Jerry Butler was born on December 8th, 1939, on the same day as my dad, just four years earlier. In fact, several legends were born on that date. Just this past December, I posted this remembrance:

Crazy to think that all four of these artists were born on December 8th. Crazier that the eldest of the four, the great Jerry Butler, who's 85 today, is the only one still with us.

Craziest of all, though, is that Jim Morrison and my dad were born on the same day and in the same year, 1943.

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