1959 Country singer Lionel Cartwright is born in Gallipolis, Ohio, but is raised in Glen Dale, West Virginia.
1949 Nigel Olsson, a drummer known for his work with Elton John, is born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
1943 Ral Donner, known for the 1961 hit "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)," is born in Norwood Park, Chicago.
1940 Jimmy Merchant (of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) is born in New York City.
1937 Roberta Flack is born in rural Black Mountain, North Carolina. She teaches music before releasing her first album in 1969, when she's 32. In the '70s, she lands three #1 hits: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Feel Like Makin' Love."
1933 Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist for The Ventures) is born in Tacoma, Washington.
1929 Film score composer Jerry Goldsmith (Chinatown, Hoosiers) is born in Los Angeles, California.
1914 Renowned harmonica player Larry Adler is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
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