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Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns Every Baby Boomer Alive Has a Core Memory To Go With These 5 Songs From 1972
Every baby boomer alive likely has at least one core memory attached to these iconic and memorable songs from 1972.
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American rock & roll band the Bobby Fuller Four, circa 1966. From left to right, they are singer Bobby Fuller, bass player Randy Fuller, guitarist Jim Reese and drummer Dalton Powell. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 14: Ringo Starr performs onstage with his All Starr Band at The Greek Theatre on June 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 23: (L-R) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill attend the 16th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) -
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 14: Reba McEntire performs onstage during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chloe Kern/WireImage) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 02: Morgan Wallen performs onstage for the 16th Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit at Ryman Auditorium on June 02, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA) -
TOPSHOT – US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift attends the MTV Video Music Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on September 27, 2026. (Photo by Lisa O'CONNOR / AFP via Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 16: Chris Stapleton performs onstage during the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association) -
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 13: Zach Top performs onstage during C2C Country to Country day one at The O2 Arena on March 13, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) -
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29: Kelly Hansen of Foreigner performs 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 Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis) -
(NO SUB AGENCIES IN UK, FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWEDEN, FINLAND, JAPAN.) Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant) 1969 during Led Zeppelin File Photos at the Led Zeppelin File Photos in Various, United Kingdom. (Photo by -
The Beach Boys. Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson and Mike Love, 7th November 1966. (Photo by Malcolm MacNeil/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS – AUGUST 3: Prince performs a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre at First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 3, 1983. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES – 1974: Singer Joni Mitchell performs in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
DETROIT, USA – 1st FEBRUARY: Gary Wright performs live on stage in Detroit, Michigan in February 1976. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) -
ASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 07: Bob Dylan appearing on "The Johnny Cash Show" for ABC/TV taped at Ryman Auditorium on June 7, 1969 in Tennessee, Nashville. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE – NOVEMBER 26: Hee Haw cast from left; Lulu Roman, Don Rich, Jeannine Riley, Buck Owens, John and Jim Hagar and Susan Raye. Image dated November 26, 1969. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) -
Portrait of the cast of KFRC radio's the 'Happy Go Lucky Hour,' San Francisco, California, 1930. Pictured are, standing from left, Al Pearce, Edna O'Keefe, Cal Pearce, Jean Clarnioux, Norman Neilsen, Hazel Warner, Abe Bloom, Monroe Upton (as Lord Bilgewater), and Harry 'Mac' McClintock; and seated from left, Tommy Harris, Charles Carter, Edna Fisher, and Cecil Wright. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images) -
MUNICH, GERMANY – Sam Brown performs on stage at the Theaterfabrik in Munich Germany in 1990. (Photo by Bernd Muller/Redferns)
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UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 01: Photo of Marc ALMOND and SOFT CELL; Marc Almond & Dave Ball (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) -
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No matter how many times I hear these classic country songs from 1968, they never fail to give me goosebumps.
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MINNEAPOLIS – MAY 21: Progressive Rock band Traffic gather for a curtain call at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 21, 1994. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 18: Wynonna Judd performs at The Basement East during AMERICANAFEST 2026 on September 18, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES – NOVERMBER 1963: Rock and roll group "The Beach Boys" pose with Corvette in their first photo session since Al Jardine returned to the band in Novermber 1963. (L-R) Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Portrait of American country and gospel music singers The Oak Ridge Boys (L-R: Richard Sterban, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Duane Allen), 1986. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images) -
Musician, singer, songwriter and composer Billy Joel is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance on February 2, 1987 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by John Atashian/Getty Images)
