Jerry Butler

USA

Born: 08 December 1939

Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90

Genres: R&B

Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul, Chicago Soul, Early R&B, Philly Soul

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Jerry Butler's career spans four decades; he recorded more than 50 albums and his voice is one of the most distinguished voices in all of music. As soulful as ever, yet smooth as ice, his nickname "the Ice Man" epitomizes his demeanor -- and sound. In spite of his status as a true music icon, he remains humble. Butler moved from Sunflower, MS, to Chicago, IL, at the age of three during the mass migration of blacks from the South to the North. (He grew up in an area which is now known as the Cabrini-Green Housing Projects.) Butler acquired his i...

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