In January 1974 “you’re Sixteen”, taken from the album Ringo, hit number-
one. Starr’s version of the song remains one of the few number-one singles
to feature a ‘kazoo-sound’ solo. Harry Nilsson sang backing vocals on the
song.

Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) turned 75 on July 7.

Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990)

Broadway star whose Tony Award-winning musical theater credits include
Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949) and the title role in Peter Pan (1954).

She made her Broadway debut in the Cole Porter musical Leave It to Me!
(1938). Her son, Larry Hagman, also became an actor.  

Camille Bohannon

"Mellow Yellow" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer/songwriter
Donovan. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was rumored
to be about smoking dried banana skins, which, at the time, was believed to
be a hallucinogenic drug, though this aspect of bananas has since been
debunked.

Donovan Philips Leitch turned 69 May 10.

The song "My Sweet Lord" by former Beatle George Harrison was his first as a solo artist. It topped charts worldwide and was the first number – one  single by an ex-
Beatle.