I think I have the winner for name checks
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Dylan
B Holly
Chubbie Checker
Doris Day
Johnnie Ray
Beatles
E Presley
and
U2 :wink:
Another Neil Young one - references Dylan, Hank Williams and the Grateful Dead
Twisted Road
First time I heard 'Like A Rolling Stone'
I felt that magic and took it home
Gave it a twist and made it mine
But nothing was as good as the very first time
Poetry rolling off his tongue
Like Hank...
Lynyrd Skyrnd - Neil Young, not actually written about him but inspired by songs by him and he does get a mention.
http://thrasherswheat.org/jammin/lynyrd.htm