let me correct you on that Chris "butch" Woodie is the reason you many organist play like we do today. I sure that ever state has like that person that is like the king of that state on the organ and you guys heard them play and steal (learn) music for them. But if you Would ask if they ever heard of butch Woodie I am preety sure they will say "MAN YEAH" dude is sick. I even heard the Kim burrel Begged for butch to play for her and he turned her down. Now dude was tripp'n for that. But Butch turns almost everbody famous down. he use to play some chuch and got like $1,200 a sunday. but he quit that for some reason. now he just kinda helps his dad out at Kennerly Temple COGIC in STL. If u guy wont to hear some of is work go to www. showmethat.com and then go to hall of fame he has two hymns on the one It is well and the other yes lord now the stuff on here is like soooo wack compared to what he can do but its tight to us still if that makes any sense. :D
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I relize that? but You must have EVER heard Butch with your own hears have you?
Everybody I know that talks about this Butch Woodie, makes it sound like he's the baddest organist on the planet!
I'm not gon' say the brotha isn't bad as all get out - but I doubt he's the greatest. The world is much bigger than St Louis, you know?
A YO ME AND M.D. HAVE HAD THIS TALK B4. AND IT KINDA GO OUT OF HAND. AND ACTUALLY I GOT PREETY P***ED OFF ABOUT IT. BUT IM GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN.
BUTCH IS THE GREATEST!!!!!!
I'M TELLING YOU. ONCE YOU HERE THIS GUY YOU WILL GO NUTTZ.
AND FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, KIM BURRELL DOES ACTUALLY GO CRAZY FOR HIM. FOR A PRIME EXAMPLE. ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ME FROM ST. LOUIS WILL KNOW THAT I USUALLY HANG AROUND MY UNCLES, MIKE HARPER, ISADORE (punkin) KING, RICHARD (june bug) BROWN, ROB WOODIE, BUTCH WOODIE, AND MEVIN MOORE. AND ANYWHERE THEY GO THEY KICK IT TOGETHER. AND ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ONE OF THEM USUALLY KNOWS ALL OF THEM.
SO LAST NOVEMBER DURING THE HOLY CONVOCATION IN MEMPHIS, MYSELF, MIKE, ISADORE, AND JUNE WERE SOMEWHERE EATING ON THURSDAY AND WE SAW KIM BURRELL LEAVING AND WE ALL WENT TO SPEAK TO HER B/C THE YEAR BEFORE BUTCH INTRODUCED US TO HER. SO WHEN WE SAW EACH OTHER SHE KEPT ASKING ABOUT BUTCH AND WE SAID THAT HE WASN'T COMING UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. SO SHE WAS LIKE ARIGHT COOL. SHE WANTED HIM AND ROB TO PLAY FOR HER IF SHE SUNG. I THOUGHT WOW KIM BURRELL IS GOING TO BE SINGING WITH BUTCH PLAYING BEHIND HER. (st. louisians, can you imagine that?) SO ATFERWARDS WE SAW HER IN A HOTEL LOBBY FRIDAY AND SHE WAS ASKING WERE BUTCH WAS B/C SHE WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE SONGS WITH HIM ON THE PIANO IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOTEL. AND WE HAD TO TELL THAT BUTCH SAID THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO COME. (at the last minute) IT BROKE HER HEART. SHE DIDN'T EVAN SING THAT NIGHT.
HOLLA
Hey-hey-hey!!! It's ya' boy, FINGERZ!!! Since I moved down here to ATL, I haven't heard any (ANY!!!) tight organists in it's metropolitain & surrounding areas I'm from St. Louis, but I have traveled the world & have mt musicians from all walks of life. Rich, homeless, black, white, or whateva'!!!! But this cat named Christopher "Butch" Woodie, iz "Tha' Truth, Tha' Whole Truth, & Nuttin' But Tha' Truth!!!" Don't get me wrong, everyone iz respectable in their own right, but God has blessed Butch with dominance...
Post something, man!
Hey, if this cat is the G.O.A.T., then I need to hear him play! I mean, why wouldn't I want to? I said I was gonna take a trip down to St. Louis JUST to hear him; but I'll need to know when I can catch him. Maybe I'll contact CATRON...
I've heard that Kim is a beast on the organ...has anyone ever heard her play the organ before?
Look like Butch is still up top. Funny how we left Kim on organ to Butch. yall wild. Thinking about you all in St Lu, after the strongs winds this past Sunday nite. Hope yall aiight out there, and it didn' tear you up TOO much. Got yall in the prayer room. you know ? What's the ## to Kennerly Temple if you care to share ?
Man, I'm gonna tell you - I went back to showmethat.com and listened to dude - and I don't like muddled sound. That doesn't sound musical to me. It just sounds like someone randomly pressing down ten keys. It's the same with cat's whose runs last for 5 seconds. What's the deal??Same thing with John. Hes dope and I like some of the stuff he does as well but I like a variety too. I peeped that clip and that dude (Butch Woodie) did a lot scales. GOAT??? okay. To each his own. All im saying is post some footage of this great Yoda of the Hammond B3. THe sad thing is that dudes like Butch Woodie and John have these cats that put them on such a high pedalstool and when people that dont know any better hear them they are dissappointed because some avid fan painted them to be some super hero on the organ from planet C# that has the ability to do chords with two feet, runs that John and PJ Morgan do with there hands he does with his feet. (mind you John and PJ both have lightening fast runs that are not just chromatic scales). Man nevermind the clips. I dont need to see it. Im straight!!
Some people like that stuff. That's the reason I don't like John Peters. I don't like phatness throughout an entire song. I like phat chords like I like my seasoning on my food. Too much can kill it - and just enough will make you want to come back for seconds.
I'm assuming dude doesn't play like that on gigs, tho'. Kim wouldn't be after that type of sound.
WHY ARE YA'LL DOWNING BUTCH JUST B/C THE ONLY TIME YOU'VE HEARD HIM WAS ON SHOWMETHAT.com. IM TELLING YOU THE ONLY WAY WE CAN PROVE OUR POINT IS IF YOU HEAR HIM FOR YOURSELF IN PERSON. IM TELLING YOU AND LIKE I SAID IN THE OTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS THAT WE STARTED ARGUING IN. THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO BELEIVE US IS IF YOU SEE IF FOR YOURSELF.
AND ACTUALLY NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT. IF ANY OF YOU ALL WERE IN MEMPHIS 4 YEARS AGO. THE GUY THAT WAS PLAYING AT MASON TEMPLE THURSDAY NIGHT, PLAYING FOR PETEY MADISON AND SMOKIE NORFUL. (the guy that made the musicians leslie on the wall catch fire) THAT IS BUTCH. IF YOU WERE THERE YOU NOW WHO IM TALKING ABOUT.
HOLLA
WHY ARE YA'LL DOWNING BUTCH JUST B/C THE ONLY TIME YOU'VE HEARD HIM WAS ON SHOWMETHAT.com. IM TELLING YOU THE ONLY WAY WE CAN PROVE OUR POINT IS IF YOU HEAR HIM FOR YOURSELF IN PERSON. IM TELLING YOU AND LIKE I SAID IN THE OTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS THAT WE STARTED ARGUING IN. THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO BELEIVE US IS IF YOU SEE IF FOR YOURSELF.
AND ACTUALLY NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT. IF ANY OF YOU ALL WERE IN MEMPHIS 4 YEARS AGO. THE GUY THAT WAS PLAYING AT MASON TEMPLE THURSDAY NIGHT, PLAYING FOR PETEY MADISON AND SMOKIE NORFUL. (the guy that made the musicians leslie on the wall catch fire) THAT IS BUTCH. IF YOU WERE THERE YOU NOW WHO IM TALKING ABOUT.
HOLLA
man, if ya'll cats wanna hear (THE GREATEST MAN ALIVE ON THE HAMMOND) just come to stl and come to kennerly temple cogic on sunday nights. service starts at 8, and u will be blessed. and to make sure that he comes, i will call him and make sure that he'll be there ;D;DCamcord it. Bootleg the church service. Go in there with a big black tape recorder like Rerun on "Whats Happenin" <-----(Might be before your time) ;D
;DCamcord it. Bootleg the church service. Go in there with a big black tape recorder like Rerun on "Whats Happenin" <-----(Might be before your time) ;D
A YO ME AND M.D. HAVE HAD THIS TALK B4. AND IT KINDA GO OUT OF HAND. AND ACTUALLY I GOT PREETY P***ED OFF ABOUT IT. BUT IM GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN.
BUTCH IS THE GREATEST!!!!!!
I'M TELLING YOU. ONCE YOU HERE THIS GUY YOU WILL GO NUTTZ.
AND FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, KIM BURRELL DOES ACTUALLY GO CRAZY FOR HIM. FOR A PRIME EXAMPLE. ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ME FROM ST. LOUIS WILL KNOW THAT I USUALLY HANG AROUND MY UNCLES, MIKE HARPER, ISADORE (punkin) KING, RICHARD (june bug) BROWN, ROB WOODIE, BUTCH WOODIE, AND MEVIN MOORE. AND ANYWHERE THEY GO THEY KICK IT TOGETHER. AND ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ONE OF THEM USUALLY KNOWS ALL OF THEM.
SO LAST NOVEMBER DURING THE HOLY CONVOCATION IN MEMPHIS, MYSELF, MIKE, ISADORE, AND JUNE WERE SOMEWHERE EATING ON THURSDAY AND WE SAW KIM BURRELL LEAVING AND WE ALL WENT TO SPEAK TO HER B/C THE YEAR BEFORE BUTCH INTRODUCED US TO HER. SO WHEN WE SAW EACH OTHER SHE KEPT ASKING ABOUT BUTCH AND WE SAID THAT HE WASN'T COMING UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. SO SHE WAS LIKE ARIGHT COOL. SHE WANTED HIM AND ROB TO PLAY FOR HER IF SHE SUNG. I THOUGHT WOW KIM BURRELL IS GOING TO BE SINGING WITH BUTCH PLAYING BEHIND HER. (st. louisians, can you imagine that?) SO ATFERWARDS WE SAW HER IN A HOTEL LOBBY FRIDAY AND SHE WAS ASKING WERE BUTCH WAS B/C SHE WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE SONGS WITH HIM ON THE PIANO IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOTEL. AND WE HAD TO TELL THAT BUTCH SAID THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO COME. (at the last minute) IT BROKE HER HEART. SHE DIDN'T EVAN SING THAT NIGHT.
HOLLA
After all this talk of the G.O.A.T, how could we forget one of the greatest organist who ever graced the face of the Earth....Ganondwarf from Zelda ....dude was a monster!!!!! He could play in 20 keys at once and when he played, the leslie and Hammond caught on fire!!!!! LOL ...J/K
I had to laugh when someone said Butch made the leslie on the wall catch on fire....playing runs on the bass pedals that John or Pj play on there feet??? Are we taking it a lil too far fellas? lol If there truly is a G.O.A.T , we've never heard him/her...let's not let our biased opinions and myths that we've heard be the deciding factor on who's the greatest...
After all this talk of the G.O.A.T, how could we forget one of the greatest organist who ever graced the face of the Earth....Ganondwarf from Zelda ....dude was a monster!!!!! He could play in 20 keys at once and when he played, the leslie and Hammond caught on fire!!!!! LOL ...J/KDdee... Did you say Ganadorf from Zelda. Yo he is the truth!!! He could get put on at a Methodist or Catholic church easily. I thought I was the only one that peeped his skills. Did you see how fingers was movin? He had Princess Zelda caught up in the spirit!!! ;D ;D
I had to laugh when someone said Butch made the leslie on the wall catch on fire....playing runs on the bass pedals that John or Pj play on there feet??? Are we taking it a lil too far fellas? lol If there truly is a G.O.A.T , we've never heard him/her...let's not let our biased opinions and myths that we've heard be the deciding factor on who's the greatest...
Undoubtedly, Butch is one of the best organists around....I will never ever take that away from him as long as i live......but i will say that there are alot of talents that GOD has given out, not just one.....No doubt, the dude is a child prodigy......that is the truth.....but there are also alot of other child prodigies in this world......what i am saying is that GOD did not give one talent out.....he gave many....its hard to compare musicians to each other, when you got so many....There are alot of unique musicians, with their own voicings on their instrument...There is no one catt that has IT ALL...Instead of arguing and going back and forth about who is GREAT and not GREAT....lets appreciate everyone's talents and gifts....and i assure you that i am not hating, because i am very much so a BUTCH WOODIE FAN, probably his #1...but i am also a fan of the TRUTH......GOD BLESS!!!!that is the best remark on this topic that i have heard...I appreciate you for saying it
That's the thing - their are SOOOO many great organist's out there; to label someone the GREATEST, is a bit Ludacris. Now, I think I know what it is ..... Butch is so much better than the dudes that they've heard, and what he does is so amazing - that they can't imagine someone being iller. I'm not going to say Butch isn't a top-level talent. I'm just going to say that their are other top level talents out there too. Just not as easy to find - or else they wouldn't be top level.Please let it go! You seem to be a very intelligent person, as well as an accomplished musician (and I pray that you have passed from death to life), if so , there is no need for you to subject yourself to unbridaled zeal. This message has been sent to relieve you and relegate the notion that "I" am the greatest organist in the world. I'll even take this opportunity to say that most of the comments (especially in regard to my "Sister" Kim Burrell) aren't true, or I had/have no knowledge of it. [A good reputation is more valuable than silver and gold]. Now, I am special b/c I am uniquely created and made by God, and so are you; and every good and perfect gift comes from the Father of lights(knowledge) so what I have is just a portion, my portion...I'm just a vessel but rest assure I am no "BEAST".
Reminds me of when I first entered college ... their was a friend of mine who played drums like I had never heard them play before. I told him, "Man, you gotta be the best in the world!!" He laughed hard .... and took me to his dorm room, and showed me footage of some of his favorite drummers.
Butch Woodie may be special - but give it some time, you'll hear someone else that's just as good, or better.
he use to play some chuch and got like $1,200 a sunday.
Lets Reread the subject of this thread people!!!