Noah Jennings
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-21-2025 7PM EST
In a 2004 interview with WBEZ, Butler said it was the church that inspired his musical career.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-21-2025 7PM EST
That encouragement led to a long solo career that saw 38 of his songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Impressions in 1991. For NPR News, I'm Noah Jennings in Chicago.