The Grammy-nominated R&B and soul singer/songwriter, who became involved in local politics in Chicago later in life, reportedly had Parkinson's.

Singers need songs, and no one understood that better than the late legendary song stylist Jerry Butler, when he created the Jerry Butler Songwriters Workshop in Chicago in the early 1970s.

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 ...

The Boss named his 2022 album of soul cover “Only the Strong Survive” after the Butler song. The Ice Man cameth — to New Jersey. The Ice Man, aka music legend Jerry Butler, passed away Feb. 20 at his ...

Jerry Butler, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and original lead singer of the Impressions who later embarked on a successful career as a solo artist and a Chicago politician, has died at t ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The great soul singer Jerry Butler died last month at the age of 85. We're going to remember him by listening back to our interview from 2000. He first recorded ...

Jerry Butler, the soul singer and songwriter, who has died aged 85, was known as “the Ice Man” thanks to his smooth baritone voice and cool delivery; he had 55 US chart entries over the years ...

Jerry Butler, the original lead singer of the R&B and soul group The Impressions, has died. He was 85. The Mississippi-born musician started singing as a teenager in a Chicago church choir ...

The music world is mourning the loss of Jerry “The Iceman” Butler, a legendary singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer who passed away on Thursday (02-20-25) at age 85. Butler ...

A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a three-time Grammy Award nominee, Butler was a voice for two major soul music hubs: Chicago and Philadelphia. Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The great soul singer Jerry Butler died last month at the age of 85. We're going to remember him by listening back to our interview from 2000. He first recorded ...

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 at age 85 Credit: AP ...