Co-writter of Otis Redding ’s I've Been Loving You. Former member of The Impressions, long time associate of Curtis Mayfield. Born Decemin Sunflower, Mississippi, USA.
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Brenda Lee Eager) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Butler 1992. Jerry Butler 10.09.61 3 12 Wks 12.11.61 17 View full chart history Sign Up.
During the early '60s, though, Jerry Butler was one of the most popular artists in Chicago soul, paced by his big Vee-Jay singles: "He Will Break Your Heart," "I'm a Telling You," the sublime Burt Bacharach production "Make It Easy on Yourself," and his biggest hit of the era, the Betty Everett duet "Let It Be Me." The compilation then skips ahead to close out with three hits from his years in Philadelphia with Mercury, the Gamble-Huff hits "Never Give You Up," "Hey, Western Union Man," and "Only the Strong Survive." Anyone with more than a passing interest in Chicago soul would do better with separate sets for his Vee-Jay and Mercury years (The Sweetest Soul and Iceman: The Mercury Years, respectively), but The Best of Jerry Butler is a great choice for listeners wanting only the best. American rhythm'n'blues, soul, funk and disco vocalist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, active since 1958. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Butler 1968. College: Clemson (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-.): 35 (3057th overall since 1960) High School: Ware Shoals Draft: Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft. The 18-tracker begins fittingly with his first hit, the sweet ballad "For Your Precious Love," recorded during the brief time in 1958 when he led the Impressions - later to find even more pop success on their own than Butler would. Jerry O'Dell Butler Position: WR 6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg) Born: Octoin Ware Shoals, SC. One of the first and best compilations to range through Jerry Butler's entire career on the pop charts, Rhino's The Best of Jerry Butler offered a lot of tracks - especially considering its release date, the mid-'80s - and remains the best place to hear the full scope of Chicago's smoothest soul singer. Jerry Butler was just about the smoothest singer in the history of soul music, from his early days in the classic Chicago vocal group the Impressions.
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