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CIRCA 1965: Country singer Marty Robbins poses for a portrait circa 1965. (Photo by Columbia Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – OCTOBER 14: Toby Keith performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 14, 1993 in Mountain View California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
(left to right) June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, country music singers. Minneapolis STAR photo Sept 1, 1970, by Charles Bjorgen. (Photo by CHARLES BJORGEN/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Musicians Herb Fame and Francine 'Peaches' Hurd Barker, better known as the duo Peaches and Herb, perform at Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 1980. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
American musician Brian Wilson, of the American rock band The Beach Boys, sings on stage during a concert in Los Angeles, California, circa 1988. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 28: Country singer George Jones performs onstage at the Palomino Club on February 28, 1981 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jasper Dailey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CA – APRIL 1: Canadian musician Neil Young performs with his band The Stray Gators at the Forum on April 1, 1973 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 08: Toby Keith performs onstage for the BMI Icon Award during the 2022 BMI Country Awards at BMI on November 08, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI)
INDIA – JANUARY 01: February-March, 1968 : John LENNON playing the guitar in Rishikesh, India where he was following a transcendental course with the rest of the BEATLES members. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
