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(Original Caption) New York: Singer Johnny Cash performs during a recent concert at Madison Square Garden. The performer is currently on top of the country and western charts, his most notable achievements being recorded performances for inmates of Folsom, and San Quentin prisons. 12/11/1969 (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
Mick Jagger (left), Marianne Faithfull and Brian Jones (1942 – 1969) from The Rolling Stones converse together at a party to celebrate the cabaret debut of the Supremes on Kings Road, Chelsea on 28th January 1968. (Photo by Mark Hayward Archive/Redferns)
Scottish singer and musician Donovan performs the song 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' on the set of the BBC Television pop music television show Top Of The Pops at Lime Grove Studios in London on 30th May 1968. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)
Outdoor portrait of Norweigan pop band 'A-Ha'; (L-R) Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, May 1987. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – 1968: Married country singers Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash perform onstage in 1968 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
1971: (L-R) Dave Winthrop, Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie of the rock band "Supertramp" pose for a portrait in 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
