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Carly Simon (MANDATORY CREDIT Michael Uhll/Redferns) Carly Simon performing at Billy Joel's 'Back to the Ranch' music festival at the Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York on August 9, 1991. The concert was a benefit for the Nature Conservancy. (Photo by Michael Uhll/Redferns) -
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Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images The Summertime Project That Signaled the Beginning of the End for The Beatles
Paul McCartney once accused George Harrison of spending too much time on leisure projects during the making of ‘Sgt. Pepper’.
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JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE – "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Thursday, March 16 included Tim Allen (Last Man Standing), DJ Khaled (upcoming album, Grateful) and musical guest The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. (Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) CLETO ESCOBEDO JR., JIMMY KIMMEL
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Singer-songwriter Nancy Wilson performing with American rock group Heart, circa 1985. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
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UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1960: Photo of Byrds, Mid 1960?s, California, Los Angeles, Whisky a Go Go ByrdsL-R: David Crosby, Jim ? Roger? McGuinn,Chris Hillman, Gene Clark (in foreground),Michl Clarke. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 17: Miranda Lambert 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 Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ACM)
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BERLIN, GERMANY – APRIL 18: (L-R) David Keith and Ritchie Blackmore of the British band Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow perform live on stage during a concert at the Velodrom on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns) -
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CLARKSTON, MI – AUGUST 22: English singer, songwriter and musician, and former member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, as well as being a solo artist, Steve Winwood performs at the Pine Knob Music Theatre during his "Back In The High Life Tour" on August 22, 1986, in Clarkston, Michigan, outside of Detroit. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE,TN – OCTOBER 21: Aubrey Haynie and Hoot Hester perform with The Time Jumpers at 3rd and Lindsley on October 21, 2013 in Nashville,Tennesse. (Photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, TN – JUNE 10: Brandon Flowers of The Killers performs on What Stage during day 4 of the 2018 Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival on June 10, 2018 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival) -
Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images; NEW YORK – CIRCA 1975: German electronic group Kraftwerk (L-R Karl Bartos, Wolfgang Flur, Ralph Hutter and Florian Schneider) pose for a portrait circa 1975 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images) -
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Unspecified – 1970: Diana Ross appearing on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images series 'Make Room for Granddaddy'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
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British singer, songwriter and guitarist Eric Clapton, wearing a white blazer over a white shirt, with his Fender Stratocaster, 'Blackie', in concert, circa 1990. (Photo by Suzie Gibbons/Redferns/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
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NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1986: Peter Gabriel in concert circa 1986 in New York City. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images)
