Jerry Butler
- MatchJerry Butler
- 100%The Impressions
- 75%The Dells
- 61%The Intruders
- 54%The O'Jays
- 52%Archie Bell & The Drells
- 51%Joe Tex
- 50%Four Tops
- 48%Blue Magic
- 48%The Spinners
- 47%Dee Clark
Biography
8 December 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA. Jerry, older brother of Billy Butler, moved to Chicago as a child and was later part of the citys burgeoning gospel circuit. He subsequently joined several secular groups, including the Roosters, an aspiring trio of Sam Gooden and Richard and Arthur Brooks. Butler then suggested they add his friend, Curtis Mayfield, on guitar. Now called the Impressions, the quintet secured a Top 3 US R&B hit with the haunting For Your Precious... Read more