- male, 71 years old
- Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson on September 28, 1938, in Henderson, North Carolina) is an American soul and pop singer and songwriter. He...
- male, deceased (1972)
- Clyde McPhatter was an influential Afro American R&B singer, born in Durham, North Carolina. He was raised in a religious Baptist family, and...
- male, deceased (2007)
- Bill Pinkney (August 15 1925 - July 4, 2007) was an American performer and singer. Pinkney was the last surviving original member of The Drifters,...
- 70 years old
- Gerry Goffin (born February 11 1939) is an American lyricist. Born in Brooklyn, New York he enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating...
- male
- Charlie Thomas (born 7 April 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American rhythm and blues singer best known for his work with The Drifters. Thomas...
- female, deceased (2004)
- Doris Troy was an R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul." She was born Doris Payne in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal...
- male, deceased (1967)
- Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 - December 30, 1967) (a/k/a Bert Russell and Bert Berns) was one of the great American songwriters and...
- male, deceased (1997)
- James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of...
- male
- Kenny Young is an American songwriter who has been active as writer / artist / producer between 1963 up to the present. His most famous song was...
- male, deceased (1991)
- Buck Ram was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger. He was born Samuel Ram to Jewish parents. It has been written that...
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