Butch Willis & The Rocks live studio concert (1985)

Primitive rocker Butch Willis & The Rocks perform two of their hits "The Garden's Outside" and "The Girl's on My Mind" at a public access TV studio in Forestville, Maryland. Backed by the "House Band from Hell", Butch's inimitable vocal stylings can be best-described as outsider music or proto-grunge. This 1985 performance features a throat guitarist and a fog machine mishap. Butch's recordings are available on Teenbeat Records; his backstory and interview can be found here: http://www.songpoemmusic.com/butch/index.htm

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[Ramblebar]

This is the music I've been looking for all my life,Butch needs to a do a full world tour,the people need him now more than ever!!!

[uncleruckus21]

Butch is like the king of the alternative scene I love this shit.

[asterius909]

Rod Stewart stares at you as you watch this...

[zverina]

What's with Butch's shaky hands? Was he that nervous? Was it a condition? Or some strange self-conscious affected gesture?

Was the ending scripted? Either way, priceless.

I have a promo single of "The Garden Outside" complete with signed letter from Butch. It goes, in part: "Take a listen. It's different. Sort of like the 60's all over. This is our first sound. We have an album on tape to back it up. To buy - call..."

[MrCuseppe]

smoke effect fixed the whole missing things in this video

[revmvernon]

If you don't like it, you don't get it.

[michael08huff]

Graphics by TRS-80 Color Computer. Did he actually stumble over the world "proud"? LMAO!

[corporalgregg3]

This owns.

[diskochimp]

Roky has competition.

[hando88c]

He look's like Jimmy Hart!

[SmittyHeWasNumber1]

The true talent in thisband is the guy playing the throat.