• When the Grammys aired on March 2, 1967, the awards were given to music released in 1966, including Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" as Record of the Year, "Sinatra: A Man and His Music" as Album of the Year, and as Song of the Year, "Michelle," by the Beatles.

No one was nominated or awarded Best New Artist that year.

• There were many musicians known today who were born in my year: Rob Zombie, Deana Carter, Rick Astley, the late Jeff Buckley, the Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson (also soon to be the ex-Mr. Kate Hudson), The Offspring's Dexter Holland, Sinead O'Connor, rap mogul Suge Knight, Hootie & the Blowfish's Darius Rucker, Janet Jackson, country singers Martina McBride and LeAnn Womack, and The Beastie Boys' Adam "Adrock" Horovitz.

When I was growing up, 40 seemed so old.

But looking at it from the inside out isn't bad.

And I'd better stop now or I'll be 41 before I end this column.

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