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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – JULY 31: Singer Loretta Lynn performs at Adrian Phillips Ballroom July 31, 2004 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Donald B. Kravitz/Getty Images)
CIRCA 1976: "Marshall Tucker Band" pose for a circa 1976 portrait. Marshall Tucker was the owner of the band's rehearsal hall. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – CIRCA 1976: Singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg performs onstage with an acoustic guitar in circa 1976 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 1993: (EDITORS NOTE: SPECIAL FILTER WAS USED ON LENS TO CREATE THIS IMAGE) British rock group Radiohead, (clockwise L) , singer/guitarist Ed O'Brien, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, lead singer Thom Yorke, bassist Colin Greenwood and drummer Phil Selway pose for a 1993 portrait in New York City, New York. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – 1990: Bette Midler performing live on the ABC tv special 'An Evening with Friends of the Environment', at the Greek Theatre, Griffith Park. (Photo by Craig Sjodin /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
LONDON – 1st JANUARY: American singer and songwriter Dobie Gray (1940-2011) performs live on stage in London in January 1979. (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
American Rock singer Jim Morrison (1943 – 1971), of the group the Doors, performs onstage at Town Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1967. (Photo by Jack Rosen/Getty Images)
