Ed Donahue

Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates) (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008)

Robert Michael Nesmith

Singer-guitarist of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith wrote the song "Different
Drum" for Stone Poneys and was the executive producer of the 1984 film
Repo Man. He joined the Air Force before finishing high school and went
on to work as a songwriter.

Croce wrote the lyrics for "Time in a Bottle" after his wife Ingrid told him she was 
pregnant with his son, Adrian, in December 1970. It became his second and 
final No. 1 hit.

James Joseph "Jim" Croce 
(January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973)

William Franklin Guest (July 2, 1941 – December 24, 2015)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – William Guest, a member of Gladys Knight and
the Pips, has died.

Guest’s sister-in-law, Dhyana Ziegler, said he died Thursday in Detroit
of congestive heart failure.

Guest performed throughout the lifespan of the Grammy-winning group
from 1953 to 1989. He performed background vocals on hits such as
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia."

"My heart is broken, but I know his legacy will live on," said Guest’s
daughter, Monique Guest, in a statement.

Gladys Knight and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1996 and the Apollo Hall of Fame in 2006.

Gladys Knight and the Pips

The song "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" hit number one on the UK
Singles Chart on February 21, 1976 and went to number one on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 on March 13, 1976, remaining in the top spot for three
weeks and also spent one week on Cash Box. Billboard ranked it as the
No. 4 song for 1976.