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Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses performs on stage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Wembley Stadium, London, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Spinning back into the London scene again are The Four Tops, the pop-group from America, seen here at Mayfair Hotel London. (l-r top) Abdul (Duke) Fakir, Levi Stubbs (front) Renaldo (Obie) Benson and Lawrence Payton. They follow up British disc and concert successes with a full tour opening at the Royal Albert Hall. They will also appear in Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)
American Disco and R&B singer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Gaines, 1948 – 2012) performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 01: Gail Davies performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London in April 1985. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
NASHVILLE, TN – CIRCA 1968: Folk-Rock Group "The Byrds" perform at the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville, Tennessee circa 1968. Left to right: Kevin Kelly, Gram Parsons, Jim (Roger) McGuinn and Chris Hillman. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM – DEC 02: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Kiki DEE and Elton JOHN, Elton John and Kiki Dee performing on stage (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns)
