The chemistry, Butler recalled, was so "fierce" they wrote hits such as "Only the Strong Survive" in less than an hour. "Things just seem to fall into place," Butler told Ebony magazine in 1969.

Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, Soul Singer Whose Hits Included 'Only the Strong Survive,' Dies at 85 NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate ...