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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1986: Photo of Bangles (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Musician Kenny Chesney poses with his award for "Entertainer of the Year" on stage in the press room during the 42nd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 12, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage)
BLOOMINGTON, MN. – MARCH 1982: Country music singer Loretta Lynn performing at the Carlton Celebrity Room in Bloomington, Minn., March 31, 1982. (Minneapolis Star photo by Tom Sweeney/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Die Spielbude, Unterhaltungsshow, Deutschland 1982 – 1989, Gaststar: britischer Popsänger Rick Astley. (Photo by Frank Hempel/United Archives via Getty Images)
American hard rock band Mountain perform at the last night at Fillmore East, a nightclub on Second Avenue, New York City, before the closing of the venue, 27th June 1971. They are musicians Felix Pappalardi (left) and Leslie West. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
