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CIRCA 1962: Rock and roll singer Elvis Presley poses for a portrait playing his acoustic guitar in circa 1962. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN. – SEPTEMBER 1977: Pop singer Linda Ronstadt performing in concert at the St. Paul Civic Center, Tuesday, September 6, 1977, in the St. Paul, Minn. Minneapolis Star photo. (Photo by Tom Sweeney/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – CIRCA 1965: Singer Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" poses for a portrait with his wife Marilyn Wilson aka Marilyn Rovell singer in "The Honeys" in circa 1965 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
CIRCA 1957: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash sits on a bed playing acoustic guitar as his first wife Vivian Liberto looks on in circa 1957. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
