Music veteran Charles Button to perform at Sol

Accomplished music-industry veteran and actor Charles Button will perform from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Sol Island Bar & Grill, 700 E. State St., Athens.

Button is known for his silky voice and original style. He has performed on several occasions at B.B. Kings Blues Club at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. The Charles Button Band performed at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, closing the show for the 2002 Native American Grammy Nominee Showcase.

Button won the best producer category in the 2008 Native American Music Awards.

He has had his original music featured in films and television shows.

The complexity of his musicianship is influenced by his experiences with other talented performers. Charles has performed, composed or recorded with talents such as the late Johnny Almond (of John Mayell’s Bluebreakers with Eric Clapton), Nicky Hopkins (keyboards for the Rolling Stones, The Who and John Lennon, Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Graham Leer (Santana), and more.