James Sheppard to Weird Al Yankovic in 18 Steps
- James Sheppard wrote A Thousand Miles Away
- A Thousand Miles Away was produced by Trevor Lawrence
- Trevor Lawrence arranged Daylight Has Caught Me
- Daylight Has Caught Me was written by Mac Rebennack
- Mac Rebennack played piano for Sweet Lorraine
- Sweet Lorraine features piano played by Dr. John
- Dr. John played piano for Duit on Mon Dei
- Duit on Mon Dei includes percussion played by Milt Holland
- Milt Holland played percussion for Son of Schmilsson
- Son of Schmilsson includes guitar played by Peter Frampton
- Peter Frampton played guitar for The Lottery Song
- The Lottery Song features guitar played by Klaus Voormann
- Klaus Voormann played bass for Old Dirt Road
- Old Dirt Road has backing vocals by Harry Nilsson
- Harry Nilsson sang River Deep-Mountain High
- River Deep-Mountain High was written by Ellie Greenwich
- Ellie Greenwich was born on October 23
- October 23 is the birthday of Weird Al Yankovic