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Oliver
William Oliver Swofford, known professionally as Oliver, was born on February
22, 1945, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He began his musical journey as a
singer while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
gained initial fame as part of two popular music groups: The Virginians and
later The Good Earth. His breakthrough came with the release of "Good Morning
Starshine" from the musical Hair, which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot
100 in July 1969 and sold over 1 million copies, earning him a gold disc by the
R.I.A.A. Later that year, his softer bal...
