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Doris Troy performing onstage in 1963. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Bob Dylan and "The Band perform onstage in early 1974. (L-R) Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Bob Dylan. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
English Pop and Rock musician George Harrison (1943 – 2001) plays guitar as he performs onstage at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, December 4, 1974. (Photo by Steve Kagan/Getty Images)
Rock musicians Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen (1955 – 2020), both of the group Van Halen, performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 15, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
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EMINEM MTV MUSIC AWARDS AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
MTV Music Awards, New York, USA – 07 Sep 2000
