It’s the birthday

… of Harry Belafonte. He’s 79. Last year NewMexiKen posted Bob Dylan’s tribute to Belafonte from Chronicles.

… of Roger Daltrey. “Who?” you say. “Of The Who,” I say. He’s 62.

… of Ron Howard. Opie is 52. Ron Howard’s brother’s birthday is April 20.

… of Catherine Bach. “Who?” you say. “Daisy Duke of TV,” I say. She’s 52.

Well-known Americans of the 20th century born on this date include band-leader Glenn Miller (1904), author Ralph Ellison (1914), poet Robert Lowell (1917), Mad magazine publisher William M. Gaines (1922) and NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle (1926).