Which singer's four Top 40 hits in 1967 included "Kentucky Woman"?

Which bear is the best swimmer? Which author's many bestsellers include "Full Circle," "Wanderlust" and "Five Days in Paris"? In which French-Canadian children's song does the singer pluck a lark's head, beak and eyes? Among whose 355 patents was an 1887 one for ballistite, a smokeless powder? Which author's historical novels include "Burr" and "1876"? Which president's nicknames included "Gloomy Gus" and "Tricky Dick"? Whose legendary paladins included Rinaldo and Roland? Which Harlem Renaissance poet published the collection "Shakespeare in Harlem" in 1942?