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Jerry Butler, a legendary soul singer with the Impressions, died on Feb. 20. He was 85. He had reportedly been battling Parkinson’s disease. Butler, who was known as the “Iceman,” was a founding ...

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Bob Weir was not an obvious candidate for one of the biggest rock stars in the world, but as the most visible steward of the ...