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American musician Dan Fogelberg (1951 – 2007) performs on stage at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, October 30, 1981. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
American Pop & Soul singer Michael Bolton (born Michael Bolotin) performs onstage at Byrne Arena (later renamed Meadowlands Arena), East Rutherford, New Jersey, June 26, 1983. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
Atlanta – June 1: Fleetwood Mac, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1998) Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks perform at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia June 1, 1977 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Guns N' Roses live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, December 1988. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – 1981: Singer Tom Petty, playing the guitar, performs on stage during a 1981 Chicago, Illinois, concert. Petty and his band, "The Heartbreakers," were in the middle of a 28-city tour of the United States. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 01: Photo of Andy SUMMERS and Stewart COPELAND and POLICE and STING; L-R: Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Sting – posed, group shot (Photo by John Rodgers/Redferns)