About Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler Jr. (December 8, 1939 – February 20, 2025) was an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and politician. He was the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group the Impressions, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Butler served as a Commissioner for Cook County, Illinois, from 1985 to 2018. The mid-1950s had a profound effect on Butler's life. As a teenager, Butler sang in a gospel quartet called Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers, along. After leaving the group in 1960, Butler achieved over 55 Billboard Pop and R&B Chart hits as a solo artist including "He Will Break Your Heart," "Let It Be Me," and "Only the Strong Survive." He was inducted into the National Rhyt.
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