Butch And The Newports

[a18677] signed up with Marvin Higgins who placed him under the guidance of the highly respected record producer George McGregor. Oliver’s first McGregor, production “I’m Only A Man/Out Off My Hands” was released on the Black Rock Label (2002) under the pseudonym of Butch & The Newports. With” Butch “being Oliver’s nickname and The Newports being Allen Coker, Curtis “Kippy” Henderson. A name change followed with Butch & The Newports now becoming The Gaslight with the addition of a fourth member Michael Eatmon. With three further 45 single releases appearing on Higgin’s Grand Junction logo. Firstly “I Can’t Tell A Lie/Here’s Missing You (1001), then” If You See Her/Drifting Away” (1002) followed by a second issue of “I’m Only A Man” but with a different flip side to the Black Rock release “I’m Gonna Get You” (GJ-1100)