American singer.
Born July 14th, 1932 in Sparta.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 74 years old in Centerville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel