we played with frank for grace kelly, cary grant, all those people. and he said good job, kid.im again. and four years later, i get a call from hawaii, joe, it's francis. i'm in hawaii directing a film. and i just heard the record you did with basie. it's a waltz. da, da, da. and he said i'd like the way you did it. put it in 4/4 for basie. he said, that's what i want to do. would you consider doing a record with me and basie? i said, man, are you crazy? is the pope a catholic? that was in hawaii two days later and worked with him the rest of his life. >> one more past you. michael jackson. i can't not talk about michael jackson. you had -- >> well, what is there to say? in the music, man. ♪ thriller >> started on the wiz and he said i'm going to do an album on this. can you help me sign a producer? singing "ease on down the road" with diana. we thought we'd get him a song. finally got the song, "you can't win" with the crows, you know. >> yeah. >> scarecrow. i started watching him after that and seeing how focused he was. you know, everybody's dialogue, all of the songs, the s

there were hollywood stars like cary grant and edward g. robinson, my favorites, and political insiders like new york governor herbert lehman. there wasn't an empty seat in yankee stadium. the country was suddenly immobilized as millions of americans, half the nation's population, listened for free on the radios in their kitchens and living rooms. nbc sports announcer kreme mccarthy gave the electrifying blow-by-blow description of schmelling's first round collapse under the relentless downpour of lewis' fists. as you can see, i'm a boxing fan, so let me give you the final seconds. schmelling is going down, schmelling is down! the count is four, it's -- and he's up! and lewis, right and left to the head, a left to the jaw, a right to the head. right to the body, left up to the jaw, and schmelling is down. the count is five, six, seven, eight. the men are in the ring, the fight is over! schmelling is beaten in the first round. the fight lasted 2:04, and it was over. personally, i'm not sure about flying 3,000 miles for a two-minute match --

cary grant used to live here. >> reporter: okay. why not?not-so-private bathroom. >> prettiest room in the house. >> reporter: no doubt. a nice clawfoot tub. what about these windows? you've got to be kidding. you'd have to be an exhibitionist to be in this tub. >> a little bit of a free spirit, yes. >> reporter: still, bo believes someone out there will appreciate the novelty. you're asking $4.3 million for this house. >> yes, we are. >> reporter: how would you justify that price? >> for under $6 million, you really don't get anything in the west village. >> reporter: and who, bo, do you picture living in this home? >> i think somebody who definitely has to have an open mind. >> reporter: you're goingrháhp & need somqját with a really fat wallet to buy this skinny little home. >> that was "today" real estate contributor barbara corcoran. >>> next, the world's ugliest dog. wait until you hear where yoda's owners found her. that's coming up right after this. ♪ yes! ha ha! ♪ [ clicking ] dad, what happened? power went out, want a hot dog? [ fe