Jerry Butler, soul hitmaker and Illinois politician, dies aged 85
by Ben Beaumont-Thomas from World news | The Guardian on (#6VEG7)
Singer and songwriter who had a longstanding partnership with Curtis Mayfield earned the nickname Iceman' for his cool demeanour
Jerry Butler, the US singer and songwriter who had a string of 1960s pop and soul hits before a long career in Illinois politics, has died aged 85.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Butler died at home on Thursday. He had been living with Parkinson's disease.
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