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The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Gene Chandler
Gene Chandler
American musician
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LaVern Baker
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
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Major Lance
Major Lance
singer
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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The Dells
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
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Betty Everett
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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The O'Jays
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
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The Famous Flames
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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The Crickets
The Crickets
American rock and roll band
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Thom Bell
Thom Bell
Jamaican-born American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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The Whispers
The Whispers
American music group
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Ruby & the Romantics
Ruby & the Romantics
American band
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Samuel David Moore
Samuel David Moore
American musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
American music journalist and producer
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Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
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Barbara Mason
Barbara Mason
American musician
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin
American guitarist and songwriter
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Sonny Curtis
Sonny Curtis
American musician
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Little Anthony and the Imperials
Little Anthony and the Imperials
rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
American singer
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Ahmet Ertegün
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American songwriter, record producer, music executive
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Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Otis Redding
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
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Leroy Hutson
Leroy Hutson
American musician
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Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge
American singer
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Johnny Pate
Johnny Pate
American record producer
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Latimore
Latimore
American singer
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Oliver Sain
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
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The Coasters
The Coasters
American band
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Garnet Mimms
Garnet Mimms
American musician
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War
War
American funk band
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Denise LaSalle
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Bill Withers
Bill Withers
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers
American singer
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The Valentinos
The Valentinos
American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio
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Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Larry Williams
Larry Williams
American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist
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Billy Butler
Billy Butler
American singer
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Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
American singer
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Ben E. King
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
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Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
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Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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Little Richard
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter

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Jerry Butler Jr. (born December 8, 1939) is an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and retired politician. He was the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group the Impressions, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. After leaving the group in 1960, Butler achieved over 55 Billboard Pop and R&B Chart hits as a solo artist including "He Will Break Your Heart", "Let It Be Me" and "Only the Strong Survive". He was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2015.

He served as a Commissioner for Cook County, Illinois, from 1985 to 2018. As a member of this 17-member county board, he chaired the Health and Hospitals Committee and served as Vice Chair of the Construction Committee.