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Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns How the Queen Mother and a Towing Company Inspired The Who’s “My Generation”
Pete Townshend of The Who wrote the band’s career-defining anthem “My Generation” after an indirect run-in with the Queen Mother in 1964.
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Singer Patsy Cline poses for a portrait in Nashville, Tennessee circa 1958. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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ATHENS, GA – JUNE 23: Jeff Brakebill and Richard Lloyd (formely of Television) of The Richard Lloyd Group perform at Georgia Theatre during AthFest on June 23, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 29: Terri Clark performs at the Ryman Auditorium on August 29, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 21: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Vince Gill speaks onstage as CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration Of Dolly Parton at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on October 21, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
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Musicians/Songwriters/Singers Jim Messina (L) and Kenny Loggins of Loggins & Messina musical duo pose on Jim Messina's ranch in Ojai, CA 1974. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK – JANUARY 31,1954: Patti Page sings on the "Toast of the Town" show hosted by Ed Sullivan at the Maxine Elliott Theater in New York, New York.(Photo by Steve Oroz/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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Photo by CBS via Getty Images 3 Songs That Played Constantly on AM Radio in 1970
If you were listening to AM radio in 1970, then you likely heard these three chart-topping songs hundreds of times.
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Portrait of Japanese-born artist and musician Yoko Ono and British musican and artist John Lennon (1940 – 1980), December 1968. (Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images) -
UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 01: CAMDEN Photo of David LEE ROTH and Eddie VAN HALEN and Alex VAN HALEN and Michael ANTHONY and VAN HALEN, L-R: Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen – posed, studio group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
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LOS ANGELES – APRIL 1980: Bruce Springsteen poses for a portrait in New York, N.Y., 1980.(Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images) -
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14th October 1963: The other Beatles, from left to right: George Harrison (1943 – 2001), John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and Paul McCartney, stare in disbelief at the plastic spider perched on drummer Ringo Starr's nose, backstage after their Sunday Night at the London Palladium show. (Photo by Peter Hall/Keystone/Getty Images) -
Rock music legend Janis Joplin performs at the free Woodstock Music and Art Fair. The festival took place on Max Yasgur's dairy farm, which he rented to event organizers for $75,000. About 450,000 people attended the three day concert, which turned into chaos due to the crowds, heavy rains, and traffic jams. It is nonetheless romantically remembered as a symbol of the liberal spirit of the hippie generation. (Photo by Henry Diltz/Corbis via Getty Images)