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Jerry Butler Dies: The Impressions Singer Who Had Solo Hits And Later Went Into Chicago Politics Was 85
Jerry "The Iceman" Butler died February 20 at 85. A Rock Hall of Fame inductee with The Impressions, he had a successful solo career and later entered politics.
Butler met Curtis Mayfield in the early 1950s, and they later teamed with Sam Gooden and brothers Richard and Arthur Brooks in a doo-wop group before changing their name to The Impressions and signing with Vee-Jay Records. 335 on Rolling Stone ‘s 2003 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was covered by the likes of Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson with Count Basie, Aaron Neville and others. Having moved to Mercury Records in 1967 and working with the legendary songwriting duo of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, he also made the Top 20 with 1968’s “Never Give You Up” and “Hey, Western Union Man” and “What’s the Use of Breaking Up?” in 1969 and later scored a second gold single with his Brenda Lee Eager duet “Ain’t Misunderstanding Mellow,” which peaked at No.
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