O. V. Wright

Overton Vertis Wright was an American singer who is generally regarded as a blues artist by African-American fans in the Deep South; he is also regarded as one of Southern soul's most authoritative and individual artists. His best known songs include "That's How Strong My Love Is" (1964), "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" (1965), "Nucleus of Soul" (1968), "A Nickel and a Nail" (1971), "I Can't Take It" (1971) and "Ace of Spades" (1971). ^{O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980)}

9 October 1939

Born on the same birth date (9 October 1939): John Pilger • Nicholas Grimshaw • Stephen Sedley

Born on the same birth day (9 October): Abdullah Ibrahim • Camille Saint-Saëns • Charles Read (RAAF officer) • Craig Brackins • Don McCullin • Emanuele Belardi • Farhaan Behardien • Henry Walker (basketball) • October 9 • PJ Harvey • Reginald Dyer • Robert Wuhl • Salimbene di Adam • Stephen Neal • Tawfiq al-Hakim • Tyler James Williams • Walter O'Malley • Werner von Haeften

Born in the same month (October 1939): C. V. Vigneswaran • Dallas Frazier • Grace Slick • Inez and Charlie Foxx • Jane Alexander • John Cleese • John Pilger • Leland H. Hartwell • Melvyn Bragg • Nikos Nikolaidis • Richard Delgado • Rocky Thompson (golfer) • Sara Dylan • Tom O'Connor (comedian)