“I Shot The Sheriff” was first released by The Wailers on their album Burnin’
in 1973. Eric Clapton’s cover version is the most successful version of the
song, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 14,1974. It
became his only #1 song in the United States.

The Oregon Music Hall of Fame announced its 2012 inductees on Monday, July
11. The organizations president and Music Millennium owner Terry Currier made
the announcement. Among the inductees was the group Wheatfield.

Wheatfield was first formed in Eugene as a folk duo in October, 1971 by Pete Wolfe
and Will Hobbs. They soon became a quartet and their popularity grew as well over
the years throughout the Northwest, from all parts of Oregon and Washington to
British Columbia,  Montana and Idaho.

Current Wheatfield members are Pete Wolfe (bass,banjo, guitar and vocals), fellow cofounder Will Hobbs (songwriter,guitar,mandolin, harmonica and vocals), Paul
Douglas (guitar,fiddle and vocals), Kerry Canfield (keyboards and vocals), and
Steve Aubrey (drums and vocals). Wheatfield is still popular and still playing
occasional gigs.

Check their website for future appearances.   http://www.wheatfieldoregon.com/

Dave Garroway was the founding host of NBC’s Today from 1952 to 1961. It
was the first and longest-running early-morning network show. His co-host was
a feisty, scene stealing chimp, named J. Fred Muggs (shown above).

Photos (top and bottom) from the first Today broadcast, January 14, 1952.  

Dave doing his famous signoff of the first show

The actor and producer Harrison Ford is famous for his performances as Han Solo
in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film
series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in the 1982 Ridley Scott
film Blade Runner, Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present
Danger (1994). His four-decade career also includes his role as Dr. Richard Kimble
in the Hollywood blockbuster The Fugitive (1993). In 1997, Ford was ranked No.1 in
Empires’ "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Harrison Ford as Bob Falfa in American Graffiti (1973).

Ford as Han Solo, Star Wars

Although Paul Anka had earlier topped Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart in 1957
with "Diana”, “Lonely Boy” became Anka’s first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.