HOMB2 : FUHGEDDABOUDIT

"So Frank and Joey Bishop were just about to toss this croupier off the roof of the Sands, when Grace Kelly shows up with some crazy reefer she got from Omar Sharif," recalls Tony Bennett in this classic shot with Tommy Mottola, Donnie Ienner and Bruce Springsteen. "But look how I'm going on. Bruce, I'll bet you've got some great stories too." Later, Springsteen took the cannoli.

This apocryphal anecdote (and genuine photograph) are brought to you by The History of the Music Biz 2, our second collection of mind-blowing profiles of industry pioneers, crafted by the brilliant Mike Sigman and coming your way soon. Tony is featured, and so are Al Bell, Walter Yetnikoff, Fred Foster, Russ Solomon and other trailblazers. Ad space is limited; reserve yours today.