Misc: what inventor was known as "the wizard of menlo park"?

Questions

Song: "I'm standing here on the ground/The sky above won't fall down"?

Song: "My life was leading to this day. Watching the whole thing slip away."?

Song: "You ain't a beauty but hey you're all right."?

Songs include "Getto Jam", "Long Beach Thang" and "Sweet Potatoe Pie"?

Songs include "Ready for the '80s," and "Macho Man"?