Aalon

Aalon was 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, Cream City, reached #45 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, while the title single peaked at #44 on the R&B Singles chart.

Butler eventually dismantled the group prior to recording a sophomore 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. His son, Jason Aalon Butler, is now the lead singer of Epitaph Records band letlive.
One of the unsung heroes of 1970s soul/rock, Aalon Butler deserved to become as famous as Sly & the Family Stone, War, Parliament/Funkadelic or the Isley Brothers. But sadly, the vast majority of R&B lovers are completely unfamiliar with the rock-flavored soul and funk that he recorded for Arista in the late 1970s. A native of Los Angeles, the singer, songwriter and guitarist played with Eric Burdon (of War and the Animals fame) in the mid-'70s before forming his own band, Aalon. Signing with Arista, Aalon recorded its outstanding debut album, Cream City, in 1977. The LP should have made Butler a superstar, and the fact is that if justice had prevailed, he would have become as big as Prince or Rick James would become. But Cream City was far from a mega-hit. Although Aalon continued to play around L.A. in the late 1970s, the band never recorded a second album.

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