Aalon is an American

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group from

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formed by lead singer and guitarist

Aalon Butler Aalon is an American soul group from Los Angeles formed by lead singer and guitarist Aalon Butler. Butler played guitar for Eric Burdon in the 1970s prior to forming the band Aalon, which signed to Arista Records in 1977. Their debut album, ''Cre ...

. Butler played guitar for

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in the 1970s prior to forming the band Aalon, which signed to

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in 1977. Their debut album, ''

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'', reached #45 on the ''

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'' R&B Albums chart, while the title single peaked at #44 on the R&B Singles chart.Charts
Allmusic Butler eventually dismantled the group prior to recording a second album, though he toured in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the latter half of the 1980s he quit music to take care of his infant son."AP Recommends: letlive." ''

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'' #276 (July 2011), p. 60. His son,

Jason Aalon Butler Jason Aalon Butler (born July 17, 1986) is an American musician and political activist from Inglewood, California. He is best known as the former lead singer of the post-hardcore band Letlive. He is currently part of the rapcore band Fever 333 an ...

, best known as the former lead singer of the post-hardcore band

Letlive Letlive, stylized letlive., was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band's final lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jason Aalon Butler (son of Aalon Butler, vocalist and guitarist of the soul group Aalon), guitarist Jeff Sahyo ...

, is currently part of the

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band

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. Their song "Rock And Roll Gangster" was featured in an episode of ''

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'', specifically "

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