However, soon after the release of the R&B Top 30 hit 'Come Back My Love', Butler left the group to go on to a successful solo career.

The group's first hit single was 1958's ' For Your Precious Love', which hit No. By 1958, the Roosters had a new manager in Eddie Thomas, a record deal with Vee-Jay Records, and a new name: Jerry Butler & the Impressions. After singing in a number of local gospel groups, the two of them joined a doo-wop group called the Roosters in 1957, whose members included Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and his brother Arthur Brooks.

Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield met while singing in the same Chicago church choir. The group's long career spanned over 60 years at the time of their retirement in 2018. They are also 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees for their hit ' People Get Ready', and winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award (in 2000). Inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Impressions had a string of hits in the 1960s, many of which were heavily influenced by gospel music and served as inspirational anthems for the Civil Rights Movement. Mayfield left the group for a solo career in 1970 Leroy Hutson, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian (born Reginald Torian), and Nate Evans ( Twinight Records) were among the replacements who joined Gooden and Cash. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed, and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and returning original Impressions' member Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act. The group was founded as the Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions. Their repertoire includes gospel, R&B, doo-wop, and soul. The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. The Impressions in 1964, from left to right: Sam Gooden, Curtis Mayfield, and Fred CashĪBC-Paramount, His Master's Voice, Vee-Jay, Curtom, Universal, RSO

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