And on a lighter note...

I've always regarded Chico as the unfairly underappreciated Marx Brother.

In addition to his mesmerizing chops at the keyboard, he was also a notoriously naughty monkey. One of my favorite bits of apocrypha surrounding his legendary carnal exploits (which has been tidied up almost beyond recognition at Wikipedia, tsk, tsk...) involves the similarly underrated Tallulah Bankhead, the famed fallen débutante of the deep south.

Chico was a guest at a dinner party to which Ms. Bankhead had been invited. Wary of his proclivities, the host admonished him to be respectful and polite to the sophisticated lady. Chico agreed, and when he was introduced, he gallantly took her hand, gently kissed it and said:

"I'da very much like to f*** you tonight."

"And so you shall, you wonderful, old-fashioned boy," came the reply. "And so you shall."