Oscar Butler is an award-winning performing songwriter whose uplifting blend of acoustic blues and indie-folk is driven by warm vocals, delta-style fingerpicking, and story-first songwriting. In 2025, Oscar was named a finalist in the Telluride Blues Challenge at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival—an honor that follows his 2025 New Mexico Entertainment Award (Jazz/Blues) and a 2023 New Mexico Music Award for songwriting.

Rooted in the finesse of James Taylor’s guitar work and inspired by the lyrical clarity of Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Carole King, Keb’ Mo’, and Paul Thorn, Oscar crafts songs about love, resilience, and human connection—delivered with humor and heart. His signature Smooth Like Gravy Gourmet Blues Show pairs original songs with projected illustrations and soulful storytelling, delighting audiences in theaters, listening rooms, and festivals across the Southwest and beyond.

Oscar extends this connection offstage with his Weekly Bluesletter, a heartfelt email series that shares new music, road stories, and creative insights, and with Behind the Lines: The Story in the Song, his weekly video deep-dive into the craft behind each tune.