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Tina Knowles’ Brother, Rowland Martin ‘Butch’ Buyincé, Dead at 77


Rowland Martin Buyincé, uncle to Beyoncé and Tina Knowles' older brother, died over the weekend. He was 77 years old.

Rowland Martin Buyincé, uncle to Beyoncé and Tina Knowles ‘ older brother, died over the weekend. Last week, Knowles came to Beyoncé’s defense after the release of her country-tinged “Texas Hold ‘Em,” after haters questioned her claim to countrymusic. Why do you think that my kids have integrated it into their fashion and art since the beginning?” Knowles wrote in the caption of a video compilation of country-themed Beyoncé photo shoots.

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