Bob Marley...was a friend of our music teacher in 3rd grade.
Darryl Hall John Oates Michael Myers...sat at a table with them in a small jazz club where their friend GE Smith was headlining. I had no idea who they were at first, we were sitting at a table front row center with a dozen people,I bought the table PooPoo platters and egg rolls and Mai Tais, after a few rounds my wife whispered in my ear, "Aren't those guys famous?", that's when I stopped buying rounds! They were really nice people, we had a great time.
I met all the members of Third World and spent a couple of hours with them after a concert in 1991 in Charleston, SC. I knew a former girlfriend of the bass player.
About a year ago I met Ramsey Lewis. Extreme professional and a true gentleman who doesn’t suffer fools lightly. Sat in for a sound check and then was with him while he listened to a combo play in a nearby classroom. The combo didn’t even play one bar before he stopped them and critiqued them. They tried again and again but he continually stopped them critical of their play. I don’t think they played more than a few bars before he asked them why he should be there if they were not prepared. He walked out, albeit politely.