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SPARTANBURG, SC – OCTOBER 17: Guitarist Duane Allman uses a steel slide on an acoustic guitar in his hotel room before the Allman Brothers' performance at the Sitar on October 17, 1970 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American psychedelic rock band Beacon Street Union, circa 1966. From left to right, they are guitarist Paul Tartachny, bassist Wayne Ulaky, drummer Richard Weisberg, singer John Lincoln Wright and keyboardist Robert Rhodes. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American bass player and vocalist Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss performs on stage at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, January 16, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 25: Sir Elton John performs on the Pyramid stage during day 5 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2023 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Redferns)
AUBURN HILLS, MI – JUNE 16: 2005 American Idol winner Carrie Underwood sings the National Anthem before Game four of the 2005 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons on June 16, 2005 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2005 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)