No cause of death was reported, but Butler had been struggling with Parkinsons disease.
Co-written by Butler and Brooks brothers, reached No.
11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.
From left: Sam Gooden, Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler of The Impressions in the 1960 and Butler onstage in 2003Everett Collection
3 on the soul chart.
Butler and the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Mayfield went on to an influential solo career that included hits Freddies Dead and Superfly.
He was paralyzed in 1990 after a light tower fell on him before a concert and died in 1999.
5, and his biggest hit, Only the Strong Survive, which soared to No.
4 pop and No.
1 R&B and went gold in 1969.
Butler is survived by sons Anthony and Randy, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
