Herman's Hermits, The Young Rascals and The Animals - Worked with Vikki Lizzi - Acted in the musical Grease and portrayed Bobby Wheeler on TV's, Taxi . Gil Scott-Heron (Gilbert Scott-Heron) - Died 5-27-2011 in New York, NY, U.S. - Illness ( Jazz - Funk ) Born 4-1-1949 in Chicago, Illinois,