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NEW YORK – CIRCA 1964: R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait in circa 1964 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
English rock group the Rolling Stones arrive at West Ham Magistrate's Court in London, UK, 22nd July 1965. Three of them are facing charges related to an incident at an all-night garage in East London. From left to right, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
BIG SUR, CA – SEPTEMBER 13-14: Neil Young plays his guitar during The Big Sur Folk Festival on September 13-14, 1969 at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. (Photo by Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
