Not to repeat myself, but I had a great conversation with Rick Keller, Frankie Valli's sax player. I met him NY Eve after their concert at Winstar. It started when I saw several band members at a bar, my wife, son, and I were walking back to our room to change.
My son was terrified when I went over to them to thank them for a great show. I decided to grab a beer, and toasted them in German. Turned out that Rick lived in Germany for nearly 20 years.
He told me about a few of the artists he worked with, to include Bill Bruford. It was a great way to break in the New Year.
Ah, drummer for Yes AND King Crimson - another favorite band.