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UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – MAY 3: Singer Tim McGrawl attends the 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 3, 2000 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
American country and western music singer Collin Raye performs at the Rialto Theater in Joliet, Illinois, November 25, 1996. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 08: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Miranda Lambert performs onstage during the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/FilmMagic)
English pop group The Moody Blues, group portrait, 1972, (L-R) Mike Pinder, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS – AUGUST 3: Prince performs a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre at First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 3, 1983. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – 1974: Singer Joni Mitchell performs in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
ASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 07: Bob Dylan appearing on "The Johnny Cash Show" for ABC/TV taped at Ryman Auditorium on June 7, 1969 in Tennessee, Nashville. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
OS ANGELES, CA – JULY 25: Musician Alan Jackson performs at The Greek Theatre on July 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
The Human League performing to their single 'Love Action (I Believe In Love)' on the BBC TV music show, 'Top Of The Pops', London, 6th August 1981. Left to right: Phil Oakey, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON — Episode 825 — Pictured: Musical guest Kenny Chesney performs on April 30, 2013 — (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
