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Bruce Springsteen at the Jersey Shore on August 29, 1973, posing for portraits in Long Branch, Red Bank and Asbury Park to support the release of the E Street Band's second studio album, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. (Photo by David Gahr/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 30: Scotty McCreery performs on stage the at O2 Forum Kentish Town on May 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns)
L to R, Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson, Richard Palmer, Robert Millar and David Winthrop. 12th August 1970. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-r) Tony Moore, Kevin MacMichael, Nick Van Eede of musical guest Cutting Crew perfomr on October 23, 1987 — (Photo by: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
