Ben E. King

Ben E. King

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...
Clyde McPhatter

Clyde McPhatter

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...
Bill Pinkney

Bill Pinkney

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,...
Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin

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...

Charlie Thomas

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...
Doris Troy

Doris Troy

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...
Bert Berns

Bert Berns

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...
James A. Michener

James A. Michener

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...
Kenny Young

Kenny Young

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...
Buck Ram

Buck Ram

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...