Jerry Butler Jr.
Soul - funk - disco singer - songwriter - producer - multi-instrumetalistBorn on 08.12.1939 in Sunflower, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Brother of
Billy Butler.
Primarily known as member of
Impressions, The.
His career is really huge, starting in 1958.
Long time associate of
Curtis Mayfield.
Has co-written
Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long".
Has dueted with
Betty Everett,
Brenda Lee Eager,
Thelma Houston and
Gene Chandler.
Has collaborated with
Exuma and
Jerry Peters for the blaxloitation soundtracks, "Joe" and "Melinda" respectively.
He's also an american politician. He serves Commissioner for Cook County, Illinois, having first been elected in 1985.