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- American-British actor and singer David Richard Solberg, known as David Soul, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He became famous for playing Detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the television series Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979, and as a singer he had the UK No. 1 single “Silver Lady” in 1976 and “Don't Give Up On Us”, which reached No. 1 in both the UK and US in 1977.
- David Soul reached No. 1 on the British singles chart with “Silver Lady,” his second No. 1 of the year. His previous hit, “Don't Give Up on Us,” had topped the British chart earlier in the year and reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April. “Silver Lady” also reached No. 1 in Ireland.