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Musicians Reba McEntire and Kenny Rogers attend the NBC Fall TCA Press Tour on July 29, 1991 at Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
American rock singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen stands onstage, holding an electric guitar at his side during a concert, 1980s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American musician Stevie Nicks of the group Fleetwood Mac perform onstage at the Los Angeles Forum, Inglewood, California, December 6, 1979. In the foreground is American musician Lindsey Buckingham. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)
Pop group the Bee Gees posed with a stuffed polar bear in an office in London circa April 1968. Members of the band are, from left, Colin Petersen, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), Robin Gibb (1949-2012) and Vince Melouney. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)
Paul And Linda McCartney are seen at Abbey Road Studios in London, December 1982. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paul And Linda McCartney are seen at Abbey Road Studios in London, December 1982. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Spinning back into the London scene again are The Four Tops, the pop-group from America, seen here at Mayfair Hotel London. (l-r top) Abdul (Duke) Fakir, Levi Stubbs (front) Renaldo (Obie) Benson and Lawrence Payton. They follow up British disc and concert successes with a full tour opening at the Royal Albert Hall. They will also appear in Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)
American Disco and R&B singer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Gaines, 1948 – 2012) performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
