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Sammy Butcher

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Sammy Butcher, an Australian Aborigine was born at Papunya, Northern Territory in Central Australia. He formed the Warumpi Band with George Rrurrambu and Neil Murray in the late 1970s. His mother's side is from the south, the Pitjantjatjara tribe and his father's side from the Walpiri from Pikilyi, near Yinjirrimardi area.

He is renowned as the one of the best guitar players to come out of Central Australia. He now lives in Papunya 250 km west of Alice Springs.