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UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: Photo of Errol BROWN and HOT CHOCOLATE; Posed studio group portrait, Errol Brown (C) (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 10, 1995. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Musician Dolly Parton attends a Taping of 'The Joan Rivers Show' on March 1, 1993 at CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY, NY – JANUARY 31: (L-R) Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform an acoustic set at The Limelight on January 31, 1988 in New York City. ( Photo By Larry Marano/Getty Images)