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Birmingham – September 10: Country Group Alabama L/R: Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen open "My Home Is Alabama" Nightclub in Birmingham Alabama September 10, 1980 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson relaxes in the dressing room before performing with Kris Kristofferson and Friends at Municipal Auditorium on April 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
Portrait of English Pop musicians Curt Smith (left) and Roland Orzabal, of the group Tears For Fears, Los Angeles, California, 1985. (Photo by John Kisch Archive/Getty Images)
Prince, american singer, pictured at the British Phonographic Industry, BPI Awards, aka Brit Awards, at Grosvenor House, London, 12th February 1985. He collected two awards, Best International Solo Artist and Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording for Purple Rain. (Photo by Peter Stone/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 15: Vince Gill and Amy Grant attend the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards at Lipscomb University on October 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Guitarist Eddie Gray (left) and drummer Peter Lucia of American band Tommy James and the Shondells in a recording studio, circa 1968. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
