutchcroft, sax Wayne Andre, trombone, baritone horn Garnett Brown, trombone Gerald Chamberlain, trombone Warren Covington, trombone Dick Griffin, trombone Paul Faulise, bass trombone Miles Davis, trumpet Jon Faddis, trumpet John Frosk, trumpet, flugelhorn John Gatchell, trumpet Jerry Hey, trumpet Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Alan Rubin, trumpet, flugelhorn Joe Shepley, trumpet Ray Beckinstein, clarinet, flute, English horn Phil Bodner, clarinet, flute, alto flute, baritone horn, English horn, oboe, piccolo George Marge, clarinet, flute, alto flute, English horn, oboe Romeo Penque, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, English horn, oboe Albert Regni, clarinet, flute, English horn Hubert Laws, flute, alto flute, piccolo Larry E. Williams, flute Jim Buffington, French horn Brooks Tillotson, French horn Jane Taylor, bassoon Jay Berliner, guitar Earl Klugh, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar Phil Upchurch, guitar, bass Kenny Barron, piano Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Butch Cornell, organ Jorge Dalto, clavinet, piano Ronnie Foster, Mini Moog, piano Jan Hammer, keyboards Herbie Hancock, piano Harold Mabern, piano Jack McDuff, organ Clarence Palmer, organ Lonnie Smith, organ, piano Richard Tee, synthesizer, bass Cedar Walton, piano Phil Kraus, vibes, percussion Seymour Barab, cello Frank Levy, cello Jesse Levy, cello Charles McCracken, cello Alan Shulman, cello Paul Tobias, cello Gloria Agostini, harp Margaret Ross, harp Stanley Banks, bass Ronnie Boykins, bass Ron Carter, bass Percy Heath, bass Paul Jackson, bass Gary King, bass Abraham Laboriel, bass Will Lee, bass Art Blakey, drums Billy Cobham, drums Jack DeJohnette, drums Joe Dukes, drums Steve Gadd, drums Mongego Joe, drums Billy Kaye, drums Jimmy Lovelace, drums Harvey Mason, drums John "4 Daddman" Robinson, drums Tony Williams, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Richard Landrum, congas Ralph MacDonald, percussion Airto Moreira, percussion, vocals

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