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Kris Kristofferson, honoree during 37th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony – Show and Dinner at Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame)
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circa 1963: Headshot portrait of singer and actor Lesley Gore resting her arms on the back of a chair and smiling. She wears a gingham shirt. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for UMG Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Reveal Why The Rolling Stones’ New Album Gets Political
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 12: Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage at the 10th annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert to raise funds for MusiCares' addiction recovery resources at Club Nokia on May 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) -
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07 June 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nürburg: Bruce Dickinson, singer of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, stands on the Utopia Stage of the rock festival "Rock am Ring". Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa (Photo by Thomas Frey/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Jim Morrison performs with the Doors at Fantasy Fair in Marin County, California, during the Summer of Love, 1967; (Photo by Elaine Mayes/Getty Images) -
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(L-R) Swedish singers Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus, of the Swedish supergroup ABBA, pose for a portrait at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, May 1981. (Photo by Oscar Abolafia/TPLP/Getty Images) -
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31st December 1965: British singer Vera Lynn rehearsing her new radio show. (Photo by McCabe/Express/Getty Images)
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CIRCA 1972: The influential rock band Big Star L-R Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel and Alex Chilton pose for a portrait circa 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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British musician Christine McVie, of the group Fleetwood Mac, performs onstage at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, July 19, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
The members of the new wave band the B-52s pose outdoors in front of a lake. From left to right: Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals and keyboards), Ricky Wilson (guitar), Keith Strickland (drums), and Cindy Wilson (vocals and guitar). (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) -
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The Eagles perform on stage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1975. (L-R) Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) -
Welsh singer Shirley Bassey performs at the Royal Variety Show in London, UK, November 1971. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Don Barnes of .38 Special is shown performing on stage during a "live" concert appearance on June 26, 1994. (Photo by John Atashian/Getty Images) -
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CIRCA 1959: (L-R) Billy Guy, Will 'Dub' Jones, Carl Gardner, Cornell Gunter, Adolphi Jacobs of the doo wop group "The Coasters" pose for a portrait in circa 1959. This lineup of the group was together from 1958-61. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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