It has been a brutal year for the R&B world with five legendary performers having already lost their lives. The latest was a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The following is a look back at ...

Dr. Hermene Hartman, Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to share stories about her friend, and soulful singer, Jerry Butler. Later, Dr. Hartman discusses the activism and ...

Jerry Butler, the famed R&B and soul singer and a longtime Cook County Commissioner, died Thursday night at home, according ...

Jerry Butler has died at 85 years old. According to People, he died on Thursday after a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The ...

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FIGURE OF SPEECH: Gov. JB Pritzker’s highly talked-about State of the State and Budget Address last week was written much the ...

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your ...