January 3 to David Mackay in 11 Steps
- January 3 is the birthday of Van Dyke Parks
- Van Dyke Parks arranged Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses
- Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses features trombone played by Bruce Paulson
- Bruce Paulson played trombone for Back Off Boogaloo
- Back Off Boogaloo features guitar played by Dennis Budimir
- Dennis Budimir played guitar for Case of You
- Case of You was produced by Harry Nilsson
- Harry Nilsson is featured in the recording of Paris
- Paris is a concept album of a rock musical written by David Mackay and Australian rock musician Jon English
- Jon English wrote A Horse With No Rider
- A Horse With No Rider was written by David Mackay