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Tony Butala, co-founder of Lettermen vocal group known for 'The Way You Look Tonight,' dies at 87

Compiled Nov 3

Tony Butala, co-founder of Lettermen vocal group known for 'The Way You Look Tonight,' dies at 87
Tony Butala, co-founder of Lettermen vocal group known for 'The Way You Look Tonight,' dies at 87 · Photo: The Associated Press

Tony Butala, co-founder of The Lettermen, died Sunday at age 87

  1. 1938
    Tony Butala is born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
  2. age 7
    He begins singing professionally
  3. age 8
    He performs on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh
  4. age 10
    He moves to Los Angeles and joins the Mitchell Boys Choir
  5. late '50s
    Butala co-founds The Lettermen with Jim Pike and Bob Engemann
  6. 1961
    The Lettermen release their first hit, 'The Way You Look Tonight'

“We have lost an integral member of The Lettermen family.”

The Lettermen band

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