Bill Pinkney

Willie "Bill" Pinkney was an American performer and singer. Pinkney was often said to be the last surviving original member of The Drifters, who achieved international fame with numerous hit records. He was chiefly responsible for its early sounds. The Drifters have had a strong influence on soul, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll music. As an original group member, Bill Pinkney was a 1988 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Drifters.

15 August 1925

Born on the same birth date (15 August 1925): Erik Schmidt (painter) • Mike Connors • Oscar Peterson • Rose Maddox

Born on the same birth day (15 August): August 15 • Erik Schmidt (painter) • Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg • Jan Brzechwa • Janusz Zajdel • Mark Thatcher • Pat Priest (actress) • Régine Deforges • Walter Scott • Željko Ivanek

Born in the same month (August 1925): Brian Aldiss • Erik Schmidt (painter) • George Cooper (British Army officer) • George Wetherill • Jack Hirshleifer • John McCormack (ice hockey) • Robert Mulligan • Saiichi Maruya • Stepas Butautas