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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 19: Alan Jackson performs onstage during Opry 100: A Live Celebration at Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Grand Ole Opry) -
Atlanta – June 1: Fleetwood Mac, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1998) Singer/Songwriter Stevie Nicks performs at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia June 1, 1977 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
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UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 04: Photo of Big Sunday White Stripes; One Big Sunday – Heaton Park Manchester 04/05 2003., Pic shows the White Stripes -, Jack and Meg on stage in Heaton Park (Photo by Jon Super/Redferns)
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NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 08: Rascal Flatts Grand Ole Opry Induction Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus at The Grand Ole Opry on October 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Grand Ole Opry) -
Waylon Jennings performs onstage at Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook, Illinois, November 27, 1977. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 14: Inductees Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi perform during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) -
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Anthony Hopkins attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 09: (L-R) Benson Boone and Megan Moroney perform onstage during The Cloud 9 Tour at Barclays Center on July 09, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Megan Moroney) -
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Bonnie Tyler in May 1986 in Hannover. (Photo by Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC – JUNE 17: Crowds as Darius Rucker performs at the First Annual 2011 Rapids Jam Music Festival at the Carolina Crossroads Outdoor Amphitheate on June 17, 2011 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) -
FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 03: Brantley Gilbert performs on stage during The Tattoos Tour 2025 at FirstBank Amphitheater on October 03, 2025 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) -
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Pink Floyd playing on the stage surrounded with a smoke and illuminated with a red stage lights during the concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland in June 1973, July, 1973. Image courtesy National Archives. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) -
RIYADH, SAUDIA ARABIA – MAY 11: A well apportioned recording studio is set up beside the gym though its exact purpose wasn't explained May 11, 2016 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by David Degner/Getty Images) -
BONNIE TYLER, Rock Singer (1992). (Photo by kpa/United Archives via Getty Images)
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Bob Dylan in concert at the Royal Albert Hall, 1965. (Photo by Alisdair Macdonald/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
Neil young, 1971 (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) -
Mickey Gilley on 4/25/82 in Chicago, Il. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage) -
English singer-songwriter Morrissey of The Smiths singing on stage, Canada, circa 1985. (Photo by Peter Noble/Redferns)
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July/August 2026 Issue: Niall Horan Finds Freedom In Honest Songwriting
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Kitty WELLS (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) -
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CANADA – AUGUST 05: Belting it out: Sting; lead singer for the Police; left; gives his all for 30;000 fans at yesterday's eight-hour rock concert at Exhibition Stadium. It turned out to be a real picnic; and made money too. (Photo by Jack Cusano/Toronto Star via Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Elvis COSTELLO; playing Gretsch White Falcon guitar, (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
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Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performs at the Architectural Association student party, London, 16th December 1966. He is playing a Rickenbacker 4001S bass guitar. (Photo by Adam Ritchie/Redferns) 4 No. 1 Hits From the 1980s That Prove the Right Bass Line Can Make or Break a Song
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American singer, guitarist and musician Roy Orbison (1936-1988) performs on a television show in England circa 1965. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) -
American Pop musician Billy Joel plays electric guitar as he performs, during 'The Bridge' tour, onstage at Nassau Coliseum (later known as Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, December 12, 1986. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
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CIRCA 1968: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash poses for a portrait in circa 1968. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Whitney Houston in Concert at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, 5th November 1993. The Bodyguard World Tour 1993. (Photo by Chris Grieve/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
The Rolling Stones on the set of their music video for 'Respectable', New York, 1978. Left to right: Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
Singer-songwriter John Prine performs at Symphony Hall on April 26, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 01, 1979: Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin in concert circa 1979 in Los Angeles, California. **EXCLUSIVE** (Photos by Brad Elterman/FilmMagic)
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(MANDATORY CREDIT Krasner/Trebitz/Getty Images) UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of WARRANT (Photo by Krasner/Trebitz/Redferns) -
Jerry Jeff Walker, who released a fantastic but forgotten country album in 1975
