Ernie K-Doe (Ernest Kador, Jr.) (February 22, 1936 – July 5, 2001)

"Mother-in-Law" was written and produced by Allen Toussaint (below) who 
also played the piano solo. After several unsuccessful takes, a discouraged
Toussaint balled the composition up and threw it away as he was leaving the
studio. One of the backup singers, Willie Hopper, thought that it was such a
good song that he convinced K-Doe to calm down and give it one more try.

Allen Toussaint turned 75 in January

"Kansas City" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, two
nineteen year-old rhythm and blues fans from Los Angeles. It
was recorded by Harrison In March 1959 in a New York studio
with a trio including guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill.

James "Jimmy" Spruill

The Paul McCartney / Stevie Wonder duet “Ebony and Ivory” stayed at the top
of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a total of seven weeks.

The single reached number one in both the United States and the
U.K.charts. It was ranked number 176 on Rolling Stone magazine’s
list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. This song was
the first number one single to feature a sitar.

John Sebastian, who left The Lovin’ Spoonful for a solo career in 1968, hit the top 
of Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 chart with the theme to the TV show, Welcome
Back Kotter. He said he wrote the song in 15 minutes. The record also topped
the Easy Listening chart and reached number 93 on the Country chart.

John Sebasstian turned 69, March 17