James Conkling was born in East Orange, N.J. on March 1, 1915. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1936, where he played trumpet in the Barbary Coast Orchestra. He later attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. After serving [...]
Jack Benny born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974 was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, began to study the violin at the age of six, and a notable violinist. Recognized as a leading [...]
Fran Carpentier Senior Editor of PARADE, national Sunday newspaper magazine. A native New Yorker, Carpentier received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism in 1976 from New York University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Fran recently served [...]
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand began in 1957 and continued until 1989. The program's mix of lip-synched performances and its "Rate-a-Record" segment captivated teenagers, propelling Clark to fame. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, the long-running special broadcast that aired on [...]
Lucille Wood Smith was born in Uvalde, Texas on October 31, 1912 however her name was soon changed to Frances Octavia Smith. Frances’s childhood was cut short after she eloped with Thomas F. Fox at the age of fourteen. In [...]
Tony Bennett was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, on August 3, 1926. Bennett had hit first hit, "Because of You," in 1951, and made a career singing standards including his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." [...]
Singer, songwriter, musician. Born on June 15, 1937, in Littlefield, Texas. A musical rebel, Waylon Jennings is best remembered for helping to popularize a grittier and more rock-influenced style of “outlaw” country music. He and some of his fellow artists [...]
Tommy Lee was born on October 3, 1962 in Athens, Greece and was raised in California. He quit high school for a rock career and first performed with the band Suite 19. Lee formed heavy metal band Mötley Crüe with [...]
Timothy Parker, better known by his stage name Gift of Gab, is an American rapper best known for performing in the Bay Area hip hop duo Blackalicious along with DJ Chief Xcel. He is also a member of Quannum Projects, [...]
Roger Keith Barrett, better known as Syd Barrett, was born in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946. Barrett was the third of five children born to Max and Winifred Barrett, who encouraged his interest in music. He played the piano, [...]