2009 Death Ellie Greenwich, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron', dies in Manhattan, New York, at age 68 2007 Death Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 1971 Birthday Noel Hogan, born in Moyross, Ireland, musician, guitarist, songwriter, co-wrote songs or band, The Cranberries 1961 Birthday Alexander Payne, born in Omaha, Nebraska, film director, screenwriter, co-wrote, 'About Schmidt' and 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1950 Birthday Jim Peterik, born in Berwyn, Illinois, musician, songwriter, member of the band, Survivor, co-wrote song, 'Eye of the Tiger' 1945 Birthday Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1942 Birthday Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1941 Birthday John Fred, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, born John Fred Gourrier, musician, co-wrote chart-topping parody of The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' 1939 Birthday Ellie Greenwich, born in Brooklyn, New York, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron' 1939 Birthday Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1936 Birthday Mort Shuman, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, songwriter, pianist, co-wrote 'Viva Las Vegas', ' Turn Me Loose', compositions recorded by Dion, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley 1936 Birthday Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1933 Death Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, dies 1931 Birthday Bob Crewe, born in Newark, New Jersey, American songwriter, singer, co-wrote with Bob Gaudio, Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons, recorded with Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle 1852 Birthday Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg
