Sublime

Duke Ellington,

aristocracy. Lumberjacks by day, conductors of the philharmonic

Modern Jazz Quartet,

Ask a hundred people on the street who Manson is—ninety-nine will tell you he’s the hippie freak who stabbed a bunch of people after playing the White Album backwards.

Gene Wilder, known as the “master of the comedic pause,” delivered his punch lines glacially, punctuating each word with a second or two of silence.

For much of the 1970s, Doug Henning was North America’s best-known magician. He was a charismatic and comedic entertainer, and he connected with large audiences because of his personal brand. He was a straight-up hippie: fuzzy mustache, long Allman Brothers–style hair, bell bottoms, and tie-dyed shirts. His image fit snugly into the trendy, New Age