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HE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 1856 — Pictured: Musical guest Creed performs on June 16, 2000 — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
Photo by Ron Pownall/Getty Images How a 1969 Tragedy Caused Mick Jagger To Second-Guess This Classic Rolling Stones Track
In an unearthed 1995 interview, Mick Jagger revealed how “Sympathy For The Devil” changed in feeling after a 1969 tragedy in California.
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SPICEWOOD, TEXAS – MARCH 19: Willie Nelson performs in concert during the 14th Annual Luck Reunion at Luck Ranch on March 19, 2026 in Spicewood, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
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UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 15: THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS Photo of BEATLES and Paul McCARTNEY, of the Beatles, performing at Alpha Television Studios, Aston, Birmingham (Photo by David Farrell/Redferns)
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UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: Photo of Loretta LYNN (Photo by Sylvia Pitcher/Redferns) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 17: Colt Ford performs at Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall on August 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 19: Dierks Bentley performs onstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/Getty Images) -
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Dave Grohl (L) and Josh Freese (R) of Foo Fighters perform at the Power to the Patients concert at The Anthem on March 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 10: Ella Langley performs during The Big 98's Friendsgiving at the Grand Ole Opry House on November 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 19: Eric Church poses backstage after accepting the ACM Lifting Lives Award during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) -
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 03: Guitarist Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard performs at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on February 03, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 19: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Kenny Chesney performs onstage during the 59th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage) -
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JUNE 26: Cody Johnson performs at Summerfest 2026 at Henry Maier Festival Park on June 26, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 17: Kane Brown performs onstage during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
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American pop and soul trio, Hues Corporation, performing on stage, July 1974. Left to right: Fleming Williams (1943 – 1992), Hubert Ann Kelley and St. Clair Lee (1944 – 2011). (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
LAS VEGAS – JUNE 12: R&B group The Pointer Sisters: Singers Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer and June Pointer attend the WBC World Super Middleweight Championship Boxing Match: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns on June 12, 1989 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) -
Willie Nelson at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 19, 1984. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
American country music singer Earl Thomas Conley (1941 – 2019) performs at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, May 26, 1985 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
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July/August 2026 Issue: Niall Horan Finds Freedom In Honest Songwriting
On This Day
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – (L-R)Keith Richards and James Burton attend theClass of 2024 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) -
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin performing on stage at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 23rd September 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
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CIRCA 1966: John Lennon of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" poses for a portrait in circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at Arco Arena on August 24, 2009 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) -
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MADRID, SPAIN – JULY 20: Elwood Francis and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage during Noches del Botanico music festival at Real Jardin Botanico Alfonso XIII on July 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor/Getty Images)
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Badfinger, London, February 1971. Left to right: singer/guitarist Pete Ham (1947 – 1975), bassist Tom Evans (1947 – 2003), drummer Mike Gibbins (1949 – 2005) and guitarist Joey Molland. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Jon BON JOVI and BON JOVI; Jon Bon Jovi (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns) -
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 27: Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs onstage at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on October 27, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Victor Chavez/WireImage) -
American pop group, Looking Glass, circa 1972. (Photo by Gems/Redferns) -
Bob Dylan, Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 29th June 1990. (Photo by Goedefroit Music/Getty Images) -
View of singer Roseanne Cash performing, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 1987. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Commodores Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images -
American soul, funk and disco group, Earth, Wind & Fire performing on stage, 11th September 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
1974: (L-R) Singer and pianist Burton Cummings, drummer Garry Peterson, guitarist Domenic Troiano and bassist Bill Wallace of the rock band "The Guess Who" pose for a portrait in 1974. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
