12/18/2023 0 Comments Jerry butler![]() While in high school, Jerry sang with a doo wop group, The Quails, and Curtis was with The Alphatones. Within a few years they were members of The Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers, which included three of Mayfield's cousins. He was exposed to music in church and took a more active interest around 1953 after meeting Curtis Mayfield 13-year-old Jerry was about three years older than Curtis. Then he started calling Jerry "The Ice Man" on his radio show.and the nickname came to define him as an artist.ĭuring his infancy, Butler's family moved to Chicago from his birthplace, Sunflower, Mississippi. Afterwards popular WDAS personality Georgie Woods, who'd booked him and witnessed the quick-thinking display of pure talent, raved about how "cool" it was. The reaction to this unusual approach came off as nothing less than overwhelming. What the audience experienced was a clear, completely unenhanced a cappella vocal performance. But he sang anyway, taking a chance that the acoustics in the modest-sized venue would allow everyone in the crowd to hear him. Due to an electrical malfunction, Jerry's microphone didn't work and the band was unable to back him properly. Simply the best.A few years into his solo career, Jerry Butler, an established nightclub headliner with several hit records to his credit, suddenly found himself in a tough spot during a performance at Philadephia's Uptown Theater. It is a heartbreaking song, made more heartbreaking by Betty Everett's amazing vocals. This is my favorite-hands down-Jerry Butler tune. " Make It Easy on Yourself" by Jerry Butler. Although this song has been covered many, many times, I really love this version.Ģ. ![]() This was the first duet from Butler and Everett, and the best. " Let it Be Me" by Jerry Butler and Betty Everett. ![]() How can anyone not like this song? This is Everett's signature song.ģ. " The Shoop Shoop Song " by Betty Everett. Although the first version I heard was by Tony Orlando in Dawn, Jerry Butler's version is the first, and best.Ĥ. " He Will Break Your Heart" by Jerry Butler. My Top Songs from Jerry Butler and Betty Everett:ĥ. ![]() Come down and take a listen.Īlso, click on our Spotify playlist to immerse yourself in some seriously good Soul music of the 60s. During the second week of February, we will be playing tracks live in the Retro Music Station during passing periods in the ARC. This month, we are featuring the music of both Betty Everett and Jerry Butler. They remain perhaps the greatest underrated artists of their generation and deserve much more recognition. Whereas Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and others still get radio play on oldies stations, Jerry Butler and Betty Everett have been left out. He resides in Chicago to this day.īoth Jerry Butler and Betty Everett were at the top of their games in the 60s, and often appeared with the other greats in Soul Music. He recently retired as a Cook County Board Commissioner. Jerry Butler continued recording for the next several decades, but in the mid-80s made a leap into Chicago politics. ![]() She died in 2001 at the age of 61 in her home in Beloit, Wisconsin. Betty Everett continued recording through the 70s, and made several appearances in the 80s and 90s. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |