Song:Elusive Butterfly
Album:Jukebox Hits of 1966 Vol. 1
Elusive Butterfly was a top five hit in 1966 and the only hit single for singer songwriter Bob Lind. Supposedly it was the first folk rock hit to feature strings courtesy of legendary producer and arranger Jack Nitzsche. Lind quit the music business in 1969. He was born Nov. 25, 1942 in Baltimore. His family moved to Chicago and then he went to high school in Denver. He was performing on the Denver coffeehouse circuit when he was signed to a record deal at World Pacific Records. The folk boom was in full swing in the mid-60s and record companies were scouring the country looking for folksingers. World Pacific was an offshoot of the Liberty Records label Pacific Jazz. They released non-jazz albums on World Pacific. Ravi Shankar was on World Pacific. They weren't really a commercial label. Elusive Butterfly reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Not only was it Lind's only big hit but it was World Pacific's only chart hit. And it started as the B-side of Cheryl's Goin' Home. But as sometimes happens, a Florida DJ flipped it over and Elusive Butterfly became a hit. Jack Nitzsche produced and arranged Elusive Butterfly. He was already known for his work with Phil Spector and The Rolling Stones. And as I said, supposedly this was the first folk rock hit to use strings. You can get Elusive Butterfly on this various artists comp from Jukebox Records. Bob Lind recorded four albums but was unable to recreate the success of Elusive Butterfly though some of his songs were recorded by other artists. He quit the music business in 1969 but tried one more album in 1971 before moving to Florida and becoming a writer. He has written five novels and has written for the supermarket tabloids. He returned to music in 2004 and still tours today. Here's Bob Lind performing Elusive Butterfly 1966.
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