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American country music singer and guitarist Loretta Lynn performs on stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1960s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
English singer Morrissey, of the group the Smiths, Red Wedge Tour, Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, 1/31/1986. During the latter half of the 1980s, the Red Wedge collective organized a series of music and comedy tours throughout the UK in an attempt to mobilize young fans in opposition to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s then-ruling Conservative Party. (Photo by Steve Rapport/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 08: Luke Combs and Vince Gill seen backstage during night 1 of the 50th CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for CMA)
American singer Bobbie Gentry performs on the Bobbie Gentry music series for BBC Television at Television Centre in London circa 1968. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
American Country musician Keith Gattis performs onstage at the Petrillo Band Shell during the Taste of Chicago/Chicago Country Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 1996. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Ed King of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd perform circa 1975. (Photo by Richard McCaffrey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
