In the collection
3 records
Played with
Jagger-Richards
2 records together
Otis Redding
1 record together
Tom Jones
1 record together
Elvis Presley
1 record together
Sam Cooke
1 record together
Solomon Burke
1 record together
Smokey Robinson
1 record together
B.B. King
1 record together
Joe Josea
1 record together
William Bell
1 record together
Prince
1 record together
Jolyon Skinner
1 record together
About
American rhythm ‘n’ blues, soul, funk and disco vocalist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, active since 1958.
Born December 8, 1939 in Sunflower, Mississippi, USA, died 19th February 2025, in Chicago. Brother of Billy Butler.
Former member of The Impressions, long time associate of Curtis Mayfield. Co-writer of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”. He has duetted with Betty Everett, Brenda Lee Eager, Thelma Houston and Gene Chandler; collaborated with Exuma and Jerry Peters for the blaxploitation soundtracks “” and “”. He was also an American politician, serving as Commissioner for Cook County, Illinois, from 1985 until 2018.