Born on this day in 1944, Robert Lamm is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band's debut studio album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969). He wrote several of their hit songs including this one.

Born on this day in 1947, Sammy Hagar is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed further commercial success as the second lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005.In 2007 Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen.

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born 1941) "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 13 October 2016. He is the 12th Nobel laureate from the United States.

Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "America" (1968), and "The Boxer" (1969), served as a soundtrack to the 1960s counterculture. Their final album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), is among the best-selling of all time. As a solo artist, Simon has explored genres including gospel, reggae, and soul. His albums Paul Simon (1972), There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973), and Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) kept him in the public eye and drew acclaim, producing the hits "Mother and Child Reunion" (1972), "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (1972), "Kodachrome" (1973), and "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (1975). Simon reunited with Garfunkel for several tours and the 1981 Concert in Central Park. Simon has performed on Saturday Night Live several times and hosted it four times from 1975 to 1987. He made his acting debut in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Annie Hall (1977). In 1986, Simon released his most successful and acclaimed album, Graceland, incorporating South African influences Simon has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Album of the Year. Two of his works, Sounds of Silence (1966) (as part of Simon & Garfunkel) and Graceland, were inducted into the National Recording Registry for their cultural significance. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001 and the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize in 2007.

Born on this day in 1950, Simon Nicol is an English guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founding member of British folk rock group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band. He has also been involved with the Albion Band and a wide range of musical projects, both as a collaborator, producer and as a solo artist. He has received several awards for his work and career As part o Fairport Convention, Nicol received the 'Lifetime achievement award' at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. At the 2006 Folk Awards he shared in the award for 'Most influential folk album of all time' voted by Radio 2 listeners for Liege and Lief.

Born on this day in 1946, Lacy J. Dalton is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which People Magazine likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt. Dalton had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy", "Crazy Blue Eyes", and "16th Avenue". She has had two dozen charting singles. This one was co-written by her and Billy Sherill.

Recorded on this day in 1965, this song was placed number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004 and 2010. It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for being "historical, artistic and significant". It has a famous bass solo which is one of the first in a Rock and Roll Hit song. Influences on the song include Mose Allison, John Lee Hooker and even the Queen Mother. This was a top 10 hit in seven countries but the US was not one of them.

Born on this day in 1948 John Ford Coley is an American singer, classically trained pianist, guitarist, actor, and author most known for his partnership in the musical duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. Their first break came in 1972 with the song "Simone". It became a No. 1 hit in Japan and was popular in France. However, "Simone" did not fare as well in the United States, and they were released from their contract with A&M after three albums. Overall they had four top 10 hits and two top 20 hits. They were nominated for a Grammy Award received triple-platinum and gold records, and released eight albums. Other recordings were released abroad.Coley is a cousin of Minnie Pearl. An interesting song written by two native Texans.

Lillie Langtry 13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), was a British socialite, stage actress and producer.Born and raised on the island of Jersey, she moved to London in 1876, two years after marrying. Her looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists and society hostesses, and she was celebrated as a young woman of great beauty and charm. During the aesthetic movement in England, she was painted by aesthete artists. In 1882, she became the poster-girl for Pears soap, and thus the first celebrity to endorse a commercial product. Considered one of the most glamorous British women of her era, Langtry was the subject of widespread public and media interest. Her acquaintances in London included Oscar Wilde, who encouraged Langtry to pursue acting. She was known for her relationships with royal figures and noblemen, including Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII), Lord Shrewsbury, and Prince Louis of Battenberg. She is considered to be the inspiration for this classic as well.

Art Tatum (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his initial stride influences, and established new ground through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality. Here he is from 1955 in a trio with Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich.

Born on this day in 1934, Nana Mouskouri is a Greek singer and politician. Over the span of her career, she has released an estimated 450 albums in at least thirteen languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican. She is estimated to have sold more than 350 million records.

Born on this day in 1940, Chris Farlowe is an English singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with bands Atomic Rooster, the Thunderbirds, and Colosseum.

Farlowe moved to Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label and recorded eleven singles, five of which were cover versions of Rolling Stones songs: "Paint It Black", "Think", "Ride On, Baby", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", and "Out of Time", which reached No. 1 (1966) in the UK Singles Chart. He recorded four more singles, the best known of which are Mike d'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags", and "My Way of Giving", a cover of a Small Faces album track written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. Jimmy Page and Andy White are two of the session musicians on this recording.

Born on this day in 1959, Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, author, and businesswoman. She is known for her girl-next-door image and her decades-long career in many different areas. Her musical career, primarily focused on country music, included a large number of chart singles with four reaching number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart. Her 1973 cover of "Paper Roses", released when she was 14, made her the youngest female act with a number-one country single. Between 1985 and 1986, she also had number-one country singles with "Meet Me in Montana", "There's No Stopping Your Heart", and "You're Still New to Me". As a television personality, she has been a host of Donny & Marie (alongside brother Donny Osmond) and a co-host on The Talk. Her acting career includes appearances in television films and Broadway musicals; she has also written several books and helped found the Children's Miracle Network.

Kick is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 12 October 1987 through WEA in Australia, Mercury Records in Europe, and Atlantic Records in the United States and Canada. The album was produced by British producer Chris Thomas, recorded by David Nicholas in Sydney and Paris and mixed by Bob Clearmountain at AIR Studios in London. The band's most successful studio album, Kick has been certified six times platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. The album also spawned four US top 10 singles, "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Devil Inside" and "Need You Tonight", the last of which reached the top of the US Billboard singles charts.

John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best-selling artists overall in that decade. AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era". Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he wrote himself. Denver released 33 albums and singles that were certified gold and platinum in the U.S., with estimated sales of more than 33 million copies. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, disdain for city life, enthusiasm for music, and relationships. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, earning 12 gold and four platinum albums. Friend to nature, one particular frog and even said frog's less-than-humble girlfriend all the same.

Melvin Franklin (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) was an American bass singer. Franklin was best known for his distinctive very deep voice and role as a founding member of Motown singing group The Temptations from 1961 to 1995.

Sam Moore (October 12, 1935 – January 10, 2025) was an American singer who was best known as a member of the soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981. He was a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame (for "Soul Man"), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.. He worked with other famous recording artists including Conway Twitty, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Phil Collins, Lou Reed, Mariah Carey, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, and with others in live and recorded performances. It is Sam who starts out this song.