Still of Jerry Butler in Only the Strong Survive (2002)
Caption: Still of Jerry Butler in Only the Strong Survive (2002)
Soundtrack, Actor, Composer
Born: December 8, 1939
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: American Gangster (2007), A Bronx Tale (1993), La Bamba (1987), Menace II Society (1993)
Source: IMDB
Jerry Butler got his start in the music business at age 18 when he and his friend Curtis Mayfield formed a singing group and named them The Impressions. They had an almost immediate hit with a song Butler wrote, "For Your Precious Love", which became the group's first gold record. Nicknamed "The Iceman" by legendary Philadelphia DJ Georgi Woods ...