This week’s #ThursdayFiveList theme is #LetTheRiversFlow. Lots of great records to choose from - these are only some of my favorites:

Jerry Butler: Moon River (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZ_83_seJc

Sammy Turner: Raincoat in the River (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPDjxbQo6_4

Ketty Lester: River of Salt (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNtiOOjSIw

O.V.Wright: Everybody Knows (The River Song) (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wYFmv_mrsA

Roscoe Robinson: A Thousand Rivers (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZc4fM6hd24

#JerryButler #KettyLester #SammyTurner #OVWright #RoscoeRobinson #LetThisRiverFlow

Remembering Jerry Butler from The Impressions

(December 8, 1939-February 20, 2025)

#Music, #JerryButler, #TheImpressions

It's time for #Saturdayonstage once again. Here's a classic soul duet from the early seventies:

Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager: Ain't Understanding Mellow (Live on "Soul!", January 12, 1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEt6hkOrH7Y

#music #soulmusic #jerrybutler #brendaleeeager #chicagosoul

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe

Jerry Butler & The Impressions:
🎵 For Your Precious Love

#JerryButler #TheImpressions

https://jerrybutler.bandcamp.com/track/for-your-precious-love-with-the-impressions

https://open.spotify.com/track/2dYHM8YCF8nQMkbA3oVK3d

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow

Jerry Butler & The Impressions:
🎵 Sweet Was the Wine

#JerryButler #TheImpressions

https://open.spotify.com/track/3KzgbDXvImceYba5nUD4rd