For me, it was Joni Mitchell...the great one of our generation. I played guitar when I was in my teens and early twenties. I miss those days. I think they should have an American Idol for middle-aged people! Wouldn't that be a hoot!
That would be great. Maybe 'The Unknown Comic' could make an appearance.
Although he had a lot of comedy work under his belt before then, Murray Langston's career hit a critical mass when he appeared on the Gong Show. He needed the money and didn't want his friends to know, so he put a bag over his head, became "The Unknown Comic" and it took off, resulting in over 150 subsequent appearances on the show and a cult following."