Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams

Williams starred as Shirley Feeney on the ABC series Laverne
and Shirley from 1976 to 1983. She was also Laurie Henderson
in the hit 1973 coming of age film American Graffiti. She debuted
as an actress through a variety of commercials for Foster Grant
sunglasses. She made her big screen debut in the 1970 Roger
Corman film Gas-s-s-s.

Cindy Williams with Ron Howard in American Graffiti

William James "Count" Basie  (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984)

Count Basie was a swing-era bandleader noted for his theme songs One
O’Clock Jump from 1937 and April in Paris in 1932. He introduced several
generations of listeners to the Big Band sound and left an influential catalog.

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is celebrating birthday 77 today.

Rogers joined his first band, The Scholars, in the mid-1950s, but the band
dissolved after their front man left to go solo. He is a 2013 inductee into the
Country Music Hall of Fame.

The Lovin’ Spoonful, released this song as the first single from
their debut album Do You Believe in Magic. The song was well
received by the public and became a top ten hit on the Billboard
Hot 100, peaking at #9.