Berlin at his first job with a music publisher,
aged 18.

Irving Berlin (Israel Beilin)
(May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989)

Russian born Irving Berlin’s music forms a large
part of the Great American Songbook.

William (Billy) Martin Joel is a singer, pianist, and songwriter. He
has had a successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s.

His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II,
is one of the best-selling albums in the United States.

John Lennon​ and his son Julian Lennon​ with a Rolls Royce Phantom V (custom paint job) in his garage in 1968.

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.
(November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023)

Lightfoot died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto 
at the age of 84. His declining health had caused him to cancel
his tour three weeks earlier.

In 2022, Gordon Lightfoot received the Golden Plate Award of
the American Academy of Achievement.              

    
Tim Bachman (left) founded Bachman-Turner Overdrive
with his brothers and Fred Turner.

Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023)

Tim Bachman, a founding guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
has died at the age of 71 after battling cancer.      

Tim’s death was confirmed by his brother Randy Bachman and
his son via social media.