Jerry Butler Jr. (December 8, 1939 – February 20, 2025) was an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and politician. [1] He was the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group …

Feb 21, 2025 · Jerry Butler has died at the age of 85. Butler was the original lead singer of the Impressions before embarking on a successful solo career.

Feb 21, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 23, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 21, 2025 · Jerry “Iceman” Butler was the original lead singer for The Impressions, who went on to a successful solo career and later became a Chicago politician.0 Died: fFebruary 20, …

Mar 13, 2025 · Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics.

Feb 21, 2025 · Jerry Butler, who found R&B stardom in the late 1950s as the first lead singer of the Impressions before moving on to a solo career and a second life in Chicago politics, died …

Feb 21, 2025 · Butler was a former Cook County board commissioner who would still perform on weekends and identify himself as Jerry "Iceman" Butler, a show business nickname given for …

Feb 21, 2025 · Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer whose rich, steady baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died …

Feb 21, 2025 · Jerry Butler, the original lead singer of the Impressions, R&B hit-maker and Chicago politician, has died at the age of 85.