Butch Barnes

Butch Barnes was born and raised in Albemarle, North Carolina and pursued a degree in music from Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, NC.

Butch began his professional career as a saxophonist and vocalist with the group Songbird which became the Carowinds house band. In the late '70's Songbird toured the East Coast.

In 1980, Butch and joined The Band of Oz as saxophone player and vocalist. In 1982, Butch co-wrote the song Super Summer along with Keirth Houston and Warren Moise and it was on the flip side their big hit “Ocean Boulevard”. This song has since been used 4 times for the Dodge “Super New Dodge Summer” commercial that has aired regionally on television and radio.

After a hiatus to focus on his family, he returned to the Band of Oz in 1991 - 2005, transitioning to the “front man”. He won Instrumentalist of the Year in 2002 and 2003 at The Carolina Beach Music Awards. Band of Oz also won Group of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year numerous times while Butch was part of the Band.

In April of 2005, Butch joined Sea-Cruz. In 2007, Butch won Male Vocalist of the Year at the Carolina Beach Music Awards. Butch has been the “front man” of Sea-Cruz since joining the band. Butch has also engineered and recorded the “Rockin’ The Boat” album and several of their cd single releases including “Hey Eugene”.

In April of 2014, Butch decided to make the final change in his career and become a DJ. His knowledge and love of music, singing, saxophone playing, entertaining, and personality set him apart from all the rest!