Today’s Country Legend was born November 27 in Brooklyn, New York,

His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, composing hits such as “Kentucky Rain” for Elvis Presley in 1970 and “Pure Love” for Ronnie Milsap in 1974.

As a youth became a self-proclaimed “walking encyclopedia of country music” and worked as a mental hospital attendant in the late 1950s, To support himself, Rabbitt worked as a truck driver, soda jerk, and fruit picker in Nashville.

a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation and visited the set during the show’s fifth season in 1991–92.

an advocate for many charitable organizations,