George "Wild Child" Butler (October 1, 1936[1] – March 1, 2005)[2] was an American blues harmonica player, and vocalist.
Butler was born October 1, 1936, in Autaugaville, Alabama,[3] and began playing blues music in bands in the late 1950s, but it was not until 1966 that he began to receive notice, after moving to Chicago and signing with Jewel Records.
[4] His early sessions were recorded with Willie Dixon, Cash McCall and Jimmy Dawkins as sidemen.
[4] In 1981, Butler moved to Ontario, Canada, where he played regularly.
[5] Butler died on March 1, 2005, in Windsor, Ontario, of a pulmonary embolism, at the age of 68.