The Lettermen’s Tony Butala Dies at 87

Butala, whose "true joy was entertaining and sharing his music," co-founded the 1960s vocal act known for popular recordings of "The Way You Look Tonight" and "When I Fall in Love.

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They had their first hit on the chart in 1961 with their version of “The Way You Look Tonight,” a standard originally performed by Fred Astaire (and penned by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields) for the film Swing Time.

Their highest-charting singles were “When I Fall in Love” and the double-sided release of their recordings of “Goin’ Out of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” which reached No.

Among their 20 recordings that became Hot 100 hits were six that made the top 20: “The Way You Look Tonight” (No. 13 in 1961), “When I Fall In Love” (No. 7, peaking in 1962), “Come Back Silly Girl” (No.

17 em 1962), “Theme From A Summer Place” (No. 16 em 1965), “Goin’ Out of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (No. 7, atingindo o pico em 1968) e “Hurt So Bad” (No.

The Lettermen were nominated for four Grammy Awards throughout their career, including best new artist in 1962. They were nominated for best performance by a vocal group for their remake of the Oscar-winning 1936 classic “The Way You Look Tonight” and for their album which contained that hit, A Song For Young Love.

They were also nominated in a closely-related category, best contemporary-pop performance, vocal duo or group for their hit medley of two of the most-covered songs of the late 1960s, “Goin’ Out of My Head” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”.

In 2020, Butala and The Lettermen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The honor came after the death of his bandmates; Engemann passed in 2013, and Pike died in 2019.

Butala havia dado um passo atrás das apresentações a partir de 2019. “The Lettermen” continua com uma formação atual de vocalistas Donovan Tea, Bobby Poynton e Rob Gulack.

While no public viewing is planned, celebrations of life for Butala will be held in Wisconsin and California at a later date.

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