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LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 28: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden performs at London Stadium on June 28, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns) -
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SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 25: Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson perform on stage for The Band's 'The Last Waltz' concert at the Winterland Ballroom on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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ENTERPRISE, AL – JUNE 14: Singer/Songwriter Tim McGraw performs at the 2012 BamaJam Music and Arts Festival – Day 1 at BamaJam Farms in Enterprise, Alabama on June 14, 2012 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) -
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: In this image released on December 20, 2025, Blake Shelton performs onstage during the 28th Family Film and TV Awards at Associated Television Int'l Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Family Film and TV Awards) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 25: Musician Alan Jackson performs onstage during CMT Giants as they honor Hank Williams Jr. held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on October 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for CMT)
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Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson relaxes in the dressing room before performing with Kris Kristofferson and Friends at Municipal Auditorium on April 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) -
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Darius Rucker, of the US band Hootie & the Blowfish, performs on stage during the American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images) -
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American country music singer, songwriter, and bandleader Charlie Daniels (1936-2020) performs on an American flag guitar inscribed 'Never Forget, 9-11-01' on its head at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, August 3, 2002. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 05: Randy Travis attends the More Life Tour at Ryman Auditorium on June 05, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE -January 1, 1991, Country Music Singer Songwriter Garth Brooks performs at the MTSU Gym on January 1, 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee (photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images) -
American country music singer and guitarist Loretta Lynn and her husband Oliver Lynn, Jr. (also known as Mooney) (1948 – 1996) at the Country & Western Music Awards, Hollywood, California, February 27, 1975. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Manny Charlton performing with Nazareth in Florida in June of 1980.
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HOLLYWOOD – OCTOBER 26: Singer/actress Reba McEntire and singer Dolly Parton talk onstage at Country Music Television's CMT Giants honoring Reba McEntire at the Kodak Theatre on October 26, 2006 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for CMT) -
Circa 1967, American singer Janis Joplin (1943 – 1970) closes her eyes and outstretches her arms during a performance, late 1960s. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) -
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: MARQUEE Photo of VANILLA FUDGE, performing live onstage – L-R: Mark Stein, Vince Martell, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert (Photo by Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns) Are You Really a One-Hit Wonder if George Harrison Carries Your Album Around at Parties? This Band Would Know
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BURBANK, CA – JUNE 27: Rock and roll musician Elvis Presley performing on the Elvis comeback TV special on June 27, 1968. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1978: Linda Ronstadt circa 1978 in New York City. (Photo by Images/Getty Images) -
American singer, musician and songwriter Jimmy Buffett pictured holding a bottle of Budweiser beer during an interview in New York, USA, 3rd August 1977. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
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In this image released on December 31, 2024, Alanis Morissette performs onstage at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images) -
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Retro des concerts de Prince car il entame une tournée mondiale avec son album a Los Angeles, 1 janvier 1986. (Photo by Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images) -
Trisha Yearwood (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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Musician Neil Young performing onstage in 1978 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Musician/Singer Dwight Twilley (L) and Drummer/Singer Phil Seymour of the Dwight Twilley Band pose in Hollywood, CA 1976. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images) -
American Folk and Pop musician Paul Simon plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 1980. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
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