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WANTAGH, NEW YORK – JULY 31: Rod Stewart performs at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on July 31, 2026 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 04: Koe Wetzel performs onstage during SiriusXM The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour: CMA Fest Edition at Chief's on Broadway on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 12: Singer Barry Manilow performs onstage during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" at Climate Pledge Arena on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images) -
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 23: Shania Twain performs a special one-night-only performance for SiriusXM to launch exclusive channel at Racket NYC on July 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM) -
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Bruce Watson and Luis Maldonado of Foreigner perform onstage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner on September 29, 2025 at the New York Hilton Midtown raised millions of dollars to support the pioneering work of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine and the world’s premier research center targeting spinal cord and brain injury and other neurological disorders and diseases. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis) -
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 31: Shaboozey performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on July 31, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) -
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 10: Lainey Wilson performs during the Windy City Smokeout on July 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)
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Phil Collins (born in 1951), British actor and singer-songwriter, and Philip Bailey (born in 1951), American singer, musician and songwriter, during a concert at Bercy. Paris (12th arrondissement), March 6, 1985. (Photo by Christian Rose/Roger Viollet via Getty Images) -
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of David Allan Coe Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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CIRCA 1967: (L-R) Bill Cunningham, Danny Smythe, Alex Chilton, Gary Talley of the band "Box Tops" pose for a portrait circa 1967. Singer Alex Chilton is in the center. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Roger Waters, Nick Mason, David Gilmour, Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, group portrait off stage at Hakone Aphrodite, Japan, 6th August 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) -
CIRCA 1955: Musician Little Richard poses for a portrait wearing a straw hat in circa 1955. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 27: Photo of HUMBLE PIE and Steve MARRIOTT; with Humble Pie, performing live onstage (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) -
English musician Brian Jones (1942-1969) of The Rolling Stones plays a sitar during a performance by the band on the set of the Associated Rediffusion Television pop music television show Ready Steady Go! at Wembley Television Studios in London on 27th May 1966. The group would perform three tracks on this edition of the show, 'I Am Waiting', 'Under My Thumb' and 'Paint It Black'. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: Jackson Browne performs live on stage in Amsterdam, Holland in 1974 (Photo by vCaem/Hanekroot/Redferns) -
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Wayne Fontana (white shirt) with his backing group The Mindbenders consisting of left to right: Eric Stewart, Bob Lang and Rick Rothwell, photographed before recording the ABC television show "Thank Your Lucky Stars". 3rd May 1964. (Photo by MSI/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Megan Moroney performs onstage for the Capital One JamFest during the 2026 NCAA March Madness Music Festival on April 05, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for TNT Sports)