He formed the group The Enchanters in 1963 while still a high schooler. After only a few years on Radio City Billy and Wally called it a day and signed off from Hold Your Plums for the last time. He also operated the fruit-machine. In it Billy stated that the two were not leaving the city and that neither he nor Wally would ever do that. He wasn't that great in 2014. What ever happened to Billy Butler? He appeared in Scousers in St Helens on 26 October 2010 alongside Tina Malone, Margi Clarke and many others. If I'm remembering right he was a double play machine. However rumours had circulated that the two were joining a radio station in a different city. By this time Hold Your Plums had become a scouse institution with a huge following. Billy Butler will never be asked to do a body issue because no one wants to see that, ffs. In 2018, Butler's contract with BBC Radio Merseyside was not renewed. A member of the audience was delegated the job of 'Nudger-Watcher' and would have to call out ‘The nudge is out’ should three different symbols be given by the fruit-machine. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Radio DJ Billy Butler celebrates 40 years of showbusiness with appearance on Inside Out", "BBC - Liverpool & Merseyside - Profile: Billy Butler", "Billy Butler's new book on life, radio and his years in showbiz", "Gags galore as comedy fest tickles town", BBC Genome website - Radio Times listings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Butler_(DJ)&oldid=960727350, Articles needing additional references from October 2018, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 June 2020, at 15:43. If they were lucky enough to match up three plums then they win the star prize. His wRC+ from 2012 on are 139, 117, 97, 99, 39. And just to be clear: there is a huge difference between Billy Butler/Pablo Sandoval fat and Prince Fielder fat. Billy Butler, known to many as the younger brother of the legendary "Ice Man" Jerry Butler, and to deep soul fans as a talented singer and guitarist, has died at age 69. Unfortunately Len played the piano really badly making the song he was playing completely unrecognisable. He's a 30-year-old with a recent career arc similar to a 36 year-old. Mostly an audience was present in the studio as the show went out. Mike Trout In the comics, Billy Butcher is the leader of the Boys and a feared man around the world — including the Seven. In 1987, Butler appeared in the first two series of ChuckleVision in a segment called "Armchair Theatre", where he would tell a story to the viewers. 71 comments. [4], Butler was born in Amlwch, Anglesey in Wales. He weng on to write for other artists such as Major Lance and Gene Chandler, and then had a long career as music director and guitarist in his brother Jerry's band. In a year that has already had more than its share of soul music deaths, Billy Butler's passing is another sad event for music fans around the world. You can see a full biography of Billy Butler here. During an interview in 1983 on Terry Wogan’s chat show Wogan, Cilla Black told a captivated audience some of her favourite contestants. He was such a good hitter for the Royals in 2009 to about 2014.

At the time of her death, she had just given birth to a premature superhero baby who attacked Billy the moment they met.

[5] From 1988 to 1990 he presented a seasonal late Friday night show on BBC Radio 2 in the early months of the year.[6]. Billy Butler MBE (Mrs Butler’s Eldest) can certainly claim that honour. A lot of people probably misremember him being fat because he's fat now and he's never been small. The article in the Liverpool Echo promoted a telephone number that people could ring to listen to a personal message from the duo to their fans. The prizes were often tacky silly pointless objects and were only added for comical value. William George Butler (born 24 January 1942[1]) is a British former radio presenter on BBC Radio Merseyside and Radio City. Lookup his ESPN Body Issue pics. Over the next few years he charted at lower levels with such songs as "Right Track," "I Don't Want to Lose You" and "Hung Up On You" before ending his active recording career in the late 70s. Prince Fielder is fat, but that dude his strong and it shows on his body. He's always been though, never had any speed whatsoever haha. I was just a fan of his when he was doing good. This time the show was pre-recorded every week from a different venue across Liverpool and Merseyside. Seriously though he dropped off pretty quickly. Nothing happened to Billy Butler, Billy Butler happened to the A's. It was broadcast live from the BBC Radio Merseyside Studio’s on Paradise Street, Liverpool on Sundays from 11 am to 1 pm, using Root Beer Rag composed by Billy Joel as its regular catchy theme tune. SoulTracks ® is a registered trademark of SoulTracks, LLC. [2][3] In September 2010 he published his autobiography Billy Butler MBE – Mrs Butler’s Eldest. It was loved by people in the north-west including celebrities like Peter Kay.

I don't know if it's due to his body type, but he seemed to hit his athletic peak at 22 (2009). The second video released a year later featured a live stage version of the show from the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. save hide report. [8], Hold Your Plums was a radio quiz show which ran for over a decade on BBC Radio Merseyside. It was hosted by Billy Butler and Wally Scott .[9]. Maybe he should do a Dmitri Young weight loss haha. A regular question that was asked to contestants was to name the tune being played by Len.

I agree with this.

In the 1960s he was a DJ at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Hold Your Plums started out as a segment of Billy Butler’s radio show and was extended to a two-hour show of its own. If contestants received two matching symbols they were asked to ‘hold’ the two that matched and were given one last spin to see if they matched the third symbol, and because plums were the show's top symbol, to win the star prize contestants were encouraged to ‘Hold Your Plums’, coining the show's name. But then dropped off quickly when he went to the A's. He was also given his own small spot on the show at the beginning when he would read a poem he had written which would often contain non-offensive stereotypical comedic homosexual innuendos, and would occasionally be about his liver-in Malcolm. His sessions with Davis led to his biggest hit and career highpoint, the 1965 top 10 R&B hit "I Can't Work No Longer.". During the show when contestants were answering questions and something suggestive was mentioned Terence would make a low groan noise to highlight the comment's sexual meaning. Contestants had to match up three symbols of Plums, Bells, Cherries or Lemons to win a prize. Wally set the questions and organised the prizes, he would often try to help Billy with clues to help contestants answer their given question. 'tis a shame. Often contestants would return to the show and become regular stars themselves often complaining to Billy or Wally that the prize they won last time on the show was never delivered, adding more comical value. You can see a full biography of Billy Butler here. In a year that has already had more than its share of soul music deaths, Billy Butler's passing is another sad event for music fans around the world. 2015 I remember him starting off on fire then he went completely cold. Billy Butler formed the vocal group the Enchanters while at high school. There was a public outcry as Billy and Wally were featured on the front cover of the local newspaper, the Liverpool Echo, with the headline ‘Over and Out’ that the show had finished for good. He was such a good hitter for the Royals in 2009 to about 2014. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. His role on the show was as the regular 'Nudger-Watcher'. He first recorded for Okeh Records in 1963, and was produced initially by Curtis Mayfield and later by Carl Davis. True that, never noticed his weight going up, because he always seemed to be on the heavier side. His role was as the pianist.

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