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Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses in concert (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)
American Country musician George Strait plays guitar as he performs onstage at Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 17: Townes Van Zandt, guitar and vocals, performs at the Paradiso on October 17th 1991 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)
Merle Haggard and Leona Williams play at the annual New Year's Day San Quentin State Prison concert. Jan. 6, 1976. (Photo by Jerry Telfer/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 4: Keyboardist and bassist John Paul Jones and guitarist Jimmy Page of the rock band "Led Zeppelin" perform onstage at the Forum on September 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Loretta Lynn, U.S. country music singer-songwriter, singing into a microphone during a concert, circa 1970. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
