Gene McDaniels

Eugene Booker McDaniels was an American singer, producer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" and number five with "Tower Of Strength," both hits in 1961. He had continued success as a songwriter with titles including "Compared to What" and Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love".

12 February 1935

Born on the same birth day (12 February): Bhante Dharmawara • Carlton Brewster • Jim Creeggan • Raphael Sbarge • Thomas Campion

Born in the same month (February 1935): Alex Harvey (musician) • Bradford Parkinson • Christina Pickles • Chung-Yun Hse • Dave Niehaus • David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn • Gene Hickerson • Herb Kohl • Johnny "Guitar" Watson • Pete Brown (golfer) • Richard A. Lupoff • Russ Nixon • Susan Brownmiller • Theodore Antoniou • Wallis Mathias