Pretty Tony

Tony "Pretty Tony" Butler was an influential 1980s electro and freestyle artist based out of Miami, Florida.

He recorded a string of popular club tracks on Jam Packed and Sherman Nealy's Music Specialist label in the mid-'80s. Butler's tracks with his primary group Freestyle Express (now known as Freestyle Evolution) include such club staples as It's Automatic, Don't Stop the Rock and The Party Has Begun. Solo, he released "Jam the Box". His best-known tracks were produced for female vocalists Debbie Deb (When I Hear Music and Lookout Weekend) and Trinere (All Night I'll Be All You Ever Need I Know You Love Me). Also the "One Hit Wonder" group Fast Lane Young Ladies in 1984 and Young Ladies Remix in 19??.

He derives his name from a character the in the 1973 cult film "The Mack" who was dissed by Too Short on E-40's single "Rapper's Ball" in 1995.

According to his official MySpace site, Butler is currently completing the final preparations for the launch of a new record label, entitled COUNTDOWN Entertainment.

The song Don't Stop the Rock by Butler's Freestyle Express (released under the name 'Freestyle') is used as the basis for the 2009 Cadbury Eyebrows advertisement which is part of the new Cadbury plc television ad campaign.

His newest talent, JJ, has re-done Don't Stop the Rock with Pretty Tony, along with several new tracks. Some of those tracks are available on his Myspace site now.

Albums

• Fix it in the Mix

External links

• Pretty Tony Official site at MySpace
• Allmusic profile
• Pretty Tony at Discogs