A popular Chicago soul star of the 1960s, Jerry Butler has released over 50
albums of smooth, timeless pop, scored a string of R&B hits and been inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nicknamed The Iceman because of his
ice-cool delivery, he sang in the same choir as Curtis Mayfield in the 1950s and
the pair went on to form gospel harmony group The Roosters, who evolved into The
Impressions. Butler penned their classic For Your Precious Love at the age of
16, but left the group in 1960 to score the solo hit He Will Break Your Heart
and co-wrote Otis Redding's breakthrough ...