Billboard | 04.11.2026 01:13Tony Butala, who charted 20 songs (including six top 40 hits) on the Billboard Hot 100 in the early ’60s through early ’70s with vocal group The Lettermen, has died at age 87. He was the last surviving original member of The Lettermen, best known for their breakthrough release, their 1961 recording of “The Way You Look Tonight,” and enduring takes on “When I Fall in Love” (1961), “Goin’ Out of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (1967) and “Hurt So Bad” (1969).
