James Austin Butterfield | |
Birth Name: | James Austin Butterfield |
Alias: | J.A. Butterfield |
Birth Date: | May 2, 1897 |
Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Origin: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Instrument: | Piano |
Genre: | Tin Pan Alley |
Occupation: | Composer |
Associated Acts: | Haven Gillespie |
James Austin Butterfield (May 18, 1837 – July 6, 1891) was an American composer. His best-known composition is When You and I Were Young, Maggie, first published in 1866 (lyrics by George W. Johnson). Butterfield was born in England in 1837 and emigrated to the United States in 1856.[1] [2] [3]
He was also the second president of the Music Teachers National Association, in 1878.[4]
James A. Butterfield died in Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Graceland Cemetery.[5]