ROSS SIMPSON

Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. is 88 today.

Fats and his family were thought to have perished
in Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 natural disaster that
wiped out his hometown of New Orleans.

J.R. Cash at 17

Johnny "J.R." Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)

Johnny Cash began singing at the age of five while working on his family’s
cotton farm.

TIM MAGUIRE

George Harrison  (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001)

Tim Maguire

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Brian Thomas

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is 76 today.

Robinson was a big fan of Westerns and thought his uncle’s nickname
Smokey Joe was a cowboy moniker. He was inspired by artists like Billy
Ward and His Dominoes.

Ross Simpson