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Butch Warren, American bassist (died 2013)
Edward Rudolph "Butch" Warren Jr. was an American jazz bassist who was active during the 1950s and 1960s. The first time Butch Warren played bass was at home on an instrument left by Billy Taylor, who had played bass for Duke Ellington. Mental illness and heroin addiction created problems for Warren.
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Butch Warren was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Butch Warren's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1939 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.19 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,900 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.30 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 130.9M | 341 million |
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