A life in brief
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 The Lettermen, died Sunday at age 87
- 1938Tony Butala is born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
- age 7He begins singing professionally
- age 8He performs on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh
- age 10He moves to Los Angeles and joins the Mitchell Boys Choir
- late '50sButala co-founds The Lettermen with Jim Pike and Bob Engemann
- 1961The Lettermen release their first hit, 'The Way You Look Tonight'
“We have lost an integral member of The Lettermen family.”

