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1967: Country singer Dolly Parton with her collaborator Porter Wagoner on the set of his TV show in circa 1967. Mr. Wagoner is wearing a Nudie Suit designed by Nudie Cohn of Nudie's Rodeo Tailors. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 20: Photo of BEATLES and John LENNON; of the Beatles, posed, outside Brian Epstein's Belgravia house for Sgt. Pepper launch (Photo by Jan Olofsson/Redferns)
American bass player and vocalist Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss performs on stage at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, January 16, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)