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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – 1st APRIL: Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) of The Grateful Dead performs on stage at the Tivoli Concert Hall in April 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) On This Day in 1995, This Grateful Dead Era Came to a Close With a Whimper and a Scathing Newspaper Review
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FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 03: Brantley Gilbert performs on stage during The Tattoos Tour 2025 at FirstBank Amphitheater on October 03, 2025 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) -
Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple, 70s. (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Mayor of Moscow Once Tried To Get This Iconic 70s Band Back Together (And They Still Said No)
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Joe Bonsall, who sang tenor for the Oak Ridge Boys
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 22 : Grammy Winner Linda Ronstadt for Best Mexican-American Performance at the Grammy Awards Show, February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) -
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American Pop musician Lionel Richie plays piano as he rehearses on stage at NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center for an appearance on the Saturday Night Live television show, New York, New York, December 10, 1982. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
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RIYADH, SAUDIA ARABIA – MAY 11: A well apportioned recording studio is set up beside the gym though its exact purpose wasn't explained May 11, 2016 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by David Degner/Getty Images) -
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – AUGUST 24: Alan Jackson performs at Caesars Atlantic City on August 24, 2014 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 06: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Randy Travis participates in a fan meet and greet during CMA Fest 2026 Day three at Music City Center on June 06, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Honoree Jon Bon Jovi performs onstage during the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) -
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – SEPTEMBER 15: Luke Bryan performs during the inaugural 2019 Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center on September 15, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)
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English singer-songwriter Morrissey of The Smiths singing on stage, Canada, circa 1985. (Photo by Peter Noble/Redferns) -
SAN FRANCISCO – 1969: Guitarist Keith Richards of the rock band "the Rolling Stones" performs on stage playing a dobro guitar in 1969 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
American singer-songwriter Paul Simon of folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel pictured being interviewed on a BBC TV show in London on 15th December 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Rick DERRINGER (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
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Singer and musician Merle Haggard performs, Champaign, Illinois, September 22, 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
Connie Smith and Marty Stuart
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MINNEAPOLIS – MARCH 20: Uncle Tupelo performs at First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 20, 1994. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore (left) performing on The Milton Berle Show at NBC's Hollywood studio, Los Angeles, California, 5th June 1956. Presley performed 'I Want You, I Need You, I Love You' and 'Hound Dog'. Press reaction to his performance was largely negative with his gyrating movements during 'Hound Dog' proving particularly controversial. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) -
Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell provides backing vocals during the recording of Carole King's album 'Tapestry' at A&M Records Recording Studio in January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jim McCrary/Redferns) -
Members of Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (L-R Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins) pose by their trailer backstage at an outdoor concert on October 1, 1976 at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank, California. (Photo by Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK – 1965: L-R: David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams and Eddie Kendricks of the R&B group "The Temptations" pose for a portrait in 1965 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Portrait of John LENNON around 1960-1963. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via 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) -
Singer, actress choreographer and dancer Toni Basil performs on an episode of American Bandstand that aired on November 13, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Portrait of Singer/Actress Cher photographed in 1965.; (Photo by King Collection/Avalon/Getty Images) -
Canadian singer songwriter Paul Anka pictured in his suite at the Savoy Hotel in London during his visit to Britain. 20th January 1959. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)