...to find work, a little bit harder to find breaks. But in 1976, a management company hooked up Knapp's band with Merv Griffin Productions. Knapp's group played a rodeo in Las Vegas - serving as the backup music to stars such as Wayne Newton...

...was a child of an actress. A singer with bands in the 1950s, she worked for CBS Television, with Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin and Art Linkletter. Her father was Henry Ford, who was Jean Harlow's chauffeur. She is survived by her son, Whit...