Bernard Butler
Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation;[1] BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists".[2] He was voted the 24th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll[3] and is often seen performing with a 1961 cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.
For the Irish politician, see Bernard Butler (politician).
Bernard Butler
Bernard Joseph Butler
1 May 1970
Stamford Hill, London, England
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer
Guitar, piano, vocals, bass, violin
1989–present
Awards[edit]
Butler won the Producer's Award at the 2009 BRIT Awards,[2] Producer of the Year at the 2008 Music Managers Forum Awards, was nominated for Best Producer at the 2009 Music Week Awards, and received a Grammy Award for work on Duffy's "Rockferry" which won the Best Album award for 2009. His collaborative album with Jessie Buckley ‘For All Our Days That Tear That Tear The Heart’ was nominated as one of the Albums Of The Year by the Mercury Prize 2022.[29]