Which singer-songwriter was born on the same day as actor Billy Dee Williams?
Singer-songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Harry Gibson, and Nina Simone, as well as in the rock n' roll genre from which emerged influential singer-songwriters Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, Ritchie Valens, and Paul Anka. In the country music field, singer-songwriters like Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, Billy Edd Wheeler, and others emerged from the 1940s through the 1960s, often writing compelling songs about love relationships and other subjects. The first popular recognition of the singer-songwriter in English-speaking North America and the United Kingdom occurred
Billy Dee Williams Billy Dee Williams William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, artist, and singer. Williams is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the "Star Wars" film franchise, first appearing in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980. Williams has also appeared in critically acclaimed films like "Brian's Song" (1971), "Lady Sings the Blues" (1972), "Mahogany" (1975), "Nighthawks" (1981), and "Batman" (1989), in which he portrayed Harvey Dent. In August 2018 it was announced that Williams would return as Lando Calrissian in "". Williams was born in New York City, the son of