Quick Info

ProfessionPop Singer
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth22/02/1945
Age54 years (died on 12, Feb, 2000)
BirthplaceNorth Carolina
Date of Death12/02/2000

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William Oliver Swofford, known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer best known for his 1969 hits 'Good Morning Starshine' from the musical Hair and 'Jean', the theme from the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Career

Notable Works
  • Good Morning Starshine (1969, from Hair)
  • Jean (theme from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
Achievements
  • 'Good Morning Starshine' reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A.
  • 'Jean' reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
  • Recorded final album In Our Time in 1984.
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