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SAN FRANCISCO – 1977: L-R Mike Campbell and Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform live at The Old Waldorf Nightclub in 1977 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 09: (Exclusive Coverage) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham attend the premiere of "Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day" at Ziegfeld Theatre on October 9, 2012 in New York City. Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant along with Jason Bonham attend premiere of Celebration Day at Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Celebration Day captures their 2007 tribute concert for Atlantic Records Founder Ahmet Ertegun at London's O2 Arena. Film will be released worldwide on October 17, 2012 by Omniverse Vision on 1,500 screens in over 40 territories, it will then be available in multiple video and audio formats on November 19, 2012. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
Musical group Fleetwood Mac (L-R) John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham are interviewed in the press room following the 3rd Annual Rock Awards, held at The Palladium, Hollywood CA 1977 (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images)
