Willie Nelson and his guitar "Trigger."

Upon graduating high school in 1950, country music legend Willie
Nelson ventured into the Air Force, embarking on a journey that
would unexpectedly shape his path.

Studio album released in 1973.

Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million
records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians
of all time. He has written and recorded ten singles that reached
No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

(FOX NEWS) – Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of
Canadian-American rock group The Band, died in his sleep
this morning. He was 87.

His death was confirmed Tuesday by The Canadian Press,
which cited Hudson’s friend, Jan Haust. Additional details
were not immediately available. Hudson had been living in
a nursing home in Woodstock, upstate New York.

Garth Hudson made his most recent public appearance on
April 16, 2023, performing in Kingston, New York.

On January 15, 1972, “American Pie,”, an epic poem in musical
form that has long been etched in popular consciousness, hit
#1 on the Billboard charts.

The story of Don McLean’s magnum opus begins almost 13
years before its release, on a date with significance well-known
to any American who was alive and conscious at the time.

Donald McLean III will be 80 years old in October.

SANDY KOZEL

Elvis Presley at 2 years old with his
parents in the year 1937.