Mattie Butler RIP

[Soul Shrews]

Sad to report that Mattie Butler has died.

Sister of Jerry and Billy,her wonderful voice graced many a Chicagoan recording.

 

She was also a member of the group Peaches on Mercury Records.

Thank you for the music Mattie.

Paul

[Mike]

an interesting feature on her work and life that goes beyond the singing can be read via

http://petrafoundation.org/fellows/mattie-butler/

Now she works 16-hour workdays at her job as Executive Director of WECAN (Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors), a community-based organization which creates jobs, education, housing, and recreation for thousands of Woodlawn East residents of Chicago. On the weekends, as a singer in the band of her eldest brother, Jerry “The Iceman” Butler, her eldest brother, she travels to gigs in Washington, D.C., New York, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Mattie Butler does things with all of her might.

[Philreeves]

RIP Mattie. What a truly inspirational person!.