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Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola, June 12, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer .

Damone was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian immigrants based in Bari, Italy—Rocco and Mamie (Damone) Farinola. His father was an electrician; and his mother taught piano. His cousin was the actress and singer Doretta Morrow. Inspired by his favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, Damone began taking voice lessons. He sang in the choir at St. Finbar's Church in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, for Sunday Mass under organist Anthony Amorello.

When his father was injured at work, Damone had to drop out of high school. He worked as an usher and elevator operator in the Paramount Theater in Manhattan.[1] He met Perry Como, while at the Paramount Theater. Vic stopped the elevator between floors, sang for him and asked his advice if he should continue voice lessons. Impressed, Como said, "Keep singing!" and referred him to a local bandleader. Vito Farinola decided to call himself Vic Damone, using his mother's maiden name.

Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941)[2] is an American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer.

Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever.[2] Along with Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarrett, he has been described as one of the major jazz piano voices to emerge in the post-John Coltrane era

Bill Kenny (June 12, 1914 – March 23, 1978) was an American singer best known for his role as lead tenor with The Ink Spots.[1] In 1951, he started upon a solo career and his recording of "It Is No Secret" became a hit on the U.S. pop charts.[2] In 1966 Bill Kenny was the star of "The Bill Kenny Show" which aired on Canada's CBC.[3] In 1989, 11 years after his death, Bill Kenny was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.[4] Bill Kenny is often noted as being "the father of Doo-Wop".