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British musicians Paul McCartney and George Harrison (1943 – 2001) of the Beatles performing on stage at the London Palladium, UK, 13th October 1963. (Photo by Edward Wing/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS – MAY 11: AHOY Photo of Don HENLEY and Glenn FREY and EAGLES, L-R: Glenn Frey, Don Henley – performing live onstage (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)
Portrait of Canadian musician Joni Mitchell seated on the floor playing acoustic guitar, November 1968. This image is from a shoot for the fashion magazine Vogue. Mitchell wears a loose-fitting white dress. (Photo by Jack Robinson/Getty Images)