SONG OF THE DAY: Happy 72nd Birthday to singer ROBERTA FLACK.. The song "Killing Me Softly (With his Song)" was originally recorded by singer Lori Lieberman and written by composers Charles Fox and Normal Gimbel.. Lieberman was inspired after she had seen singer Don McLean in concert.. Of course, it was Virginia-based musician Roberta Flack's version that achieved mainstream success and won the Grammy for Best Pop Female Performance at the 1974 Grammy Awards..
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN TODAY: actress Emma Roberts, Political commentator, Glenn Beck, "Good Morning America" host, George Stephanopoulos, actress Laura Dern, Olympic winner, Mark Spitz, singer Roberta Flack, "Hart to Hart" star Robert Wagner.. Posthumously: "The Wolf Man" star Lon Cheney Jr., former-Metallica bass player, Cliff Burton..
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