The Grammy-nominated R&B and soul singer/songwriter, who became involved in local politics in Chicago later in life, reportedly had Parkinson's.

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 Iceman did not die on a full stomach. Eight hours before his death on a barren Alpine pass, he was in the valley to the south, in what is today Italy's Schnals Valley. There, according to Dr ...

The Iceman cited he wanted to use the finger roll rather than the dunk because the latter was painful for his hand. Since he came up in the ABA, he was familiar with the three-point line from the ...

They might risk a furtive climb onto the parked truck, waiting until the strong iceman hoisted a big block onto his shoulder and disappeared into the next house. Richard M. Herr remembers the feel ...

Jerry Butler, the soul singer-songwriter and hit maker known as the Iceman, died Thursday at his home in Chicago. He was 85. His assistant confirmed his death to The New York Times, sharing that ...

The music world is mourning the loss of Jerry “The Iceman” Butler, a legendary singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer who passed away on Thursday (02-20-25) at age 85. Butler ...

Butler was a former Cook County board commissioner who would still perform on weekends and identify himself as Jerry “Iceman” Butler, a show business nickname given for his understated style.

Along the way, Butler also picked up the nickname "The Iceman," a descriptor for his understated ... of "Nightshift" before he was inspired to use the title of Butler's hit.