Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jerry Butler performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in 2008. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press) ...
Jerry Butler’s baritone combined the soaring ecstasy of church, the rumbling rhythms of Chicago and the soul of his native Sunflower, Mississippi. Warm and plush but also cool, it won him the nickname ...
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Jerry Butler, cofounder of the Impressions and baritone singer/songwriter known for hits such as "For Your Precious Love" and "Only The Strong Survive," has reportedly died. He was 85. A ...
Jerry Butler performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in 2008. (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press) Jerry Butler, who found R&B stardom in the late 1950s as the first lead ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...