Jerry Butler
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Biography
[Edit]Jerry Butler's career spans four decades; he recorded more than 50 albums and his voice is one of the most distinguished voices in all of music. As soulful as ever, yet smooth as ice, his nickname "the Ice Man" epitomizes his demeanor — and sound. In spite of his status as a true music icon, he remains humble. Butler moved from Sunflower, MS, to Chicago, IL, at the age of three during the mass migration of blacks from the South to the North. (He grew up in an area which is now known as the Cabrini-Green Housing Projects.)
Butler acquired his initial music lessons as a young boy while a member of the church choir in Chicago. Curtis Mayfield, who was three years younger, was also a member of the same choir. The two befriended each other and began a collaboration that would have an everlasting impact on music. The twosome joined up with brothers Arthur and Richard Brooks and Sam Gooden to form the R&B group the Roosters. In fact, the Brooks brothers, Gooden, and a female had migrated to Chicago from Tennessee, and were called the Roosters & a Chick. But when Butler and Mayfield joined them, the group became simply the Roosters. In 1957, the quintet's name was changed to Jerry Butler & the Impressions. Butler scored his first hit with the Impressions in 1958 with the timeless ballad "For Your Precious Love." (He'd written the lyrics to the song when he was just 16.)
That same year Butler and the Impressions cordially split, and Butler began his solo career. He released his first single, "Lost," on the Abner label. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard R&B charts. Jumping over to Vee-Jay in late 1960 where his career blossomed, Butler had his first hit as a solo artist with "He Will Break Your Heart." The single popped to the top of the charts at number one and stayed there for seven consecutive weeks. In 1961, Butler bounced back with two Top Ten singles: "Find Another Girl" and "I'm a Telling You." In 1967, he signed with Mercury and teamed up with the production duo of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. His work with these two master producers and songwriters resulted in some classic recordings, including the outstanding album The Ice Man Cometh. The album featured one superb track after another, including two number-one singles ("Hey, Western Union Man," "Only the Strong Survive") and two Top Ten singles ("Never Give You Up," "Are You Happy"). Always known for being a crooner, "Hey, Western Union Man" revealed to many that Butler was more than capable of singing up-tempo songs.
In 1971, Gamble and Huff formed their own label and subsequently Butler formed a creative workshop to help provide material for his forthcoming albums. Material that did not make his albums, he marketed to other artists. In the spring of 1971, Butler hit the Top Ten with the number-eight single "If It's Real What I Feel," which was written by Chuck Jackson (the younger brother of Rev. Jesse Jackson). Butler continued his hit-making tradition with "Ain't Understanding Mellow," a classic soul-ballad duet with Brenda Lee Eager that peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B charts. Butler scored a number-six single with Eager with a remake of the Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and a solo hit with a remake of the O'Jays' "One Night Affair," which was also his last song to crack the Top Ten.
Never one to categorize singers because he believes that a singer is a singer — not based on genre, but on a person's mere ability to sing — Butler himself covered several styles of music during his lengthy music career. He had many highs in his career; ranging from sharing the spotlight with such greats as Aretha Franklin to being the chairman of the board for the Rhythm and Blues Foundation (a non-profit organization). Butler also became a force in another field: politics. In the mid-'80s, he was a significant campaign supporter of Chicago's first black mayor Harold Washington. A short time later, Butler himself became the Cook County (IL) Commissioner and by the late '90s he was a Chicago City Alderman. When the great Jerry Butler is not lobbying for his constituents, he can be found on-stage giving one of his spine-chilling performances with Ice Man-cool delivery.
Title: Thelma & Jerry & Two On One (Expanded Edition)
Artist: Jerry Butler, Thelma Houston
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year From Jerry Butler (Original Mix)
Artist: Jerry Butler
Genre: Soul
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Butler
Artist: Jerry Butler
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: He Will Break Your Heart (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Jerry Butler
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: It's Only Rock & Soul, Vol. 4 (Remastered)
Artist: Fats Domino, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Del Shannon, Lloyd Price, Jerry Butler, Kenny Chandler
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: He Will Break Your Heart + Jerry Butler, Esq. (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Jerry Butler
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Jerry Butler: The Gift Of Love (24 Successes 1960-1961)
Artist: Jerry Butler
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: There's No Business Like Show Business With Jerry Butler
Artist: Jerry Butler
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Melinda (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Jerry Butler, Jerry Peters
Genre: Soul, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Collections
Title: Chicago Soul 2 1962-1965 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: American Soul Connexion (1954-1962) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: American Soul Connexion (1954-1962) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Give Me The Funk! (The Best Funky-Flavored Music)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: R'n'b Oldies Top (Hits Oldies Rhythm And Blues & Soul)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Wanted Blaxploitation: From Diggers To Music Lovers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Philly Soul Reunion
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: '60s Soul Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Solid Soul, Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now: 50 Years Of P. I. R 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Hear That R&B Music I Love, Vol. 16
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rockabilly
Title: Philadelphia International Records - The 12 Mixes, Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: 60s Chill Tunes
Genre: Pop
Title: Summer Of Motown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 1960s Classic R&B For Kids
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Chill R&B For Kids
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Disco Sunday Party (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Chill Soul For Kids
Genre: Electronica
Title: Lowrider Oldies Cruisin: Chrome Series Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Love Songs Souvenir - 50 Romantic Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: 60s Summer Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 068 - Northern Soul
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Soul Deep Cuts 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Kids, Funk, Folk
Title: Soulful Christmas (Live)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Classic R&B Christmas
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Traditional Pop Music
Featuring albums
Title: Dead Presidents Volume II / Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Bronx Tale - Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Love Jones: The Best Of Funk Essentials Ballads Vol.2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia
Artist: Various
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Broken Hearted - A Collection of the World's Best Heartbreakers
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Happy Valentine's Day - I Love You (CD2)
Artist: Happy Valentine's Day
Title: So...Ul In Love! Best Soul Songs from the 60s and 70s (Original Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Dead Presidents Vol. II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: My Love Blues: Great Soul and Blues Songs Collection (Original Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Philadelphia International Records: The 12'' Mixes, Volume 1
Artist: Version
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: 60 Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era (CD2)
Artist: True Love Ways
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, World Music, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk