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George Harrison with wife Patti Boyd arrive at the premiere of Yellow Submarine film, London Pavilion, 17 July 1968. (Photo by Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Alan Jackson is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance on August 31, 1998 in Wallingford, Connecticut. (Photo by Getty Images/John Atashian)
The three founding members of Talking Heads on a Manhattan rooftop, US, 1976. (Jerry Harrison would join the group at the beginning of 1977.) (L-R) Bassist Tina Weymouth, singer-guitarist David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz. (Photo by Linda D. Robbins/Getty Images)
MALAGA, SPAIN – British singer Tom Jones performs on stage during Starlite Occident 2023 at Cantera de Nagüeles on July 10, 2023 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by STARLITE/Redferns)
(L-R) Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Felder and Joe Walsh of The Eagles perform on stage at Ahoy on 11th May 1977 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
Australian actress and singer Olivia Newton-John holds a press conference at the Inn On The Park, London, UK, 29th November 1978. She is starring in the 1978 film adaptation of the musical 'Grease'. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
INDIO, CA – MAY 04: Musician Carrie Underwood performs during day 3 of Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on May 4, 2008 in Indio, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
