Carl & Pearl Butler

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Carl Butler and Pearl were an American country music husband-and-wife duo. Between 1962 and 1969, the duo released several singles and charted thirteen times on the U.S. country charts, reaching No. 1 in 1962 with their first single, "Don't Let Me Cross Over". Carl Roberts Butler was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 2, 1927. He grew up influenced by Roy Acuff and the old time music around his home. He began singing at local dances at the age of 12 and, after service in World War II, sang with several bluegrass bands and then as a solo act on numerous radio shows, including the "Mid Day Merry Go Round" on WNOX in Knoxville, Tennessee. During this period he met Pearl Dee Jones, a Nashville native born September 20, 1927, whom he married in 1952. In 1961, Carl Butler recorded "Honky Tonkitis", which made it to number 25 on the country chart. The following year, the Butlers were invited to join the Grand Ole Opry, and the exposure provided by the show helped them push "Don't Let Me Cross Over" to number one. Their first single as a duo spent almost three months at the top of the country music chart, and they remained one of country music's most popular duos for the next two decades. Later chart records included "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could", "Too Late To Try Again", "Loving Arms" and "I'm Hanging Up The Phone". Carl Butler was also a songwriter, penning classics including "If Teardrops Were Pennies", a No. 8 hit for Carl Smith in 1951 and a top 10 single for Porter Wa

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Don'T Let Me Cross Over

Loving Arms

Crying My Heart Out Over You

A Family Affair: The Best of Butler & Mosby

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Best of - a Family Affair

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Classic Country: Great Duets

The Old And The New

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Uncut 1-13 Honky Tonk Heroes

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Best Of Butler & Mosby: Family Affair

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Bubanee 500 Song Country Collection

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Honky Tonkin'

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