Butler May, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1894
Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 17-Nov-1917
Profession: singer
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Butler May
- Butler "String Beans" May (August 18, 1894 – November 17, 1917) was an American vaudeville performer, singer, pianist and comedian.
- He has been described as "the greatest attraction in African-American vaudeville, the first recognizable blues star," and was known "for his streetwise humor, contortive vernacular dancing, and outrageous blues piano playing." He was said to have been the highest-paid black entertainer in the country at the time of his accidental death at the age of 23, and has been claimed as "the model for Jelly Roll [Morton], at least as a stage entertainer and perhaps even as a blues pianist".
- No recordings of May exist.
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