Jan August

[2] He was self-taught and began his career at age 17 in Greenwich Village, had hits with several other songs that blended classical styles and Latin beats.

The executive was so eager to have August with his label, he wrote the recording contract on one of the club's tablecloths.

In 1974, a musician calling himself Jan August played an extended engagement at La Ronda restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida.

[7] When a newspaper reporter for the St. Petersburg Times went to see him perform, she realized he did not look like Jan August and had a different musical style.

She became suspicious and traced August through the musicians' union in New York City.