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MACES SPRING, VA – JUNE, 1994: Janette Carter, daughter of country music pioneers A.P. and Sara Carter, stands with her autoharp in front of her father's former country store in rural Southwest Virginia. In the 1970s, Janette Carter transformed the old store into a museum and old time music venue. Along with A.P. Carter's sister-in-law, Maybelle Carter, A.P. and Sara Carter formed The Carter Family in 1927, becoming the first country music stars. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images) 5104602RA_Appalachia92.jpg
1963: British pop group The Beatles, from left to right: George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Paul McCartney, John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and Ringo Starr, in Sweden. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
American pop singer Guy Mitchell (1927 – 1999) performing, circa 1955. From a Picture Post magazine preview of the first week of programming on Independent Television (ITV), September 1955. Mitchell is due to be comedian Tommy Trinder's first guest on a show from the London Palladium on the first Saturday of ITV broadcasts. The ITV service is due to open in the London area, on 22nd September 1955, with the opening night jointly presented by the regional franchise holders, Associated-Rediffusion and Associated TeleVision, (ATV). Original Publication: Picture Post – 8008 – The Opening Night – pub. 24th September 1955 (Photo by Jack Smith/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American country and western singer and guitarist Waylon Jennings (1937 – 2002) wears a cowboy hat and leather vest as he sings with his eyes closed in front of a microphone, April 1979. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images)
