Born December 1930

Odetta may not be as much a household name as Bob Dylan—but it was she who inspired him to pick up an acoustic guitar and sing folk music. She might …

Guccione started Penthouse in 1965 in England to subsidize his art career and was the magazine’s first photographer.

He transformed a tough East Los Angeles high school by motivating struggling inner-city students to master advanced math.

Her powerful voice moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century.