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Jamey Johnson performs onstage at the Class of 2023 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
American Jazz and Pop musician Barry Manilow performs onstage at Radio City Music Hall , New York, New York, October 30 1984. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 22: Inductee Vince Gill performs during the 2022 Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum Concert and Induction Ceremony at Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum on November 22, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – 1966: Singer and mastermind Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" directs from the control room while recording the album "Pet Sounds" in 1966 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
