Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jerry Butler, the decorated soul singer who became a senior politician in his adopted home state of Illinois, died at his Chicago ...

“Only the Strong Survive” comes from Butler's 1968 Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff-produced “The Ice Man Cometh” album on Mercury Records. Butler served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jerry Butler co-hosts the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's 13th annual Pioneer Award ceremony at the Manhattan Center, in New York, ...

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 has died at the age of 85. Per the Chicago Sun-Times, Butler died on Thursday, Feb. 20 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a family friend told the publication. "He was very ...

Jerry Butler, a soul music giant who later served as a Windy City politician, has died following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 85. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee died at his ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – 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, 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 ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) --Jerry Butler, a politician, soul singer and former member of The Impressions, has died. He was 85. Butler, also known as "Ice Man," died Thursday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.