Josh Abbott Releases '27 Little Butterflies' Honoring Camp Mystic Flood Victims
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Josh Crutchmer
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Summary
Josh Abbott, frontman of the Josh Abbott Band and member of the Panhandlers, released a song titled '27 Little Butterflies' to honor the 27 campers and counselors who died in a flood at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country during July 4 weekend in 2025. The tragedy deeply affected the Texas music community, and Abbott channeled his feelings of helplessness into a musical tribute.
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· 3 pulledJosh Abbott — a staple of the Lone Star State for 20 years as frontman of the Josh Abbott Band and a member of the supergroup the Panhandlers — was particularly struck by how helpless he felt in the moment.
Over time, however, he found the resolve to pay tribute to the 27 campers and counselors who died at Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp along the Guadalupe River.
Abbott did it the best way he knows how: in song.
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