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Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director.

Along with Truman Capote (whom he is once alleged to have head-butted), Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe, Mailer is considered an innovator of creative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism, but which covers the essay to the nonfiction novel. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and the National Book Award once. In 1955, Ed Fancher, Dan Wolf, and Norman Mailer first published The Village Voice, as an arts-oriented free weekly newspaper initially distributed in Greenwich Village. In 2005, he won the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation.

Note, this entry contains language in the present tense, as Mr. Mailer died today (Saturday in the US), so that there has been insufficient time to update the entry to reflect Mr. Mailer's passing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer

Douglas Wayne "Doug" Sahm (* 6. Nov. 1941 in San Antonio, Texas; † 18. Nov. 1999 in Taos, New Mexico)

Zumbi also known as Zumbi dos Palmares (* 1655 - † November 20, 1695, pronounced: 'zoombee') was the last of the leaders of the Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumbi

Today, November 20 is celebrated, chiefly in Rio de Janeiro, as a day of black pride (Consciência negra). The day has special meaning for Afro-Brazilians, who honor Zumbi as a hero, freedom fighter and a symbol of freedom.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (* 29. May 1917 in Brookline, MA; † 22. Nov. 1963 in Dallas, Texas)

Freddie Mercury (* 5. Sept. 1946 as Farrokh Bulsara at Sansibar; † 24. Nov. 1991 in Kensington, London)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EceOhfqYQhw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury

Best known as the lead singer of the rock band 'Queen' (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). He is noted for his vocal abilities and for his live performances.

George Harrison MBE (* 25. Feb. 1943 in Liverpool, GB; † 29. Nov. 2001 in Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Mariska Veres (* 1. Oct. 1947 in Den Haag; † 2. Dec. 2006 in Den Haag/Netherlands)

Frank Vincent Zappa (* 21. Dec. 1940 in Baltimore, MD; † 4. Dec. 1993 in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles)

John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (* 9. Oct. 1940 in Liverpool, GB; † 8. Dec. 1980 in New York City) was an English songwriter, singer, musician, graphic artist, author and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. In his solo career, Lennon wrote and recorded songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Winston_Ono_Lennon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d8VX8tcgao

Dinah Washington (* 29. Aug. 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; † 14. Dec. 1963 in Detroit, Illinois)

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (* 21. May 1904 in Harlem, NY; † 15. Dec. 1943 onboard Santa-Fé-Express from LA to NY)

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (* 15 August 1925 in Montreal, Quebec; † 23 December 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was considered by some critics to be one of the greatest piano players of all time. His virtuosity and command of the piano routinely stunned audiences worldwide for more than fifty years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_peterson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oHaL5cV9jY

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. KBE (* 16. April 1889 in London, GB; † 25. Dec. 1977 in Vevey, Switzerland)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Chaplin

"A day without a laugh is a wasted day!" (Charlie Chaplin)

Sara Carter (born 21. July 1898 as Sara Elizabeth Dougherty in Copper Creek, Virginia; + 8.Jan. 1979)

Carl Lee Perkins (* 9. April 1932 in Tiptonville, Tennessee; † 19. Jan. 1998 in Jackson, Tennessee)

Heath Ledger (* April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008 *)

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Willie Dixon (* 1. July 1915 in Vicksburg, Mississippi; † 29. Jan. 1992 in Burbank, CA)

Karen Anne Carpenter (* 2. Mar. 1950 in New Haven, Connecticut; † 4. Feb. 1983 in Downey,California)

Karen Carpenter...what a voice she had! God rest her soul.

Coda, I agree. I think she had one of the greatest voices in pop music. Their songs are timeless.