The Everly Brothers recorded "Let It Be Me" in New York City, the first time
they recorded outside of Nashville. Among the back up musicians was Jerry
Allison who had been the drummer with singer Buddy Holly’s Crickets. The
song reached the 7th position on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jerry Allison during the recording of “Let It Be Me”
  

When "Crimson and Clover" entered the charts it stayed for 16 weeks on
Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks on Cash Box Top 100. It became number
one on February 1, 1969, a position held for one week on Cash Box Top
100 and two weeks on both Billboard Hot 100 and Record World 100 Top
Pops.

Connie Francis

Connie Francis was born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark,
New Jersey. She was one of the highest charting female solo singers
in the 1950s and 1960s. Connie is known for her 1958 hit  “Who’s
Sorry Now?” which launched her into worldwide stardom when it
debuted on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand on January 1, 1958.

Francis is still active as a recording and performing artist. In 2010,
she appeared at the Las Vegas Hilton with Dionne Warwick, a show 
billed as "Eric Floyd’s Grand Divas of Stage"

Ed Donahue

Magnam, P.I. originally ran from 1980 to 1988 on the CBS television
network

Thomas William "Tom" Selleck turned 69 in January

John Belmont

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967)