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Jimmy Cliff performs on stage on Day 5 of New Orleans Jazz Festival on May 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 02: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Country singer Barbara Mandrell speaks at the funeral service for George Jones at The Grand Ole Opry on May 2, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones passed away on April 26, 2013 at the age of 81. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Nancy Jones)
LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 4: Mariah Carey performs "Oh Santa" from her 25th Anniversary album reissue of Merry Christmas during The Late Late Show with James Corden, airing Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (Photo by Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)
Bethel, NY – AUGUST, 1969: General view of the crowd and stage during the Woodstock Rock Festival circa August, 1969 on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. (Photo by Howard Arnold Collection/Getty Images)
