Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics. Originally broadcast in 2000.

The co-founder of the music group The Impressions, Jerry Butler — an iconic baritone ... Butler had 38 tracks on the Hot 100 list throughout his soul-singing career.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL GROUP: (Singing) I remember. JERRY BUTLER: I remember my first love affair. UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL GROUP: (Singing) I remember. BUTLER ...

By Gil Kaufman Jerry Butler, the beloved Chicago soul singer, producer and, later, politician who began his career in the late 1950 singing alongside childhood friend Curtis Mayfield in the ...

The founders of Ben & Jerry’s have expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever Plc, according to people familiar with the matter. Ben Cohen and Jerry ...

Jefry Yan, a 28-year-old reliever who has never pitched an MLB inning, is far from the biggest box office draw on the Colorado Rockies' roster. Just don't tell that to Yan. The Rockies inked Yan ...

In these snippets, Jefry Yan is always celebrating a strikeout by jumping, his knees rising to his chest, until he lands and punctuates the revelry with a fist pump, a pantomimed strike-three call ...

They’ll need their sundae best. The founders of ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s are exploring buying back their company from Unilever Plc — as the namesakes claim the corporation interferes ...

Chicago soul giant Jerry Butler, who succeeded early hits ... Philadelphia DJ George Woods when he retained his cool and kept singing after the PA system failed at a local concert.

The Founder of Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Eze, has testified how God saved him and his team from death in a plane crash. Pastor Jerry, who is also the convener of the New Season ...

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...