“Shake Sugaree,” a song written and recorded by Elizabeth Cotten in the 1960s, plays over the opening scenes of A Love Song. Cotten was a guitar prodigy who quit playing when she got married and was ...

Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics. Originally broadcast in 2000.