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NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 06: Keith Urban and Don Williams accept award at the 49th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards at the Gaylord Opryland Resort on November 6, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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(L-R) Guitarist Jeff Watson, bassist Jack Blades, guitarist Brad Gillis, guitarist Alan Fitzgerald and drummer Kelly Keagy, of the American hard rock band Night Ranger, pose for a group portrait on January 1, 1982 at The Stone in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Randy Bachman/Getty Images) -
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CIRCA 1977: (L-R) Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie of the rock group 'Fleetwood Mac' pose for a portrait in circa 1977. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
