Edwin Starr was a singer-songwriter who worked in music for many years, in the U.S. and the U.K. His 1970 song "War" became a famous anti-war anthem that spent time at #1. It is still so well known! ..... Mac Davis was a singer-songwriter-actor who had success on country and pop charts, particularly in the '70s. When told a song needed a good hook, he came up with the lyrics of one of his most famous songs, "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me." He also wrote "In the Ghetto" for Elvis .... Martin Sharp was an Australian artist-cartoonist-poet who had a long career in art. During the mid-'60s, he was working on a poem, "Tales of Brave Ulysses," set to the tune of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne," when he happened to meet Eric Clapton with a mutual friend. Clapton liked the poem and thought it would fit with a chord progression he had in mind, inspired by the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City." Sharp went on to design that colorful cover of Cream's classic album, "Disraeli Gears." ... These three artists were all born on January 21, 1942.
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