While awaiting a rejection letter from the music faculty of the University of Western Ontario regarding my application, I have been developing a course concept. It revolves around teaching music students about influential figures behind the scenes of the industry. Rather than simply emphasizing the traditional advice of relentless practice and hopeful anticipation, this course might provoke another consideration. I have been collecting case studies and conducting research. One particular story stands out, that of René Angélil and Celine Dion. Reading a biography about him, I discovered a surprising facet of his past: his involvement the 60s group Les Baronets during the yéyé wave. Known for their French renditions of Beatles songs (Twist et Chante). This is a bit astonishing because I, like many others, have a perception of Angélil unaligned with the footage of him performing in his twenties. Instead, I only envisioned a middle-aged manager/producer/agent who risked mortgaging his house to build the Celine Dion empire. Witnessing the footage of the sexy young man swinging his arms while dancing has reshaped my earlier thoughts. I did not assume he knew first hand about all that his youthful smile seems to portend.