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Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) Don Henley and Glenn Frey of the Eagles at the MTV Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 13, 1985. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
American guitarist and musician Slash (Saul Hudson), of rock group Guns N' Roses, performs live playing his Gibson Les Paul guitar on stage at the Gibson Night of 100 Guitars centenary concert at Wembley Arena in London on 26th June 1994. The concert, to mark the 100th anniversary of Gibson Guitars, is held in aid of The Prince's Trust. (Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images)
Steve Earle performs during the Gathering of the Tribes Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre on July 7, 1991 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA Tour, unknown, September 1984. (Photo by David Tan/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – 1981: Singer and rock promoter, Peter Ivers, playfully poses on the roof of his apartment during this 1981 Los Angeles, California, portrait session. Ivers was the host of the USA Network's "New Wave Theatre" featuring bands such as The Dead Kennedys, Fear and The Circle Jerks. In 1983, Ivers was found bludgeoned to death in his Los Angeles apartment. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
