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English pop group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) rehearsing for their appearance on the BBC TV music show 'Top Of The Pops', London, 11th October 1973. The band are miming to their single 'Showdown'. Left to right: Bev Bevan (drums), Mike Edwards (1948 – 2010), Rick Pannell, Jeff Lynne, Mik Kaminski and Mike de Albuquerque. Pannell is the band's sound engineer and is standing in (miming only) as second cellist after the departure of Colin Walker from the group. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
Michael Jackson performs during the 'Bad' tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 3, 1988. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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UNIONDALE, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Billy Joel performs at Nassau Coliseum on December 11, 1977 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
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ALMERIA, SPAIN – JULY 10: Flames and smoke rise from a wildfire near the municipality of El Pocico on July 10, 2026 in Almeria, Spain. Emergency crews continue to battle the wildfire in Spain's southern province of Almería that has killed at least 11 people, with 19 to 23 others still reported missing. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) -
Fred Carter Jr., December 31, 1933 – July 17, 2010. (Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JUNE 27: Russell Dickerson performs at Summerfest 2026 at Henry Maier Festival Park on June 27, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 04: Jennifer Finch of music group L7 performs onstage at The Art Of Elysium Presents WE ARE HEAR'S HEAVEN 2020 at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for The Art of Elysium)
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RHINEBECK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 23: Brantley Gilbert performs on stage during the 2023 Dutchess County Fair at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on August 23, 2023 in Rhinebeck, New York. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Lee Brice and Sara Reeveley attend the 7th Annual Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
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The Pet Shop Boys posed in London in 1987 L-R Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant (Photo by Mike Prior/Getty Images)
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British guitarist, singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler (left) plays a Schecter Stratocaster as his band, Dire Straits, including Hal Lindes (right), performs live in concert at Wembley Arena in London, England, July 1985. Dire Straits played twelve dates (between 4th July and 16th July) at the venue as part of their 'Brothers in Arms' Tour. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of John SEBASTIAN and Zal YANOVSKY and LOVIN' SPOONFUL; Posed group shot, (Photo by Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns) 4 Songs From the 60s and 70s That Made You Wish You Lived in New York City
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 06: Musician Sufjan Stevens performs on the Sutro Stage during the 2016 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 6, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic) -
ATLANTA – APRIL 29: Country guitarist and fiddler Charlie Daniels performs at Richard's Rock Club on April 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
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Stevie Wonder (born in 1950), American singer-songwriter, during a concert at the Olympia. Paris (9th arrondissement), October 16, 1967. (Photo by Christian Rose/Roger Viollet via Getty Images) -
Rock'n'roll guitarist Link Wray (1929 – 2005) performs on stage at The Venue in London, 2nd June 1979. (Photo by David Warner Ellis/Redferns) -
English new-romantic pop group Spandau Ballet, May 1983. Left to right: John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) -
Singer-songwriter Paul McCartney of British rock group Wings, pictured wearing a neck scarf in an office in London circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
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20th May 1969: Headshot portrait of American folk musician James Taylor holding the ends of his mustache. He is bare chested. (Photo by Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Bill Haley and his Comets perform onstage in 1955 in New York, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
