Robert Michael Nesmith

Singer-guitarist of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith wrote the song "Different
Drum" for Stone Poneys and was the executive producer of the 1984 film
Repo Man. He joined the Air Force before finishing high school and went
on to work as a songwriter.

Ed Donahue

Croce wrote the lyrics for "Time in a Bottle" after his wife Ingrid told him she was 
pregnant with his son, Adrian, in December 1970. It became his second and 
final No. 1 hit.

James Joseph "Jim" Croce 
(January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973)

Meadow George “Meadowlark” Lemon III
(April 25, 1932 – December 27, 2015)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Meadowlark Lemon, the “clown prince” of basketball’s barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters, whose blend of hook shots and humor brought
joy to millions of fans around the world, has died.

Lemon’s wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona, Globetrotters spokesman Brett Meister said Monday. Meister did not know
the cause of death.

Ross Simpson

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is 64 today.

His mother Lynne owned a beauty parlor and his father was an
ordained Pentecostal minister. After taking a semester off from
college, he worked as an overnight summer camp counselor,
where he discovered his acting abilities.

2006