Jerry Butler: The Return The Ice Man
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, July 1977
There were those who felt Jerry Butler might fade into obscurity. But, you can't keep a good man down and he's back with a vengeance...a Top-5 single and two fast-selling albums, one with Thelma Houston.
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