Nat King Cole (Nathaniel Adams Coles) (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965).

Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer at the age of 48. His
recordings remained popular worldwide long after his death.

Richard Augustus Wagstaff "Dick" Clark Jr.
(November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

The Dick Clark Show (also known as Dick Clark’s Saturday Night Beechnut Show)
was a musical variety show broadcast weekly on the ABC television network 7:30-
8 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturdays from February 15, 1958 through September 10, 1960, sponsored (except for the first two shows) by Beechnut Gum.

"For now, Dick Clark — so long!"

Aretha Franklin’s cover of Respect was a landmark for the feminist
movement, and is often considered as one of the best songs of the
R&B era, earning her two Grammy Awards in 1968 for "Best Rhythm
& Blues Recording" and "Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance,
Female", and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987.

In 2002, the Library of Congress honored Franklin’s version by adding
it to the National Recording Registry. It was placed number five on
Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It
was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording
Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Aretha Louise Franklin will be 75 in March.

Peter Tork (Peter Halsten Thorkelson) was born in Washington, D.C.

Peter Tork was a guitarist, singer, and keyboardist, with the original 1960s pop
band The Monkees. Tork along with fellow band member Micky Dolenz still
perform on tours as The Monkees today. The versatile musician played banjo
on George Harrison’s album Wonderwall.

 
From left: Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork on tour as The Monkees.

Waylon Jennings in 1958 doing a radio show on KLLL in Lubbock,
Texas.

From left: Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly and Tommy Allsup taken
during “The Winter Dance Party Tour” in 1959.

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)