The author and singer of the song At Seventeen, which has withstood the test of time to be the greatest song ever written about teen angst.

Well, that may be too generous. It is really only about the teen angst of teen girls who do not fit in with the in-crowd. But it's still a great song that should be required listening in any high school; just to let them know that they weren't the first ones to encounter this period of uncertainty.