CARLATA BRADLEY

Paul Frederic Simon is 75 today.

Paul Simon met Art Garfunkel while performing in Alice
in Wonderland for their sixth grade graduation and they
went on to perform at school dances together.

The Sun Studio recording of “Great Balls of Fire” reached No.
2 on the Billboard pop charts, No. 3 on the R&B charts, and No.
1 on the country charts. It was ranked as the 96th greatest song
ever by Rolling Stone and is also listed as one of the world’s best-
selling singles of all time. 

Jerry Lee Lewis just turned 81 in September.

Sigourney Weaver 
(born Susan Alexandra Weaver in Manhattan, New York, New York)

Sigourney Weaver played the resourceful action hero Ellen Ripley in Alien
(1979), Aliens (1980), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). She
also played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II
(1989) and Dr.Grace Augustine in Avatar (2009). She played her first 
minor role in Woody Allen‘s 1977 comedy, Annie Hall.
 

Sigourney Weaver 
(born Susan Alexandra Weaver in Manhattan, New York, New York)

Sigourney Weaver played the resourceful action hero Ellen Ripley in Alien
(1979), Aliens (1980), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). She
also played Dana  Barrett in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II
(1989) and Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar (2009). She played her
first minor role in Woody Allen‘s 1977 comedy, Annie Hall.
 

MIKE GRACIA

John J. Mellencamp is 65 years old today.

Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp made the #1
song "Jack & Diane," among many others. He has
been nominated for more than ten Grammy Awards,
winning one. Billy Joel helped induct him into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.