- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (9 video files (4 hr., 24 min., 50 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Singer, composer, country official Jerry Butler was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, in 1939. In 1993, Butler received his M.A. degree in public administration from Governors State University in University Park, Illinois. Butler's family moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was a child. His earliest performances were in churh where he met another budding singer, Curtis Mayfield. With two friends, Butler became lead singer of,Jerry Butler and The Impressions. Their first hit was a song Butler wrote: "For Your Precious Love". Butler launched a solo career, producing over fifty albums and numerous hit songs including Never Gonna Give You Up; and Ain't Understanding Mellow. Butler received three Grammy nominations and various awards for singing, composing and publishing, including two Billboard magazine awards. In 1991, he and the original members of the Impressions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1985, Butler was elected Cook County (Illinois) Commissioner.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Jerry Butler
- The Honorable Jerry Butler
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 1000501983
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Jerry Butler.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
042450
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2002 June 11.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Music Composer County Commissioner Music Producer Singer.
- Added Author
Butler, Jerry, interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.