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RAPID CITY – OCTOBER 3: CBS special presentation: ELVIS IN CONCERT, originally broadcast on October 3, 1977 featuring Elvis Presley. Portions of concert footage recorded on June 19, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska and June 21, 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Image is a frame grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 30: Toby Keith performs onstage during the 2021 iHeartCountry Festival Presented By Capital One at The Frank Erwin Center on October 30, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Editorial Use Only. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Bobby RYDELL (Photo by Richi Howell/Redferns)
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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – Lionel Richie arrives at the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/WireImage) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JULY 08: Chris Young performs during the Opry 100 Honors Charlie Daniels concert at The Grand Ole Opry on July 08, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
CASTLE DONINGTON, ENGLAND – JUNE 14: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Tom Morello performs onstage during Download Festival 2026 at Donington Park on June 14, 2026 in Castle Donington, England. (Photo by Katja Ogrin/Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Kenny Chesney performs onstage during the 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Lainey Wilson performs onstage during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACM) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 04: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Ella Langley performs during the 2026 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) -
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 17: Chris Stapleton attends the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM) -
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs at Levi's Stadium on June 20, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images) -
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 03: Canadian musician, singer and songwriter David Clayton-Thomas (Blood Sweat & Tears) performs at the Man Doki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom Concert on March 3, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for Man Doki Soulmates) -
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Kane Brown performs onstage during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Don McLean, amerikanischer Sรคnger, Liedermacher und Gitarrist, TV Auftritt, Deutschland, circa 1971. Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, TV performance, Germany, circa 1971. -
UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 27: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Neil DIAMOND, performing live onstage (Photo by Tony Russell/Redferns) -
The members of the new wave band the B-52s pose outdoors in front of a lake. From left to right: Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals and keyboards), Ricky Wilson (guitar), Keith Strickland (drums), and Cindy Wilson (vocals and guitar). (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
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May/June 2026 Issue: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan
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American bluegrass singer and mandolin player Bill Monroe (1911 – 1996, left) backstage at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, with Kenny Baker on the fiddle, 2nd May 1975. (Photo by Sylvia Pitcher/Redferns/Getty Images) -
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January 1967: British rock group The Rolling Stones; from left to right, Brian Jones (1942 – 1969), Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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British pop group the Beatles, (from left to right), John, George, Ringo and Paul, circa 1967. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 5 Psychedelic Rock Songs From the 1960s That Make You Feel Like Youโre on Their Same Trip
These psychedelic rock songs from the 1960s are so far out, you can practically feel the effects of their trip firsthand.
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JULY 17: Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones perform during their Hackney Diamonds tour at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
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AUGUST 29: Cops were deafened by screaming fans as they wait outside the Delmonico Hotel hoping to see the Beatles. (Photo by Arthur Buckley/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) -
Billy Squire in concert circa 1982 (Photo by MPIRock/ MediaPunch via Getty Images) -
Duane Allman & Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers on October 16, 1970 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 1024 — Pictured: Musical guest Reba McEntire performs on November 4, 1996 — (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Gretchen Wilson performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest 2026 day one on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
Madonna in concert at Wembley Stadium. The Blond Ambition World Tour. London, England. 20th July 1990. (Photo by Murray/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Dottie West Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
