Theme from the CBS-TV show Hawaii Five-O (1968 – 1980)

Sonny Bono entered politics after growing frustration with local government 
bureaucracy in trying to open a restaurant in Palm Springs, Cal. Bono placed
a successful bid and become the new mayor of Palm Springs. He served four
years (1988 to 1992). He was instrumental in making the city more business-
friendly and in spearheading the creation of the Palm Springs International
Film Festival, which is now held each year in Bono’s memory.Bono died on
January 5, 1998, at the age of 62. The official statement reported that he
sustained injuries when he struck a tree while skiing.

Congressman Sonny Bono in 1994. Bono remains the only member of
Congress to have scored a #1 pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Bill Haley, often called “The Father of Rock and Roll”, was posthumously
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He has a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

David Michael Letterman  hosts the late night TV talk show , Late Show
with David Letterman broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a major
part on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with
David Letterman on NBC. Only Johnny Carson has had a longer late-
night hosting career.

David with a “revealing” guest star, Drew Barrymore