Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jerry Butler "The Iceman" Butler, who co-founded the Impressions with childhood friend Curtis Mayfield in the '50s before ...

Jerry Butler at the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Awards at New York's Apollo Theatre in 2001 (Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect/Getty) Jerry Butler, the original lead singer of the R&B and soul group ...

Jerry Butler, the decorated soul singer who became a senior politician in his adopted home state of Illinois, died at his Chicago home on February 20, the Chicago Sun-Times reports, citing a family ...

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 ...

Jerry Butler, the soul singer-songwriter and hit maker known as the Iceman, died Thursday at his home in Chicago. He was 85. His assistant confirmed his death to The New York Times, sharing that ...

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 Yourself," has ...

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 ...

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 ...