Friday, Dec 1, 2023
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1934 - Birth of Billy Paul in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Me and Mrs Jones").
1935 - Birth of Lou Rawls in Chicago, Illinois, USA; vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, "Natural Man").
1936 - Birth of Lou Rawls in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("Dean Martin's Gold-diggers", "Natural Man").
1938 - Birth of Sandy Nelson in Santa Monica, California, USA; 1950s rocker (Teen Beat, "All Night Long").
1939 - Birth of Dianne Lennon in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer (Lennon Sisters).
1939 - Birth of Lee [Buck] Trevino in Dallas, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1968, 1971).
1940 - Birth of Richard Pryor in Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy).
1942 - Birth of Peter Kalikow in Queens, New York, USA; real estate developer/publisher (New York Post).
1943 - Birth of Nicholas Peter Negroponte in New York City, New York, USA; founder/director (Media Lab at MIT).
1944 - Birth of John Densmore in Los Angeles, California, USA; drummer (Doors - "Light My Fire").