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One of the unsung heroes of 1970s soul/rock, <a href="spotify:artist:00EdgVeRxXG1XbfcnP2udr">Aalon Butler</a> deserved to become as famous as <a href="spotify:artist:5m8H6zSadhu1j9Yi04VLqD">Sly & the Family Stone</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3ICyfoySNDZqtBVmaBT84I">War</a>, Parliament/<a href="spotify:artist:450o9jw6AtiQlQkHCdH6Ru">Funkadelic</a> or <a href="spotify:artist:53QzNeFpzAaXYnrDBbDrIp">the Isley Brothers</a>. But sadly, the vast majority of R&B lovers are completely unfamiliar with the rock-flavored soul and funk that he recorded for Arista in the late 1970s. A native of Los Angeles, the singer, songwriter and guitarist played with <a href="spotify:artist:3miNucraVWk4hdVsIxn7id">Eric Burdon</a> (of <a href="spotify:artist:3ICyfoySNDZqtBVmaBT84I">War</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3ICflSq6ZgYAIrm2CTkfVP">the Animals</a> fame) in the mid-'70s before forming his own band, Aalon. Signing with Arista, Aalon recorded its outstanding debut album, Cream City, in 1977. The LP should have made <a href="spotify:artist:00EdgVeRxXG1XbfcnP2udr">Butler</a> a superstar, and the fact is that if justice had prevailed, he would have become as big as <a href="spotify:artist:5a2EaR3hamoenG9rDuVn8j">Prince</a> or <a href="spotify:artist:0FrpdcVlJQqibaz5HfBUrL">Rick James</a> would become. But Cream City was far from a mega-hit. Although Aalon continued to play around L.A. in the late 1970s, the band never recorded a second album. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi
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