Key West in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Coffee Butler

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2024

1. Coffee Butler Marker

Inscription. While serving in the Army during the Korean War, Coffee Butler performed for the troops. After his national service he played baseball professionally in Cuba and throughout the Caribbean until 1960.

Coffee gained recognition for sharing the music he loved so much. He was featured on the Al Hirt Show, and appeared at NYC's Apollo Theater and Howe's Lounge. Coffee Butler even played for the Beatles when they visited Key West in 1964

Known as the face of Key West, Coffee is a legendary fisherman as well, having landed an impressive, record-setting 500-pound Goliath grouper at Mallory Square.

"Music is everything to me," said the artist, whose notable venues include The Brown Derby, Logan's Lobster House, Hukilau Restaurant and Lounge, Casa Marina Resort, The Caribbean Island Expose, and Little Room Jazz Club.

In honor of Coffee's lifetime of bringing joy through music, the City of Key West has declared this beautiful performing arts venue to forever be known as:

The Coffee Butler Amphitheater at Truman Waterfront in Key West, Florida.
Dedicated March 23rd, 2020

Topics. This historical marker is listed

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in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Sports • War, Korean.

Location. 24° 32.987′ N, 81° 48.467′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It is on Quay Road east of Angela Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Quay Rd, Key West FL 33040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Keys.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Breadfruit Tree (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Taylor (approx. 0.2 miles away); USCGC Ingham (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Freedom Tree

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2024

2. Coffee Butler Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); To Guard the Harbor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Life in the Barrack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sally Port (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Zachary Taylor (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.