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American country singer Johnny Cash (1932 – 2003) plays acoustic guitar in a still form his television series, 'The Johnny Cash Show,' circa 1969. (Photo by Getty Images) Johnny Cashโs โA Boy Named Sueโ Has a Surprising Link to One of Americaโs First Publicized Legal Battles
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NASHVILLE – 1991: Country Singer and Songwriter Tanya Tucker Performs During 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee. (photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images
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MACES SPRING, VA – JUNE, 1994: Janette Carter, daughter of country music pioneers A.P. and Sara Carter, stands with her autoharp in front of her father's former country store in rural Southwest Virginia. In the 1970s, Janette Carter transformed the old store into a museum and old time music venue. Along with A.P. Carter's sister-in-law, Maybelle Carter, A.P. and Sara Carter formed The Carter Family in 1927, becoming the first country music stars. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images) 5104602RA_Appalachia92.jpg -
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Thin Lizzy, group portrait at Dragonara Hotel, Bristol, United Kingdom, October 22 1976. L-R Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Brian Robertson. (Photo by Erica Echenberg/Redferns)
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 22: Glen Powell attends as Austin Film Society presents the 10-year anniversary of Annapurna Pictures' "Everybody Wants Some!!" at AFS Cinema on March 22, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Saucedo/Getty Images) -
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 16: Vince Gill performs on stage on Day 1 of C2C: Country To Country Festival 2013 at O2 Arena on March 16, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns via Getty Images) -
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FRISCO, TEXAS – Clint Black performs onstage during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star in Frisco on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM) -
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: Bob Dylan performs as part of a double bill with Neil Young at Hyde Park on July 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for ABA)
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American blues musician Bonnie Raitt performs onstage at the Verizon Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1, 1991. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
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1963: British pop group The Beatles, from left to right: George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Paul McCartney, John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and Ringo Starr, in Sweden. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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CIRCA 1966: Singer Mick Jagger of the rock and roll band "The Rolling Stones" performs onstage in circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) One Month After a Massive Beatles Scandal, The Rolling Stones Changed an Album Title to Avoid Their Own Backlash
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British rock group The Kinks pose on horses in the gardens opposite the Flaghouse in Charing Cross, London where they were rehearsing. Left to right: Pete Quaife, Ray Davies, Mick Avery (bottom) and Dave Davies, 7th September 1964. (Photo by Doreen Spooner/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) performs on stage during the recording of a television show in London in 1964. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
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The members of the new wave band the B-52s pose outdoors in front of a lake. From left to right: Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals and keyboards), Ricky Wilson (guitar), Keith Strickland (drums), and Cindy Wilson (vocals and guitar). (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) -
Michael Jackson performs during the 'Bad' tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 3, 1988. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) -
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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-r) Tony Moore, Kevin MacMichael, Nick Van Eede of musical guest Cutting Crew perfomr on October 23, 1987 — (Photo by: Wendy Perl/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) -
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teve Perry poses for a photo at the 1985 "Bammies", the Bay Area Music Awards, designed to recognize local performers and hosted annually since 1977 by BAM, a San Francisco music magazine. Perry won awards for Outstanding Album and Outstanding Male Vocalist. (Photo by ยฉ Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images) -
American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman plays her Fender acoustic guitar at a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, circa 1988. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images)