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US singer Gloria Gaynor performing in Hamburg, Germany, 05 March 2017. Gloria Gaynor became famous world-wide in 1978 with her hit 'I will survive' Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Markus Scholz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC: JULY 12 — Police tape flutters in the wind at a scene of an early morning shootout in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
NEW YORK – AUGUST 21: Reba McEntire performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 21, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/WireImage)
ROBERTA FLACK: THE FIRST TIME EVER – TV Special – Airdate: June 19, 1973. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) ROBERTA FLACK
