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Creedence Clearwater Revival, 'Willy and the Poor Boys' Album Cover (Courtesy of Craft Recordings)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 10, 1995. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Musician Dolly Parton attends a Taping of 'The Joan Rivers Show' on March 1, 1993 at CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY, NY – JANUARY 31: (L-R) Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform an acoustic set at The Limelight on January 31, 1988 in New York City. ( Photo By Larry Marano/Getty Images)
