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    • Mar 26, 1942
    Songwriter/pianist Larry Butler is born in Pensacola, Florida. He heads United Artists Records in the mid-1970s, and becomes the first country figure to win a Grammy for Record Producer of the Year. His production credits include Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, John Denver and Billie Jo Spears
    Sep 4, 1970
    Piano player Larry Butler and steel guitarist Stu Basore take part in an afternoon overdub session for Wanda Jackson's "Fancy Satin Pillows" at Nashville's Jack Clement Studios
    Feb 28, 1976
    Chips Moman and Larry Butler win Best Country Song, as writers of the B.J. Thomas hit "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," during the 18th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    May 6, 1977
    Producer Larry Butler oversees an overdub session for Kenny Rogers' "Daytime Friends" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    Jan 8, 1980
    Kenny Rogers and songs he recorded grab seven Grammy nominations, with "The Gambler" up for Record of the Year. Rogers' producer, Larry Butler, is nominated for Producer of the Year
    Feb 27, 1980
    Larry Butler, best known for his work with Kenny Rogers, becomes the first Nashville-based figure to win Producer of the Year during the 22nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    Jan 20, 2012
    Producer, songwriter and musician Larry Butler dies at his Pensacola, Florida, home. He produced Kenny Rogers, John Denver and Johnny Cash and co-wrote B.J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
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