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NASHVILLE, TN – JULY 20: Luke Bryan performs at the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush at the Grand Ole Opry House on July 20, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage for Samsung)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – JULY 08: John Denver performs live at the Jaap Eden Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands on July 08 1979 (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
ROCHESTER HILLS – JULY 31: American singer, songwriter and blues-rock guitar great, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990), poses backstage at the Meadow Brook Music Festival during his "Soul to Soul" world tour, on July 31, 1985, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 14: Riley Green performs at 'Fox & Friends All-American Summer Concert Series' at Fox News Channel Studios on June 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
British rock band Led Zeppelin, (left – right): John Paul Jones, John Bonham (1948 – 1980), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, pose in front of an their private airliner The Starship, 1973. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
LONDON, UK – Mani of the British iconic rock band The Stone Roses perform on stage at Wembley Stadium, London on June 17, 2017. The band consists in Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Gary 'Mani' Mounfield (bass) and Alan 'Reni' Wren (drums). (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images)