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English group The Who perform on the set of the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus at Intertel TV Studio in Wembley, London on 11th December 1968. Left to right: John Entwistle (1944 – 2002), Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. (Photo by Mark Hayward Archive/Redferns)
BOSTON, MA- JUNE 1978: The Cars outside City Hall Plaza July 7, 1978 in Boston MA. David Robinson, Rick Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton (Photo by Ron Pownall/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 01: George Jones performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London in April 1981. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Redferns) American Rock, Pop, and Folk musician Jackson Browne plays acoustic guitar as he performs onstage at the Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, Massachusetts, September 2, 1977. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
NEWPORT, RI – JULY 25: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar for the first time on stage as he performs at the Newport Folk Festival with guitarist Mike Bloomfield on July 25, 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island. (Photo by Alice Ochs/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Atlanta – April 15: Singer/Songwriter Tom Petty of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers perform at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta Georgia April 15, 1995 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – JUNE 1980: American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist Billy Joel plays Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, June 1980. (Photo by Don Aters/Icon and Image/Getty Images)
