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Richard Butler of the band The Psychedelic Furs performs in concert at The Spectrum June 16, 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Photo by Bill McCay/Getty Images)
American rock n' roll singer Elvis Presley plays a ukelele, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and lei, in a still from the film 'Blue Hawaii,' directed by Norman Taurog, 1961. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Courtesy of Getty Images)
LONDON – 1964: Rock and roll band "The Beatles" poses for a portrait with their producer George Martin. (L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, producer George Martin, John Lennon. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American musician Townes Van Zandt (1944 – 1997) performs at the Sixth Annual Folk Heritage Day at the Roots of American Music Festival at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, New York, New York, August 27, 1989. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
