He then collaborated with Michael Chislett of The Academy Is. In 2008, Walker released the live album Leavin' the Game on Luckie Street. Butch Walker was featured as a headlining artist on the MySpace-promoted Inaugural Hotel Cafe tour, supporting independent artists from the Los Angeles venue of the same name. At the end of 2005 he was named as Rolling Stone's producer of the year. and Japan, and he released his first DVD, Live at Budokan. In 2005 he played over 200 live shows across both the U.S. Solo īutch Walker then began a solo career, releasing the albums Left of Self-Centered in 2002, Letters in 2004 and The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites in 2006. Their final concert was on Augat Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in front of their hometown fans. The next year, they released their final album, ReadySexGo, which failed to continue the momentum created by the prior releases, and perceiving a lack of support from their record label, they disbanded in 2001. They followed this in 1999 with Hey! Album and had a minor hit with the song "Freak of the Week". Calling themselves Marvelous 3, they released the album Math and Other Problems in 1997. In 1997, Walker, Fincher, and McLee scaled back to a trio and adopted a power pop sound with Walker handling lead vocals. They are highly coveted by fans of Butch Walker, and the few copies that surface in the used CD market today command high prices. The style of both these albums was guitar-oriented, mainstream rock with mild funk influences, and was a forerunner to the more basic guitar-oriented rock approach Walker took later with Marvelous 3.Īlthough the albums are highly regarded among fans, they failed to sell many copies and are now quite rare. Bonus tracks included a cover of Duran Duran's " Rio", and a live rendition of the Shasta soda jingle from the late seventies. They released one self-titled album on the Deep South label, which contained ten original tracks along with a humorous intro piece. The band then shortened their name to The Floyds. The album contained thirteen original tracks with Lloree taking a large share of the lead vocals and heavy reliance on guitar. They released one full-length album, Creamy. Walker shared lead vocals in the band with Fincher's wife, Chrystina Lloree.
The Floyds Īfter Southgang, Walker formed a new band with ex-SouthGang members Jayce Fincher and Mitch McLee (aka: Doug Mitchell), calling themselves Floyd's Funk Revival after Walker's birthplace Floyd County, Georgia. Walker and the rest of the SouthGang members continue to remain on good terms. SouthGang was one of the first bands to tour China in the early 1990s, however they eventually disbanded after Virgin modified their contract and tried to send them in the wrong direction. The band then changed their name to SouthGang and released two albums, Tainted Angel in 1991 and Group Therapy in 1992.
Byte the Bullet moved to Los Angeles in 1988 and were signed to Virgin Records within the year. Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia, working as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in the 1980s, including Badd Boyz and Byte the Bullet.
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