Let's make this birthday one to remember.

87 years old (Born on February 17, 1938)

Happy Birthday, Buck Trent! You're the only guy who could plug in a banjo and electrify an entire nation without short-circuiting Johnny Carson's microphone. Your legendary appearances on "The Tonight Show" proved that laughter and banjo solos are indeed the best medicine—though we're still not sure if your electric banjo runs on batteries or pure country charm.

From dazzling audiences with your multi-instrumental wizardry to inventing an instrument that made traditionalists scratch their heads (and tap their toes), you've truly struck a chord in music history. Here's wishing you another year filled with joyful tunes, endless applause, and absolutely no blown fuses!